You won't beieve this

[busy-bee]

I don't know how many of you have kept up on my issue with my employment. I quit a LTC of six long years due to being treated totally without respect, treated unprofessionaly, and just down right treated terrible. I am not the only one treated like that, and the company did nothing to the ones who dish out this hostilitly. Anyhow this really takes the cake......when I resigned they talked me into going PRN. I agreed I would. I have been at my new job for three weeks and things are fine. I called my old employer due to I signed up for a class and needed to know the time of the class, and was told quite frankly by the ADON I have been terminated. This really blew me out of the water, and when I asked why my PRN has been terminated, she tells me "for encouraging a family member to move the resident to where you are now!" Stunned, I ask who, and she tells me. I ask to speak to the D.O.N. and she states it won't do my any good for the administrator was the one all hot about it(those are her words, not mine). I then ask to talk to the adminstrator, which he ends up returning my call. I explain to him what the A.D.O.N. has told me, and he begins by saying "no matter what you say, you will never be able to convince me you had nothing to do with this". I explain to him, obviously I have everything to do with this, however I did not create this. I explained to him, I would of NEVER suggested the family member to remove the resident from the facility and place her in the one I currently work in now. I told him I was not even sure how long I would be there, so why in the heck would I do that. Not to mention, I would have better chance of being residents nurse again as PRN verses moving her due to the facility is so large and I am moved from unit to unit....I will more than likely rarely be her nurse in this new facility. I told him I wasn't begging for my job back, but that I have never been terminated in my life from any job and disliked such a thing being on my record. He told me they only ended my PRN status and it went no further than that. I asked him what the family member stated to him I supposenly said, and he said she said she was moving her mother because she would feel more comfortable with (my name) as her nurse. I told him that is her right to choose, however why in the heck did they not call me, for I would of explained to her what a terrible decision she was making. I told him I had given him six years of excellent service to end up being treated AGAIN unfairly. He agreed my service was excellent and even thanked me for that, but stated he just could not afford to loose any more residents. Let me tell you all, I have worked for these residents for six years, and I would never of suggested a move related to the reasons I have already given. Yes, many of the resident's families and residents asked me where I was going and yes I told them....when asked why I was leaving..I merely told them I needed a change of envornment but I would be back PRN which calmed a lot of them. The facility is old and run down and there has been two brand new facilities recently added to the community....that is their competition. Since the opening of these two facilities the census is extremely poor at the old facilitly and I understand that.....but I can't help the family decided to do this. There is also 72 hours of vacation owed to me that they better not try to take away from me due to this. I worked out my two week notice and they owe this to me. Why would they do this to me. I proved myself as a good nurse, with good ethicis and values, why did they do this? The only thing I did was be a good nurse to those residents and if this is the way to punish me then they sure have. Ya know, I am not even allowed to go see them. That is not fair. They will think I forgot about them. This is not right. What can I do?

[leslie :-D]

i think it's time to move on.

this admin clearly has demonstrated their lack of loyalty, respect to you.

after 6 yrs, you chose to return prn.

i don't agree with your decision, knowing how badly they treated you.

one's self-respect is more valuable than your relationships with these residents.

many of us develop close bonds w/our pts.

but once we/they leave, it's time to move forward...

and keep them close to you, in your heart.

best of everything.

leslie

[SaderNurse05, BSN, RN]

I agree with Leslie. They are simply low class. Do they think you somehow get a premium for each resident that moves? He sounds like he had his mind made up before he even talked to you. He knows you were a good employee and is probably a bit sore you moved on. I am glad you have a new place to work and hope they give you the respect and support you deserve.

[SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN]

What Leslie said.

BUT. You do not have a dismissal on your record. You left your permanent, f/t spot to move on, and will get a reference from them.

[Jo Dirt]

These places take losing their patient's to another facility very personally and they are always wanting someone to blame for it.