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Ok y'all, I honestly don't know what to do and I need advice. I'm an LPN and work agency but my current position is a contract. I've been working at this same location for a year and a half. When I first started everything was great, never had any complaints, got along with everyone perfect. Then a new DON took over about 9months ago and she is EVIL. Since she's been at this location I have seen her literally bully on nurse that has been there for 25years out of her job, caused another to go into therapy, and now she is laser focused on me. I know I'm technically agency but Christmas is coming up and there is no where else around where I live to go right now, after the first of the year I'll go elsewhere but I'm a single parent and with the bills and holidays i can't walk out yet. She is literally the most unprofessional DON I've ever worked with. She talks about her employees like dogs, I've had numerous coworkers tell me she's saying I'm incompetent, she calls me at home saying she's got reports I'm not doing anything, that I'm not charting vital signs even though it's a brand new computer system, it's a prison and being an LPN I can't do sick calls so I have NOTHING to chart on. I have never had someone make me feel so worthless. The speaking to everyone about how awful I am constantly is really bothering me, I've never done a thing to this woman. She called me today and literally was yelling on the phone about how she's tired of people not being"go getters and taking it upon themselves to get more things done". I have a long history of abuse, I was actually diagnosed with PTSD 8 years ago, and now I'm stuck here with this women and I feel like I can't take up for myself because she is the DON, and I can't not work right now, who do you go to being harassed when she's the top person there? I've never experienced this, being agency do I have any rights? Won't they say "why didn't you just leave"? I need advice bad.

Your patient sounds almost identical to mine except mine is 17. For me yes time drags by. My patient sleeps the majority of the day so it's a lot of free time which sounded nice when I first started but now I'm going crazy. I think you'll be just fine though, just remember to take stuff with you to read or your laptop. I'm sure a toddler will be more alert so maybe you'll be busy which is good. And bring food to eat....remember with PDN at least in my experience there's no lunch break to go get something so come prepared!

You guys have been great! I just think maybe I'm not cut out to do PDN. I can't sit and do nothing for endless hours.I feel like I'm going to make a "Wilson" ball like on Cast Away any day now! Lol I'm glad I have so much support#

Thanks y'all, I mean I really do feel like a babysitter but I'm about to go back to school so maybe I'll be less stir crazy come this fall. The days just go by so slow.

Ok y'all, I have been doing private duty for 17 year old for a few months now. The case is really easy and after pushing medications twice a day I literally have nothing to do. She is immobile and we can use her chair to go outside some but she sleeps the majority of the day. I try to find stuff to do but there isn't anything sometimes. Its literally just sitting doing nothing for hours and I'm going crazy. I realize it's a blessing to have a case like this but I need to vent because I was thinking some of y'all had maybe experienced the same.

I recently lost my job due to a panic attack. Of course they didn't come right out and say thats what it was for. They told me i was rude with a supervisor which would have NEVER taken place because i'm one of the nicest people i know....really. I love everyone.lol But they did and it made me feel like a complete failure. But as far as your friend goes there is no way that it legal. It should fall under the disability law. They can't fire him for his disability and that's exactly what that is. I would suggest a good lawyer. God Bless