this morning when I woke up my whole arm was numb. I didnt think anything of it so I got ready for work and went in. then i got a major headache and the numbness hadnt worn off like i thought it would well they took my blood pressure at work and told me I should go to the er. so I did. turns out that I have pulled muscles in my back from transfereing a resident more that 12 times a night every night.
well she perscribed me an anti-inflamatory and told me to stay home today with heat packs and not to lift more than ten pounds for three days after returning to work. well I took the note over to work copied it and gave the other to my super, she in turned ask me if i wasnted to stay when I said no she got a little upset because I was suppose to work 14 hours today. I told her I was going to listen to my doc and I would be in tommorrow night. I told her it was from liftong on a certain resident and not being traine properly with the mechanics of the job (they have 6 months to train you
2006-10-04 03:09:05 · 4 answers · asked by theone 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
they have a "no lift policy" and we are not suppose to have to lift on anyone but they have done nothing to remedy this. what shoul I do? and what should I do if I get in trouble for not staying thay say they dont accept doctors notes
2006-10-04 03:11:58 · update #1
you are right, stick to your guns, take care of yourself. That sort of injury can have accumulative effects. When you go back, refuse to lift any patient without assistance...in this day and age, no one should have to lift anything heavier than 50 pounds without either another person or a mechanical assistive device.
Make sure you fill out an incident report at work and attach a copy of the doctor's note to it. Make sure they put it in your file. This is your legal protection.
2006-10-04 03:13:24 · answer #1 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Please listen to your Dr. If you have a documented excuse, they can't fire you legally. I didn't listen to my Dr. because I didn't want to let down my boss. I was lifting too much for my size at work and ended up with severe bursitis. I got addicted to painkillers in the process. I suffered from bursitis for a year. I lost my job anyways. It wasn't worth $8 an hour job! My boss was very bitchy with me and thought I was making it all up and told me I had to work even with an excuse because she didn't have anyone to cover for me. I regret listening to her. I should've gone to corporate and explained my situation and had them tell her that I had a legitimate medical excuse! Learn from my ordeal.
2006-10-04 10:15:33 · answer #2 · answered by SHELTIELUVER 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Okay, sorry to hear that. Most employers aren't concerned about the wellbeing of their employees unfortunately. They just think of people as workhorses.
2006-10-04 10:12:10 · answer #3 · answered by Pinolera 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have someone massage it for you every few hours.
2006-10-04 10:10:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