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So investigation is completed they found nothing. My DON said she'd help with the stalker report and ic an give them her direct cell#. -i assume the PD have some technology they can hook up to my companies phone lines to unblock calls or like you said look up call history of blocked calls.As my DON mentioned he may try to call back Monday. As i see it this is a vindictive guy out to get me or just crazy, but he knows where i work, my car and my home,so whats next when he can see me return to work and see his BS claim fell through, what may he escalate to next? I Should get bonus 12 hour stress pay for this ****...

i recently called my DON to see the status of investigation she said they found nothing that supports his claims and i should expect to resume work this Saturday on my next scheduled day. she said he said he may call back on Monday. But she is not allowed to give any details of the results investigation. I told her of the idea you guys gave me of contacting the police unit of stalking and that they may have some technology that they can hook up to their phone-lines that will by pass the blocked call thing again thank yu for ideas, post any comments or other ideas and ill keep this post updated. what should i expect any different treatment from my employer post this incident?Will i have a looky loo follow me? From what i've read what this man has done is considered slander,and i do wish to peruse charges against him. or at least defamation of character.

this is all good info, except what do i say when they ask who, the caller wont leave any information i told my DON that if this person calls again they should not be given any information about the investigation without giving personal information due to the nature of things going on at my house and that they already admitted to driving by my house but HOW did this person get my address. The whole anonymous complaining policy my company has i understand the need, but what about protecting employees? doesnt seem to important... my company through my 4 years working i have seen many cenas suspended due to unfounded accusations of familys, and pts who are not with it, dementia Alzheimers etc. But i do enjoy most of my co workers, and especially my LTC pts, and they enjoy me.trust me etc

Id find a different job and start looking, that to me is the dumbest thing ever, you need to A train on the shift you are going to work as things have different rhythms . you're body wont be able to adjust and the stress of a new job then working midnight and days, it took me months to half a year to adjust to midnight's and thats all i worked.

First time i was told by my DON [after being called in before my shift for a meeting] that it was his son, then later she said it was his daughter, then i asked her another question the following day and she says he said i tried to sell to his daughter AND his friends son -man knows my address and apparently drove by my house while i was at work last Monday [ how is my first question did this person know this] - why did he not call the cops,if I had a son/daughter and someone tied to sell her drugs, id call the damn cops -once of the drugs he listed and accused me of ive never had access too' -For years you've supposedly seen me steal drugs and not done anything about it? -my DON and HR rep agreed during our conversation we both felt that this mans story had numerous holes and suspicions -My DON said she didnt think it was a employee as the person on the phone didnt her job title, but said person could of lied [My DON had asked me how long i've been working there,this is in my file so why ask?] But its almost 4 years, stand out employee no write ups, all offs, or even being late, -They did not ask for a drug test, and said i was suspended with pay pending the investigation by corporate who would be looking at the history of all nurses and all carts that we work on [ which carry our pills and have our shift to shift narcotic sign off sheet] She said she needed me to work this weekend and hoped the investigation would only take a few days 3 by her guess. What would you do if you were in my position? I have a lawyer through work but since this is work related im not sure it is covered. Today after driving around my tire went flat and what im 99% sure is a knife slash, based on the smooth line slit/puncture. I filed a report with the police but oh my employer allows anonymous complaints so i now have someone trying to get me fired and knows my address and drove by while i was away according to my night manager who took the initial call... i still feel its bitter employee or someone i wrote up awhile ago, [ my ca was also keyed a few weeks ago but is a junker and i just didnt care to report it and let it go.

Three times in 2 and a half + years hardly seem that often to me, but you are right follow orders that is the job. -I'm not angry she got promoted lol, i don't wan't the DCD job. There are others i would of picked for that position but they passed it up when they were offered. Well the dcd told me the DON wanted to have a meeting with me and her and asked if i wanted to stay over 3 hours [after my 12 1/2 hour] shift to have. Which after being up 22 some hours no i don't want to. Said i'd be willing to come in on my off time and I offered another time she seemed surprised id come in on my off time and we arranged a time for us all to meet. Now im actually worried about this meeting, is it professional to call my DON to ask as to what the topic of the meeting will be?if so how would i word it? i don't want to be blindsided by this dcd pulling something on me.

