Good evening everyone. I have a situation at my job and I would like you all to give me some advice. Three weeks ago, I accepted a position as a charge nurse in a skilled nursing facility. Most of the patients are good people, but I have one lady who is verbally abusive and she routinely slanders me.
For example, she has told the care plan coordinater and her psychiatric nurse practictioner that I come into her room every morning, and shoves all of her pills down her throat without telling her what it is. What really happens is, I put each pill, one at a time, on a spoon and place them in her tongue (She has MS and is unable to use most of her limbs, yet her mouth works perfectly fine). This woman also has her medicine memorized, however when she asks I am able to tell her what it is, and why she is taking it.
She also has large wound on her buttocks, which is unstageable, but most likely a stage four. And everytime I change it, she says I am „hurting“ her „like I always do“, and not doing it right. She has called me a lousy nurse. Has made personal insults, which I don’t care to repeat. It’s gotten to the point, where I have a witness with me whenever I have to do something for her.
At this point, I have come to the conclusion that, I am not going to jepordize my license because this horrible shrew of a woman wants to make up stories. I also not going to be insulted everytime I have to give this lady a pill or provide care. I decided that I am going to refuse this patients for the above reason. I refuse to accept the fact that people who are alert and oriented X3 can speak to me anyway they want to.
Has anyone been in a simular situation? If so, what happened? Anyone have any advice? I don’t really want to have to quit my job over this horrid little woman.
