Jazmina

So a quick update I am still suspended , they say they are still investigating and are now saying it was 2 patients that their evidence is based on because they were the only ones willing to give a statement saying they can't remember their observations being taken.i have in the meantime got a union rep and an employment lawyer on stand by .It's been so mentally stressful on me I have been going to my go for sleeping tablets etc..previous to this I was a very positive and outgoing person. I am just waiting in limbo at the moment .

I am an nhs employee and the representative in my union is also of that opinion that they did not follow protocol. In looking at their procedures ,nmc and run it doesn't not appear as though they have followed protocol but because I have never had any type of action against me before I did not know what to expect.

Yes ,the other bank nurse and the hca working alongside should have no problem verifying what I did.

The observations are normally recorded electronically however on the day they didn't have charged ipads to record the information on .This was also my first night shift working alongside a bank staff member.I have not yet had the letter stating what the investigation is about I have just had an interview then suspended whilst they investigate.The patient was not scoring or poorly .The patient was due for discharge the next morning .During the shift ibhave had no issues with any of my patients or the bank nurse.I was able to handover in the morning then two hours later after going home that's when I was called back in for an interview. That's all I know at the moment.

Thank you !!

That's why I am so devastated because I loved working there and the people ,I got on with everyone I thought. I want to clear my name and I want to move on because if I stay there I don't feel like I can trust anyone I work with ..it is a very lonely feeling .

Because my manager and no on else from my ward has spoken to me at all since I was called back.I have felt really alone in the issue. My union rep can't really do anything until they have sent a letter of what the investigation is about.I was only interviewed about the whole shift and asked specifically about the observations but I did not expect to be suspended.In my training or practice I have never been called in for anything so I guess I am just scared by the whole situation because I love being a nurse .it's the one thing I have always wanted to do .

I have been completely open and honest with them but I am also willing to do anything from shadowing or being monitored closely to improve my practice .I just feel like I want my name cleared and I don't want this to leave a permanent marker on my pin

Yes the observations were performed and written down on paper then I transferred them on to the computer ,in view of other staff member however they have still suspended me as they have not spoken to anyone else I worked with that day.I am so confused as to whether I need an employment lawyer ,or will I need to resign ?

So I recently worked on my first night shift,on a very busy ward which is low on staffing.I worked with another nurse who is experienced however she was just doing agency. At the end of my shift on my way home I was called back in to work to speak to HR in regards to complaints of patients saying they dont remember having vital signs obtained.Hence it appeared as though I had falsified the vital signs.I was called in without my manager or a union represenentive ,pending investigation. I love the job and I have had no previous issues as a student or since being qualified. The way this complaint and the thought of being suspended has been so depressing and the uncertainty of my future worrying. My concerns now are if I will be struck off the register? Will I be fired? Will I ever be able to work as a nurse? Should I just give up the career and find something else to do with my degree?