SimonJester

I'm not in nursing, I am male and have been sexually harassed by both female and males in the workplace back in the 90s. Then and perhaps now it's not something a male can goto HR or complain about because you would not be taken seriously and or you would be looked down upon for complaining about it. It's very much a double standard that is not fair. My wife (a nurse) has been what I would deem sexually harassed (verbal comments, body part grabbing) at work by patients as well as physically assaulted. Management blows this off as well... She has been verbally and physically assaulted in the workplace by co workers as well. One issue could have involved police and pressed charges but if she had gone that way it would have ended her career.

Wow, wife paid $113 two years ago and now its $166! There was a little note from DORA these fees are statutorily required and cannot be removed. It would have been nice if they had something on the renewal page about what these fees were for. Not to mention you cannot see the renewal fee until you start the renewal process make this whole thing seem really opaque.

Wow, I know you are probably relieved to have this all over, however that testing company owes you a substantial amount of money. You need to write down all the costs you incurred over the year this took place, drug testing, the hair test, lawyers fees, the loss of wages you would have received from your job, retirement account matches, etc and find a lawyer to sue the testing company for actual damages plus pain and suffering. This could easily go into the six figures realm! I would NOT let this go, there was an injustice done to you and I would fight to find a lawyer that would take your case.

This issue isnt specific to nursing, you see it in any career field. Basically it all boils down to what they think will make the company money. A new parking garage, new equipment in the cancer wing, etc bring in people to the hospital. Higher nursing wages, well the public doesn't see that. Its all about competitiveness in the market place. Once nurses start leaving to go elsewhere they will have to raise their pay, however there is probably still many many nurses leaving the college nursing programs needing a job each year so they do not feel they need to raise pay.

This happened because the bullies are not just students in schools, they are also the teachers, clinical instructors, and administrators. It is sad that judgement wasn't 10 times the amount. 75K is probably 1/3 what they would have spent on their own lawyers defending the suit. My wife and my oldest son both have experienced discrimination in the education system over their disabilities. Every year I have to fight with the administration and each teacher for accommodations under the Americans with Disability Act. Sad really, but I fight every year because I see what a difference it makes in his education. He went from earning Ds and Cs and being labeled disruptive to earning almost straight As in Honors and AP classes with a 3.85 GPA. Ill step off my venting soap box now...

That is what I thought also, even worse that it only applied to "Nursing" staff. Not the Administrators and of course not the Drs, Surgeons, etc. When working a 7 to 7 shift it gets very dark 7:00pm in the winter months. I had my wife call me when she left the hospital and when she got to her car.

Not every need for CCW is an armed gunman bursting into the hospital. A while back at a hospital in my town a young nurse was strangled to death in a stairwell. I believe it was her ex boyfriend that did it. She was only a few feet from co workers on the other side of a door and no one heard a thing. They found her body several days later when she didnt show up for her next shift. My wife was stalked multiple times by hospital staff or patients. One more memorable incident over several weeks a janitor would follow her through the hospital, through the parking garage and watch as she would get into her car. At other times he would turn up all of the sudden along the path from her unit to her car. She finally reported him to security and he stopped. A few months later the administration got the smart idea that none of the nursing staff would be allowed to park in the hospitals parking lots /garages any more (note this applied only to nursing staff). Instead they were directed to park at the administration building located about a mile and 1/2 away from the hospital. While there was a shuttle provided they were all encouraged to walk the mile and 1/2 as they received reduction off their health insurance for doing so. This mile and 1/2 walk was down some very sketchy dark roads, when it finally opened up to the main streets they got the pleasure of walking past dive bars and XXX book / movie stores. This never sat well with me and I often wondered what would happen if some nurse was attacked while walking this route. I'm soo glad my wife transferred to another location. She carried pepper spray but never CCW.

Sounds like my wife's place of work. In the past they always offered a group class for everyone. Now this year its was you are on your own. Luckily for DW this LTC facility is attached to a larger hospital network, and since DW worked in the hospital before she was able to signup for a class the hospital was offering. Her other co workers were out of luck.

My wife threatens me if I don't behave she will put me in a nursing home with carpet!

Thanks, I was asking this question for DW, I work in the IT field. I know in the IT field there is absolutely no benefit for for the employee. If we do not work 40 hours we have to fill in the missing hours with PTO. Often I work 8 to 9 hours during the day time and then I am expected to work another 4 to 6 on the evenings and weekends at least two to three times a week. Supposedly my higher salary makes up for this...

Would you take a Salary position in home health? Was told it would be between 2 and 6 cases per day.

Posting for my wife, for the past three or so years she has loved the unit she is working in. Loved the patients, loved her co workers. About a year ago she ran into a communication issue with one doctor who was frustrated with DWs inability to "anticipate what he wanted from her before he needed to tell her". He told DW and her manager he just didn't like my wife, and they were not communicating. When my wife pressed the doctor and her manager on what she should change, no one could come up with anything. For a period of several weeks they avoided each other but eventually the working relationship resumed. My wife has not had any issue with other doctors in the unit. Several months go by and the issue is brought up again, DW is told that she just isn't communicating well with that DR and to try better. Again when pressed for specifics they could not offer any. So the beginning of this month my wife is called into the office and told she has 30 days to find another job. That she just isn't a good fit for the unit. Again she pressed her boss on what in her practice she should change or do better and was told they just couldn't give her any specifics. She asked is this was because of this one Doctor and was told no, however we suspect it is. She was told they are giving her a chance to exit from the unit without involving HR. At this point she is looking for other assignments within the same employer. The thing is she really loved this unit. We are not sure what happens at the end of 30 days if she has not found another job. Does she just show up and wait to be fired? Does she goto HR and explain what is going on? I dont feel HR will help, this DR verbally abused with swearing and such another RN who did goto HR and complain, HR basically smoothed things over between the two but the RN is looking for a job else where.

Many moons ago, I was out of work and applying for work at several different places. So I interview with company A and they really sounded like they wanted to hire me but had a few other candidates to interview. So I go about my week and interview with company B, this guy doesn’t really sound like he wants to hire me and leaves the interview with the standard we will get back to you… A week or so passed and I follow up with company A, they say oh well we ran into person xyz from company B at a mutual business meeting, we were discussing hiring someone and mentioned we were going to hire you. Person xyz said he was going to hire you as well, so we hired someone else sorry. I called company B to follow up, he says no I’m not going to hire you because you interviewed with company A, go work for them… What a jerk, you cost me a job at company A and didn’t even really want to hire me… In the end I was much better off not working for either company...

Note to self, never accept the banana smoothie while in the hospital...

I'm curious why the switch from Law to Nursing?