Was I completely in the wrong?

[nursesaurus]

I need to know if I was completely in the wrong and if it was correct for me to get fired. I work for a nursing agency that works directly with several hospice companies in the Dayton, Cincinnati, and Columbus area in Ohio and we go to facilities and homes to provide crisis care to these patients on hospice. I had a patient in a facility this past week who was severely terminally agitated and I asked for help giving him a bed bath. Also, this facility DOES NOT have side rails on the bed so I didn't feel comfortable giving him a bed bath on my own. I asked for help and the STNA said she would be right back and then came back with another STNA and they said they would just give him the bed bath because they could get it done quicker. The case manager was in the room at the time and OK'd that they do it. Not to mention I stayed in the patients room the whole time. I realize this is my job but i only have 6 months experience, and I am apparently not assertive enough, but was it right to be fired? I was told it was the case manager who complained to the company and this particular case manager gives off the vibe that she HATES LPN's. (She is an RN) I was not fired by my agency but am not aloud to return to this company to work. Was it right what they did and was I completely out of line? I was only looking out for my patient and figured it wouldn't be a huge deal. Apparently it is.

[Lissacheer87]

wow...that is absolutely rediculous!!

[Shiningstar05]

I'm really sorry you got fired. I wish you the best of luck in finding a better place to work for!

[nursesaurus]

thanks all for the positive words :)

[savasgun]

Good gravy!! If she wanted you to do the bath she should have said so at the time. That is passive aggressive power tripping at it's finest, she probably did you a favor.

It is important that you are aware of management and conflict styles of people you work with. Around some people you need to be on your toes. Not that you are weak or possibly wrong. Working with more conservative or aggressive managers you need to fit their styles a bit. I would not take this personally and look at it from a hate love perspective. To enhance your coping styles you need a professional point of view. If you were able to "frame" the situation accordingly maybe you could have reached to your desired outcome. If I were you I would do some research on personal and conflict styles and negotiation framing. This is in the end an experience under your belt and will guide you in another tricky situation. Get yourself employed and value this experience. gl.