I'm a well seasoned nurse of 23 years, two days ago, my unit manager fired me for falsication of documents, I won't get into the details about her arrival and what she's trying to do to the unit, I simply ask you all to take my word for it. Human Resources has her back, and it's my PRN job. The point to this would be that I never seen proof, she said there was no sign that I took a few patients temperatures because the area was blank on the vital cart. We don't sign into these machines like my other job, plus I used a handheld, hence why the temperatures didn't show up on the moving cart. The company has fired me for "falsication of records" My question that I present to you would be this: This accusation is so foul to me, I sacrifice everything as a nurse, holidays, loved ones and my body. Would any of you seek legal advice for the priciple alone?
It may not matter if you did anything wrong, "perception"is sometime reality and if you are reported to your state's BON, you may very well be in a position of having to defend your license. Again, I would meet with an attorney that is knowledgeable in this particular area and know your options. It may also be that you have a case for wrongful dismissal or a hostile work environment, but at the least, you should have representation if this escalates further.
On 1/21/2019 at 7:45 AM, morte said:
why could this not affect your license? if they truly believe you did that, they should report you to the board. and it is libel.
It won't have any impact on my liscens because there's I did nothing wrong, however, to protect myself, I think I should have this addressed by a legal expert. So you have an excellent point. The ugly truth is this: Hospitals are run like hotels and we have 'cunstomer' feedback these days. When the managers scores fall on his or her unit (which they always do because we're not dealing with people on vacation) then the manager will cut a few head's (this way he or she can tell upper management, " yes my scores are down but I got rid of some bad apples") that's the first line of defense until the nursing manger eventually is terminated. It's just my first time that I was one of the "bad apples" and I do my job with my heart. This is what makes me to seek justification..
Ok. However, if you were terminated because of a patient care concern and falsification of information" was given by your employer as the reason, as others have stated, this may be reported to the Bureau (Board) of Nursing. Right or wrong that agency may still choose to look into the matter further and if it were me, I would chose to be proactive in this instance.
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It won't have any impact on my liscens because there's I did nothing wrong, however, to protect myself, I think I should have this addressed by a legal expert. So you have an excellent point. The ugly truth is this: Hospitals are run like hotels and we have 'cunstomer' feedback these days. When the managers scores fall on his or her unit (which they always do because we're not dealing with people on vacation) then the manager will cut a few head's (this way he or she can tell upper management, " yes my scores are down but I got rid of some bad apples") that's the first line of defense until the nursing manger eventually is terminated. It's just my first time that I was one of the "bad apples" and I do my job with my heart. This is what makes me to seek justification..