it was not ordered as such "wound care per wound care team" , and we have no union. THE HR lady is very un confrontational and i doubt would be of any help. Her manage is the DON who i wrote the letter to who hasn't said anything sadly.

i mentioned it earlier "Director of Care Delivery (DCD) then each have sub titles, hers i believe is nurse education ironically." it was not ordered as such "wound care per wound care team" , and we have no union. THE HR lady is very un confrontational and i doubt would be of any help. Her manage is the DON who i wrote the letter to who hasn't said anything sadly.

ty for response, she didnt write me up just chewd me out. i've not complained to my DCD or ADON/DON for 2 and 1/2 years i've been there. So coming from someone who doesnt complain for that long hopefully gives my complaint more validity. I cant write a DCD up they are above me, it's up to the DON now, who hasn't spoken to me about the letter i did carefully write and word about the incident. I did spend 30 minutes after my shift to best phrase and word this complaint as best i could.mostly trying to draw attention to how is a DCD who is responsible for RN education, being effective with the behavior she demonstrated with me. And how i felt after she chewed me out, which should speak to how counterproductive her approach is. What do i do now? However shes said many times [my DON] that if we have complaints or ever want to talk just to ask her for sometime to have a meeting. Shes very approachable and fair from what i've seen and heard. Ironically after all of this thank god the pt has changed rooms and per policy i got to change all of his dressing changes from night shift to day shift. Whats even more funny is i heard the same dcd that chewed me out had a fit when she found out, and was told by another more senior DCD that i was correct and following policy.That felt good.

The previous issues were 1 i had left a house stock suppository in a room with a AOx 3 pt who said he didn't want me to insert it and was going to do it soon,my shift was ending and i chose to leave it with him. Told the oncoming nurse about the issue and left. I suppose he didnt use it and a DCD found it still on his counter un used, he wrote me up but was very professional about it and this was a DCD i very much dis liked, but i had no issues with how he handled the write up. Another when i was a nwe RN and i didnt properly document wounds on a new admit and left it for the next shift, i was counseled and never did it again. again very professional, a different DCD. And i had no problem with it, i learned and moved on. There was an audience as the unit station was right behind the cubby i was in with all the day/night nurses giving report. Why wasnt I? well my replacement was late. Again i followed all the instructions and as mentioned i did consult a member of hte actual wound team on the dressing and he told me as long as it fit over the wound it would be appropriate. my dressing took more time and was harder not easier than the actual order.I don't want anyone thinking i did it my way because it was "easier" I documented the situation as best i could for being up 22 hours and having a pt younger then me die and left it for my DON who is in the chain of command above the DCD's, following procedure. Director of Care Delivery (DCD) then each have sub titles, hers i believe is nurse education ironically. from what i remember thats what i did, i did try to defend myself and explain, but once the finger wagging began i just nodded in agreement. All i think to do was to document how un professional she was for a supervisory and nurse education position and left it for the DON who hasn't spoken to me about it but our paths don't cross as i work midnights. Spose i should just let it go. TY for the advice and replys you two. I have seen her be this way with other RNS and CENAS, so it's a behavior that is going to continue so i chose to try to do something about it. Other nurses commented "thats just the way she is" who i spoke with, well to me thats not acceptable and if the roles were reversed i'd be fired or given final warning most likely.

i didnt do the order differently because it was easier or faster, i did it because i did the research on the product and thought it was perfect for that wound. my way was longer and harder just an FYI. This wasnt done as a short cut or get around work. and i did follow the order everything the order called for was there. But instead of simply tapping the super absorber on like everyone else was i put a proper fitting dressing on it. part of her argument was that my dressing didnt allow for breathing, but per description of the product it allows for proper micro climate inside the wound area. B- the way the other nurses were doing it, there was no way it was breathing anyway. as the sheer amount of tape they had to use to keep the non adherent super absorber pad on sealed it everywhere.then it just drained out over the tape as it didnt bond to the. I also did verbally consult with one of the wound care team RN members and he said ya that would work as to the mepilex dressing i chose to use. SO why is one agreeing with me and one not? How come no one is commenting on the behavior of a DCD supervisor in charge of nurse education? the dcd who chewed me out BTW is not in charge of wound team, she is in charge of nurse education. Ill double check the order but it may or may not of even specified a type of covering, or " tape super absorber to skin" aif all you got out of it was her shaking her finger, you missed many demeaning disrespectful things that occurred from her end. Of how one professional should not do/say/treat to another. If a nurse did what she did to me to her, she would get them fired.

