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1. Home care nurse experiencing verbal abuse by family member of patient.

   prada5 replied to prada5's topic in Private Duty

   But yet if you don't report it and it is found out later, you are in the same boat? It's so sad that this is what it has cone to.

2. Home care nurse experiencing verbal abuse by family member of patient.

   prada5 replied to prada5's topic in Private Duty

   Omg! That is awful! I would have hired a lawyer! Nurses are mandated reporters!

3. Home care nurse experiencing verbal abuse by family member of patient.

   prada5 replied to prada5's topic in Private Duty

   Yes myself and my employer reported the problems together.

4. Home care nurse experiencing verbal abuse by family member of patient.

   prada5 replied to prada5's topic in Private Duty

   I get what you are saying. I really wish my supervisor would have recommended this! I am done with the case now so lets hope she just leaves me alone. Thank you for the advice!

5. Home care nurse experiencing verbal abuse by family member of patient.

   prada5 replied to prada5's topic in Private Duty

   I write up a summary of the night every night and send it into the agency in which they keep in a large binder at the agency. I would think keeping copies would be a violation?

6. Home care nurse experiencing verbal abuse by family member of patient.

   prada5 replied to prada5's topic in Private Duty

   I am going to do that just in case. Ugh I really need to get out of the agency all together!!

7. Home care nurse experiencing verbal abuse by family member of patient.

   prada5 replied to prada5's topic in Private Duty

   Good point I never thought of that! What a nightmare.

8. Home care nurse experiencing verbal abuse by family member of patient.

   prada5 replied to prada5's topic in Private Duty

   I told my boss on several occasions what was going on. I hope that is enough? I dont really know what else to say. You would think that they would look at it and wonder why she would want me back if these things were actually true? This scares me...

9. Home care nurse experiencing verbal abuse by family member of patient.

   prada5 replied to prada5's topic in Private Duty

   Oh trust me I plan on it!!

10. Home care nurse experiencing verbal abuse by family member of patient.

    prada5 replied to prada5's topic in Private Duty

    I was called down for a meeting with 2 of the big bosses yesterday...I was so nervous because I was thinking the worst and that this lady must have seriously lied or something. Anyway, it turns out that she tried to say that I was sleeping on the job...

11. Home care nurse experiencing verbal abuse by family member of patient.

    prada5 replied to prada5's topic in Private Duty

    I have discussed what I should do with my bosses and they say that it is their home and I cant change them? The whole situation makes me feel awful!

12. Home care nurse experiencing verbal abuse by family member of patient.

    prada5 replied to prada5's topic in Private Duty

    I absolutely agree with the child abuse...all has been relayed to my boss. I have said all along that if he is on cpap at night and o2 during the day, why is it ok for 3 adults to be smoking arounf him? And he sleeps in the living room of a very sm...

13. Home care nurse experiencing verbal abuse by family member of patient.

    prada5 replied to prada5's topic in Private Duty

    Update!! I got thrown out of her house last night! This is what happened: The boy got his head phones stuck in his cpap mask so I was trying to untangle it. While I thought his mom was asleep, suddenly I hear her yelling at him to sit the (obscen...

14. Home care nurse experiencing verbal abuse by family member of patient.

    prada5 replied to prada5's topic in Private Duty

    No the agency does not help. I am at a loss. These 3 adults live on the rush of intimidating people. This woman has even stormed in my boss' office!! Also, my father was found unconscious on his garage floor due to extreme hypoglycemia so I misse...

15. Home care nurse experiencing verbal abuse by family member of patient.

    prada5 replied to prada5's topic in Private Duty

    I totally hear you. The game was to assure he had a nurse with him, so I changed my schedule to make it happen. And the flowers were because the boy was sad one night and said he wishes he could do something nice for his mom. I was really trying t...