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So first let me preface this by saying that any "BEEP" used in this story is the "F" word. No other swear word was used at any time unless I tell ya. So here we go.


Yesterday at work was a pain in the bum to begin with because working with only three CNA's with around 57-60 residents is a trial in its self. At the end of the day I was sitting up at the nurses station getting ready to give report to my relief when all of the sudden the snotty nurse comes around the corner, trips on some boxes, spills her soda EVERYWHERE and she yells really loudly, "I want these BEEPING boxes moved now!" Me being the nice person I can be asked of she was ok. She stomped off in search of something. We all thought she was going to go get some towels to clean up her mess. Nope we ended up having a housekeeper who was luckily close by give us her mop to clean it up. We moved the boxes and all was well. NOT!! Snotty came back and started to yell some more only this time it wasn't at what she was mad at. I was still giving report. I was sitting behind the desk in a chair and she pushed the chair tried to tip me out of it and said, "Get up we are getting ready to give report." My response was ," I am giving report." Her reply was, "Shut the BEEP up!" I stood up and tried to continue with what I was doing thinking that all was said and done. No chance of that, she continued right on saying that I was a worthless BEEPING CNA, I never did my BEEPING job, I shouldn't even be BEEPING working here, and the last straw was, you are a BEEPING abuser. What the crap. I just let her vent. I then told her politely that she was acting unprofessional and inappropriate. Oh there were tons of witnesses. The four CNA's coming on shift, the three that were leaving after report was given, my nurse, therapy department manager, residents, family members of some residents, and the best was a new admit and his wife. He had only been there for less then an hour. Anywho on with the story. At this time myself and three other CNA's went in search of the Director of Nursing to report this incident. When we found her and told her what had happened she made the comment that she might be working the floor. She called snotty nurse and my nurse into her office and they were in there a good 10-15 minutes. When snotty nurse came out she was crying. She grabbed her purse and as she walked passed me she called me a BEEPING witch with a "B" she then proceeded to yell that she didn't know why she was losing her BEEPING job over some BEEPING stupid boxes when I was still there and I BEEPING abuse residents. Well first off lady you lost your job because you haven't used a toilet brush in your mouth for a very long time and it needs to desperately be cleaned out with soap, secondly you verbally attacked someone (me), and made false claims. Then she said, "No one BEEPING likes you." Like I care if anyone likes me, yes it is nice and easier on the job if people like me but I can get along on my own. Two of the CNA's told her not to speak for them. She then said, " You don't BEEPING work with her." At this point the DON had to escort her out of the facility. After everything was done and report was finally finished it was 2:40pm 40 minutes past the end of my shift. A few of the CNA's were amazed at how I kept my cool. I never once raised my voice, I never struck back at her with hurtful things, nothing. I just stood there and let her dig her own grave. I guess it comes from years of verbal abuse from my father. I got stronger and stronger and could stay calm and not let it bother me. A couple of them said that if she said those things to them they would have punched her. I know I could have taken her but the women has close to 300 pounds on me so I feared a a little for my safety but then again I am younger and faster. I did feel bad for her later on in the evening but then I thought, " No she needs to pay the consequences of her actions."

When I got to work this morning I had to write up a grievance report and then my nurse and I had to talk to the administrator about the whole thing. He wanted me to tell him exactly what happened. With all the cussing I asked if he wanted word for word of if he wanted me to clean it up a little. He said word for word. Luckily my nurse knew how uncomfortable I was about saying that word she would say it for me. Snotty nurse came in to talk to the administrator about getting her job back. No way in hades lady. Later we found out that snotty nurse is bipolar. Yeah like we need a nurse who has that, she is obviously off her meds and off her rocker. It is bad enough we have residents that have that but to have a nurse with it. Let me just say that I felt even dirtier after work yesterday then I ever have in the two years I have been there. And that is bad considering I come home most days with something on my scrubs.