wrongfully accused at work

[Loveinchrist2]

I work as a PCT in a hospital. I got floated to the ER and my job that day was a transporter to bring up patients who got beds to their units. So I bring up a patient who was on oxygen to her room. She was assigned to bed 1. I help her out of the stretcher into her bed and hooked her up on the oxygen flow meter on the wall and I leave. The nurse and aid came in soon after. A few days later I get a call into my manager's office. There was an incident for a patient that was in bed 2. She desatted and RRT was called because her oxygen was not hooked up on the flow meter on the wall. I was questioned whether I took the oxygen off the wall for bed 2 so I can hook it up for the patient I brought up for bed 1. I said NO. All I did was hook up the oxygen for the patient I brought up in bed 1.

That unit is blaming me stating that I was the one who took that oxygen off for bed 2 so I can put it on for bed 1. I was so surprised because I had nothing to do with bed 2. My manager questioned me over and over again even after I told I didn't do it. Then she states it's out of scope of practice as a PCT to even hook the patient on oxygen on the wall because it was only the nurse or respiratory therapist who could do so. and that she emailed an educator and confirmed of this. I told her 7 years working in the hospital, I thought we were allowed to. I get floated in the hospital and all the nursing assistants and techs do this as well without the nurse being present.

Also, another educator in the ER told us when a patient is hooked up on the oxygen tank to immediately put them on the oxygen on the wall. So then my manager kept saying it's still out of my scope of practice and this will handed over to HR. I also have to email her writing what happened.

I was very upset because I did not do anything for bed 2. I was only responsible for bed 1. whatever I said, my manager was not supportive and she kept on accusing me. I told her I was very upset by this, and she goes, "Did I say i was accusing you? did i use that term?" But she was. because she proceeded to tell me that we all make mistakes. I also cried because I felt that it was so unfair. then she proceeds to tell me that I can see now that you care because when I first told you, you got so defensive and not once ask how that patient was doing.

Of course..I got defensive. I'm being accused for something I didn't do. And on top of that I was so surprised i was lost for words. There are other staff that go in and out of that room. When were rounds done? how come no one rounded on that patient? was that patient on a monitor if she was desatting? It's just upsetting because they're saying I would be the only one who did that. I have to write the letter to HR. but i cannot sleep or eat because I feel that it was so unfair. very unfair. what do i do?