insurance covers nothing, i only could pay for it as i had money in my flex care spending account, They are worth it, but are recommended to be changed every two years depending on wear and usage. I think they are worth it. I still need a proper shoe to go with it, thinkning of hansons running shop as they watch how you walk/run then recommend a shoe based on it, also heard you can upload video of yourself walking/running on a treadmill and companies will evaluate your stride and recommend a type of shoe for you based on it. over pronator ankle instability etc.

I have been working at my facility longer than she has by about a year. She started as a floor RN then eventually promoted to DCD as we lost a day DCD and frankly no one wanted the job. i worked with her as a night floor rn for about a year before her promotion so i do have a feel for her interpersonal skills with co workers, and attitude issues from what i've observed. These have only intensified as they often do when people grow and are put in higher positions of power. Again i've watched her interactions with those below her, RNs LPNs, CENAS. Today she had one with me. I was in a side cubbby doing progress notes, i could hear her walk in greet everyone being friendly asking how their nights were etc. Those who were at the front desk. The she walks by sees me and goes into a lecture/chewing me out as i had used my nursing judgement to do a dressing differently than what our wound team ahd ordered for a pt. Mind you I have been doing it this way for a while, other members of the wound team as well as other RN's who do the same dressing have seen it none had any negative comments or otherwise towards me over period of two months id say. Now i have been spoken to about doing thins incorrectly before, i've taken leadership classes, business management classes and dealing with employees and customers. and ON TOP OF THAT we all at my employment recently had a in service about co worker relationships,how to resolve conflict and how to be mindful of how we interact with other co workers. As well as having a young pt die only hours before who i had been caring for for a bout a month, he was a new pt. But he was 30 years old, I'm 31 for relation. I have been spoken to about work issues before by other dcds and co workers, although rarely, but the way in which they did it is the key. Here is how she cornered and began chewing me out. She didnt ask hey X can i speak with you in my office for a minute, or Hi x can i talk to you for a minute. I was still in the side cubby so naturally felt cornered as most people would along with her immediate jumping into chewing me out was put on the defensive. as mentioned she chewed me out for not following wound change orders correctly, then when i began to try to give my explanation she get this, started waiving her finger at me as if i was a kid, interrupted me and continued to lecture me. Then in a threatening tone asked if i wanted to do wound rounds with her. I work Tuesday nights which i began to say that would be hard, again she waived her finger and asked me yes or no. I merely shook my head no as it was clear i had no say in any of this conversation, no input,no explaining. She then said do not do this again, and walked off. How is this the behavior of a superior suppose to help any employee? I was left feeling belittled, brow beaten, disrespected. Supervisors even when critiquing employee work there is a specific way to do it so that the employee can learn and not feel beat down. This is apparently how she is, as i've seen her do this exact thing with other employees. That is no excuse, you are a DCD specifically get this she is in charge of EMPLOYEE EDUCATION. You are DCD they are expected to carry yourself as such, am i wrong? I am a professional i have a license two degrees, two and a half years working for this company , one year more then her, and was treated as a child by a person iwho is suppose to be our leader,go to person when we have problems/issues/concerns. /rant

appreciate the responses. SBARs? PA's and MD's don't even look at let them, let alone their own forsaken charts, i take it back some do read and respond to their charts still surprises me every time thoguh. 2+ years experience im no longer afraid intimidated by PA's MD's just annoyed at this disrespectful rude one, who could have easily said hey thanks for clarifying a NARC order and avoiding the whole DEA coming down on the nursing home/me/us blah blah. I know they are caled often and asked plenty of stupid things but thats what they get paid big $$ for.

i've locked my med cart keys IN my med cart, not once but two times now. Hey they are safe at least.

