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Hm. If they're so understaffed, you'd have thought they couldn't easily afford to lose another experienced person, wouldn't you? So why do you feel that your co-workers want you to leave?

My guess - of course I can't possibly know - would be more like that someone has made a complaint on this resident's behalf and the facility's managers have decided that suspending you temporarily would be a good way to shut them up. Possibly the reason that the other nurses and RAs aren't being more supportive is that they're keeping a low profile and don't want to get involved? - that often happens when there's a blame culture at work in an organisation, unfortunately.

Keep calm, make your own written notes of what you remember about the particular shift they're talking about, and make sure you have names and contact numbers for the people who saw you attending to this resident.

Then sit tight. The incident is being checked out: all being well, the investigation will simply show that you followed the correct care procedures and whatever went wrong, it wasn't anything to do with you.

How have your managers left it? Have they told you when you can expect to hear what's going on? If not, that is a perfectly reasonable and courteous question you can ask them. Nobody should just be left in limbo.

If you're registered with a professional organisation, you could look at their website and see if they offer any support services. But meanwhile, again, don't panic. Please keep logging on here and let us know what's happening. Hope you get news soon.
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I went in to work yesterday and was greeted at the door by my bosses. They took me into the conference room and told me that I had left a resident in urine. I told them that I checked and changed said resident. I have witnesses. I am beginning to think that the people I work with (nurses, other RA's) want me to leave. There is no union. The place is SERIOUSLY under staffed. One RA to 50 residents on most nights. No nurse on for the 12 hour shifts I work. That has to be against some law! It is under investigation, I do no knw waht that means. HELP!
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Don't panic. This must be very stressful for you. Do you belong to a union? Do you have anyone to advise you?
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I am so sorry you are having this experience.

Can you explain the situation a little more? Where do you work? How long is the suspension for? Is the allegation of neglect being investigated now? More information will help us help you figure out what to do next.
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