Zay

Is using huddle as a disciplinary tool appropriate? I had this experience in the past as a new nurse where management had taken a picture of a leaking wound vac that I did not attend to properly. They took a picture of this wound vac, placed it on display during huddle and educated the staff on how to do a wet-dry dressing change. While educating, they made comments such as “we all know, who did this” , “this is stupid you guys.” I was yelled at in front of everyone. In fact, during the first huddle, the morning charge nurse and unit coordinator of this unit spent more time reiterating how stupid I was than actually educating on the procedure. This was a huddle topic for about a good month. Now I agree with the need for discipline in this situation. What I did deserved discipline. However, should a platform that is supposed to be designated as a tool for staff education be utilized simultaneously as a disciplinary tool?