I work LTC and we have one dementia pt, who like clockwork gets up walks out with her purse and bng and continuously asks anyone she sees if they can call her a cab. Shen then proceeds to tell the same exact details of her life. To the point most everyone knows her life story and finishes her statements, she is quite bewildered by this but milliseconds later will proceed to ask for a cab. you cannot re direct her, you can not change topics. its only can youi call me a cab, and some other phrases. Some times its the highlight of my night watching a new nurse try to use what they learned in psychology class on her. -What we learn in school = completely useless handling 99% of dementia pts

I've been working for two years + in LTC. Been chewed out by families, co workers, patients i've handled it and let it slide/ ignored it what have you. But what gets me are these arrogant disrespectful Doctors/physician assistants who seem to lack professionalism and want to chew out any person who brings any annoyance their way. scenario #1 patient had narcotic in our lock box to be given in the morning of my shift, what was in my EMAR was different than what narcotic was in the patients narcotic box. SO i'm not going to have a narcotic med error when i have a discrepancy. Checked the pt's chart no written order for it to be changed.next step call MD to confirm which one is to be given. PA chews me out and goes on about how im [ saying it without saying it] but ie incompetent for not following the order. scenario # 2 Same PA last night re-admit pt comes in. Day RN calls PA leaves msg makes progress note about it. Pt is hopsice so hospice RN also cals PA and leaves msg to call him back. hospice not writes typical comfort care orders roxanol ativan etc, needs C2 she can't write it had to be by the pt's MD/PA. PT on admit and till 3am was stable. long story short by 6am she had resp distress but the hosice RN did not want to send her out but to give roxanol had no c2, made c2 form and faxed to PA then called PA and left msg regarding situation, waited 30 min nothing called PA again, 10 min later after that PA calls back and states no one called him about a new pt or any c2 forms,i stated that the day RN and hospice nurse did and had made progress notes related to it, he then backs his story and changed topic to why wasn't the c2 form taken care of on the pt's admit. which when i spoke to the hospice nurse base don pts condition at the time it could wait. Turns out he chewed the hospice rn out as well as me when i spoke to her last. basically how does one handle these types of PA's/MD's? . I'm of the mind give it a night or two to let it slide, but both situations were uncalled for, un professional and will continue to happen which is stress chewing out that i just dont need or should have to deal with. whats worse is he is threatening to complain to my "supervisor" after asking to speak to my supervisor and i told him All nurses are supervisors here.

well i bit the bullet and bought a 230$ custom foot scanned orthopedic insert from my chiropractor. Now on to find a good pair of shoes hopping the inserts are worth it

do they have any male versions? also need to be mostly white in color

Trying to find a good running/comfort shoe to wear at work. And or a good insert for good arch support. Most recently [ about 4 months ago] i did the dr schols foot scan and bought the 50$ pair of shoe inserts which i liked, but as of now they are just worn down adn my soles/arches ache at work. My shoes are also worn and seem to offer no support. Previously i've used brooks from hanson running shop which run about 170-200$. At the shop they put you in a pair of shoes watch you walk/run then based on that recommend a show based on your stride/how your foot rolls i guess. My GF recently mentioned z-coil shoes as well. Any input appreciated

How is it LEGAL for a AOx3 pt to physically abuse any staff member of the facility

Just for more info i started LTC as a RN at $28.25, 1$/hr+ shift for midnights. First raise was 40cents

ROFL at this ""12. (To my administrator) You walked right past that call light to tell me to answer it? Oh, I see. When you said anybody can answer a call light, you meant anyone but you."" except mine say "IT IS EVERYONES RESPONSIBLITY TO ANSWER CALL LIGHTS" well except Administrators...

so ask DON/ADON

Been at my LTC facility coming up on my 1 year review sometime in july. We have no management for midnights [ 7p-7a] only a DCD who got me hired and is also leaving for a new job in two weeks. Along with the review we are suppose to get a pay raise based on below/average/above average rating we get on our review. We also recently got a pay raise [ across the board for all employees 3 months ago] 1.3%[40cents] ROFL This of course can range from 1 to 2% based on policy I read so why was 1.4% decided, but anyway. How are they going to give me a performance review when no one sees me work? Is what im afraid they are going to say.