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Her side of the story is simple. The man is a cancer patient. He is unable to bath on his own thus needs the assistance of the CNA's. Though the day of the accusation, she wasnt even the nurse conducting the bath (She was applying lotion to his legs as the chemotherapy dries his skin), she was still the one accused. However, she has stated that in the past that due to being uncircumcised, the CNA's are required to pull the foreskin back in order to clean his genetil region. This could easily be where the complaint came about. That's her side of the story. The sad fact is she loves her job. She loves her residents and truly enjoys going to work each and every day. However, after these comments and accusations, she dreads it everyday. As for speaking to a lawyer, thats an option we've discussed taking. But, we wanted to make sure we even had a case before consultation.

Hey guys, My wife and I had an episode a couple of days ago and felt we needed some advice from other nurses out there around the US. The story is a bit embarrassing but I'm sure you all will provide some great advice. Two days ago, my wife went in to work as a CNA at a nursing home here in town. Upon walking to the front door, a friend stopped her and told her she was going to be suspended (with pay) for the day. Upon going into her place of business, her boss pulled her into his office and stated a resident had claimed she had touched him inappropriately during a bath. She understood that due to policy, she had to take the day off for them to investigate, and told her boss she understood. However, on the way out, she ran into another CNA who asked her if she had an old man fetish. After the comment, all of the other nurses and CNA's started to laugh. Needless to say, my wife came home in tears trying to describe what had just happened to her but was to upset to even speak. After finally calming her down, I was able to put the story together and help her to decide a course of action. Based on a few phone calls, we realized that a nurse had gone around telling every worker there what had happened on day shift while trying to find out what nurse it was based on descriptions. The next day, she was required to fill out a report on what had happened. I had her go into her bosses office and start out by filling the report out so the information was fresh on her mind. Upon filling this out, I had her ask her boss why this incident was handled publicly rather than confidentially. Immediately he snapped back at her saying that they needed to let the nurses and CNA's know so they could find out which nurse was being accused. When she told him that his actions had made it hard on her in the workplace due to comments, he stated, "Do I need to send you home". After this, she realized that he was extremely defensive about the actions he took and she decided to let it go until she had a chance to speak with me. Before she left the office, she asked if she could have a copy of the report for her own records and was told she had no business with it. That night, she found out that they were telling all the nurses and CNA's what the elderly man had accused her of. From what her friends said, her name was specifically used in several jokes between the nurses. With her being suspended for the day, it was also going around that she was being punished because she was guilty as charged. Now, my questions to you are: Is this a form of sexual harassment for going public and accusing my wife before she was even informed? Is this employer required to give her a copy of this report? Is there anything she can do to clear her name? What negative effects would come from her quitting and finding alternative employment? Absolutely any advice would be greatly appreciated! Cheers.