Unfrickenbelievable!

[pedinurse003]

I'm a nurse supervisor for a pediatric home health agency. We just fired and reported a nurse for the following: (this will blow your mind!)

1. She has worked with Pt. A for 5 yrs and attends school with her...every summer the mom would tell her she doesn't need to work but she can write up her daily notes and she would sign them. Basically she was clocking 30 hrs a week for the entire summer (and holidays) but wasn't working at all! She did this for 5 summers.

2. Pt. B...the mother let her come pick up the child and watch her at her own house. On one occasion she left the sleeping child alone so she could run to the corner store. She also allegedly stole various household items such as candles, pic frames, ate her food, and stole items the mom sells on an online boutique.

There's no telling what else she's done. WOW!

[KelRN215, BSN, RN]

I wish I could say my mind was blown but it isn't. PDN doesn't always attract the cream of the crop. I don't work in PDN but am a supervisor for a home care agency that does PDN and visits and share weekend/on-call duties that involve our PDN patients. We had a nurse last year who clocked in for a shift while a patient was hospitalized and turned in a flowsheet from that day, complete with VS, physical assessments, GT feedings, etc. When questioned, she admitted that she filled it out in advance.

[oldnurse28]

I have had more than a few parents suggest I leave early but they will just sign me out at my regular time.

I say no, of course but I understand why they suggest it. These are what I hear.

They want some time in their homes with their children and not have a stranger under foot and don't want to negatively impact their nurses income by calling them off early. They know if they don't use their hours there is a good chance they will lose them. Many say they are just making sure their nurse gets paid for all the times they stayed late to complete care and didn't put their extra 7-15 minutes on their timesheets because their client didn't have any extra hours to cover that at all.

It still doesn't make it right or okay but I do see how parents feel they are not hurting any one by suggesting it. But they aren't taking the risk. The nurse is. False documentation, Medicaid fraud good I bet there is a litany of other charges that could be brought. Is that $7-20 worth your license..,or your integrity?!