Working as a nurse or nurse aid in a nursing or private home is a stressful and often thankless job.
Unfortunately, the evidence of abuse against residents in such care is plentiful.
Two nurses recently had their licenses revoked by the board of nursing for incidences of abuse against patients:
Over the past few years, Sarah Green was both verbally and physically abusive to residents in nursing homes throughout South Boston.
Green allegedly grabbed the arms of several residents and threw a wet wash cloth at another. Green denied all instances of abuse. Nonetheless, her license was yanked by the board in mid-October.
Brandy Fiddemon of Parksely, according to the consent order, was also aggressive with patients. The order also says she spit in another patient’s glass of water and tried to put wet linens back on the bed of other residents. She was fired form one job after a resident was found in their room, soaked in urine.
Fiddemon denied all allegations, but still had her license revoked by the board Oct. 1
January 28, 2008 at 4:15 pm
With higher educational requirment for home health nurses and geriatic care, these problems would be minimized. Everytime I read about this kind of behavior, it sickens me. Studies show that the more education a care giver has, the better the care patients receive.