levelee

That suspected nurse?.......she got fired, and not for stealing a bp cuff but for taking meds. And as for management and the lack of professionalism. The turnover here is faster than the blink of an eye. I try to make a difference to my patients while I am there. That's the best I can do. Jobs are hard to come by right now, and if you want to keep yours, you just have to deal.

Just to update. I am still at this facility and unfortunately, these standards and ethics start from the top and work their way down. So if things are rotten at the top, it rolls down hill. Not much surprises me at this workplace anymore. I just pray that there are much better LTC facilities out there. I'm aiming for the hospital. I do not want to work in LTC.

Hey Hireme, your post seems to be extremely popular. I've got three semesters left so am not ready to apply yet but I would love a copy of that list. I'm all about doing the footwork asap. Maybe you could just post it here, is that allowed? Thanks for the valuable information.

Update on the thief or thieves at this facility. Now a resident's daughter has had $300 dollars stolen from her pocketbook. This is terrible and I'm horrified that this can happen and they don't follow through on finding out who this is and firing them. I spoke with the admininstrator to state how upset I am and questioned about the person who had money stolen from their pocketbook, it was brushed off as she may have had that stolen elsewhere, as she didn't notice it gone until after she had left and gone to her night job. I'm just putting in my time and getting experience (in all the ways of NOT to do things). I don't even care WHO it is anymore, I don't want to be associated with the bad rap this place has. You can't bring in anything you are attached to. They can't even keep thermometers in this place, they keep getting stolen. Imagine that? The items that you need to do your job get stolen. What a world.

Appreciate the input. I am new at this facility and don't know many people, so I wasn't accusing anyone. Management are the ones who said that this nurse has gone home with things that didn't belong to her. I'm assuming that means that they've caught her before. Why this isn't reported, I don't understand. And if you ask me, I would think that stealing property is just a step away from stealing meds. Now I don't know that SHE did it, I don't even know WHO the RN is. My main concern is how the facility is handling it. Read an interesting tidbit on nursemanagement.com's site that said "Small acts of cheating, lying, and stealing are likely to escalate until they are blatantly harmful." Where are the ethics in these places? I would be really concerned about the patients that this person takes care of. The wrist cuff is minor compared to what this says about the caregiver's morals, values and ethics.

New to the site but wondering if I can get some advice. I am a CNA working towards my RN. I'm working at a nursing home where an employee, an RN has been stealing from the CNA's and possibly the patients. The facility has spoken with her prior but no report has been filed. I left a brand new blood pressure wrist cuff at work and when I went back a few hours later, it was gone. Management claims they have suspiscions but have not confronted her. They told me that she has gone home with things that don't belong to her before. I am appalled and I'm not sure what to do. I don't really have the funds to replace it, I'm fairly new there, but is it just me that thinks if an RN would steal property; medication would not be a stretch? They stated they'll keep an eye on her and see if they catch her using it. Is this how these things are handled elsewhere? Lee.