Whistleblower Nurse Faces Charges for Exposing Abuse of Elderly Patients

I salute you Ms Haywood !!!!

I do agree she did the right thing. But she should have went the chain of command . There seems so much more to this story. Like a paitent dying alone, if she was there why didn't she go. I guess I am just lost in this story. (sorry)

my hat is off to you nurse Haywood.....I think it is great...I truly would hate to see you lose your license as well as all the other nurses, and if I was in that position you are, I doubt I would care either if it brought some changes......the place where I have worked at has been in the news and on the front page as well for abuse of the infirmed and at times, it has been swept under the rug, but this last time, there were some arrests......at times, just going by chain of command will not get a person anywhere, esp if they dont want to see their favorites getting in trouble.....I am glad that you were able to sit up and say enough is enough.....

She did the right thing. Her first ethical and moral responsibility as a nurse is to be an advocate for the patient, especially under such conditions when there is no one to speak for these people and evidently no accountability for the care taking institution. Violation of the privacy issues under these dire and immoral circumstances should fall under amnesty rights for reporting human rights violations. It is also the same as when a therapist or a MD must report child abuse or harm to the patient or another even though it falls under the same privacy acts. To not report this would be a criminal, ethical and moral mistake. She should be applauded and the laws modified not to gag professionals that need to protect and advocate for the clients and patients. I am sure those dying patients left in their filth in agony are not going to sue over breach of privacy issues. Let's get our priorities straight.

I'm glad there,s another whistle blower besides me. I'm a cna and a while ago i seen another aide hit a patient, which i told and they ran an investigation, and she was let go. i also told on another aide at another nursing home to, but they just sent her to a different floor for a month,then she was right back on the same floor, i don't understand. i hope everything goes well for you i applaud you for standing up sometimes it takes serious action to get the right things done good luck

YOU GO GIRL, SOME NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE, I APPALUADE YOU AND YOUR COURAGE, AS JOYCE MYERES WOULD SAY (DON'T GIVE UP)

Hip-Hip-Hooray!! A Nurse that actually stands up for her patients-not just says the words!!!

Three cheers for Margaret Haywood. Nurses take an oath they they will be advocates for their patients, but not enough of us are ready to put our job on the line to do it. Iam a nurse in AL which is a so-called "right to work" state. In actually, this means that employers have a right to FIRE and do not have to have any valid reason to do so. I worked for two diferent hospice organizations and reported problems with administration policies and quality of patient care and I was fired both times. The attorneys I talked to said it is almost impossible to win a "wrongful termination" in this state, so I just had to move on and try to explain myself when interviewing for other RN positions.
I did feel that I accomplished something, though, because a week after I left the first position the head honchos for the company came in to investigate the local office and the administrator was demoted. In the second case, it took quite a bit longer, until the company was bought out, then my administrator at that hospice was given the choice to be demoted to staff RN of leave. Last I heard she was a staff RN at a rural hospital. I hope Ms. Haywood stands by her convictions. Moral and ethical values and fighting for what you know is right are more important than any job. ALabama RN.