i care for patients in a nursing home and i said to a patient that i?

Question

was going to take his eyes meaning he had pretty eyes and he said that everyone likes his eyes. i didn't mean anything more by my statement. most of the patients i am able to talk to very well and they seem to like me as a person and the care i give. was i wrong for making that comment because a girl in another room who works there to frowned all up about it. and at other times if this patient has to call me in for care she finds something and questions me about it for example i had his head rolled down so i could change his bed and she said across the hall why did i have his head down, which made no sense. this patient among others male and female like to communicate with there employees and i have certain ones that ask about me

Answer 1

at first when i read this i thought, well whats wrong with her saying that? but after reading it, the other lady robably thougth you meant, that after he dies you want his eyes? do you think? oh my gosh. if you think they took it the wrong way, the next time that patient comes up in conversation, explain to them what you meant.

i myself dont think you did anything wrong. i can tell you are a good person just by what you do for a living, it takes a certain type of person to be able to do that job. a loving caaring, good hearted person, with a loving charismatic way about them. dont worry about what the other lady thinks that much girl. you know what you meant, and it sounds like he knew what you meant. keep doing a good job girl.

Answer 2

I think maybe the other girl is jealous of the job you are doing. I may be wrong in saying this but I had worked in the medical field for 4 years and my experience was that you either close the door or curtain to give the patient privacy during care. When you care for that patient just do the same. The door doesn't have to be closed all the way but enough that she or anyone else can't see into the room during care.

Answer 3

I once worked in a veterans nursing home and I while I was not a CNA or nurse, I was a ward clerk. I saw this sort of back-stabbing all the time. It's sad really. Just do the best you can in your job, be professional and continuing being friendly to the patients, as you have been. If you are concerned about what this other woman is saying about your work performance, I would bring your concern to your supervisor, before she gets a chance to do it first. You shouldn't bad-mouth the person who is trying to make you look bad, because that will only make you look bad yourself. You can say "I'm noticing that so-and-so is saying such-and-such about when I do this-and-that. I wasn't aware of it being improper for me to do this, for this particular reason, but because she is saying such-and-such, I just want to clarify with you about the proper protocols for doing such-and-such so that I can be assured that I am doing things correctly".

By using that approach, you are bringing it to the supervisor's attention that someone is on the lookout to cause trouble for you, but you are mostly showing your supervisor that should he/she hear something negative about your job performance, that you are already trying your best to make sure you are doing all you can do in order to act appropriately. You are showing that anything you may be doing wrong is done with the best of intentions and that you have no knowledge of it being wrong, and you are showing that IF you are doing something incorrectly, you are not only open to suggestion/correction, but you are actively seeking advice as to how to make things right. Having a supervisor on your side will go a long way when you have trouble-makers in your midst who are bent on causing you problems due to their own insecurities.

Answer 4

I think the other employee is misunderstanding you. As long as the patients are very comfortable with you, I would go by that. I have worked in that field as well and I know that they want to feel like they can laugh with you and feel like they are at home. I don't think you are doing anything wrong as long as you are taking really good care of the people

Answer 5

my mom worked in a nursing home as a CNA and she found that the good workers are treated bad and the bad ones they don't want to let go no matter what they do. Is the girl questioning you a nurse or a CNA? If she's not a nurse tell her to mind her own business and deal with her own residents and you'll deal with yours. If it keeps up go to your head nurse and explain it. Hopefully, she will take care of the problem. If the residents are asking about you then you know they trust you and you are doing a good job. Hang in there.

Answer 6

Their just jealous and your patients like you. Working in a nursing home is a pretty big turn over rate. Employees come and go. Maybe you should talk to your superior and explain to her/him how this disgruntled employee makes you feel. As long as you are kind and helpful to your patients I wouldn't worry to much about it.

Answer 7

Pulleeze. In a Nursing Home.? Your Friend is Jealous and has straw boss delusions of grandeur. That does not mean
that she will not cause you trouble. Watch your back, and make sure you do not say anything that when reported, might sound too far out of line. I'am going to take your eyes. Is not it.

Answer 8

Ask her nicely to accompany you to the patients room and critique you. If you openly invite her to offer an opinion, it'll lose it's charm--pdq. Perhaps this patient used to ask for HER until you came along?

Answer 9

Having good communication, friendship and trust with the people you care for is unreal.
This other chick is extremely jealous of you and the relationship you have with the elderly.
Ignore her and she will find someone else to hassle.

Answer 10

What you did was fine. That girl is what's known as a controller. The world is full of them. You have to get in her face because she knows you are easily controlled. Do whatever you have to in order to stop her or she's gonna make it worse for you.