Julie McLaughlin

I am a psw was working in a privatised nursing home. I worked with covid residences and when i went into work they infoormed a resisdence was going pass away that I needed to take care of them after they passed away. I was not given a choice. They forced me beyond my rhelm of scope and I was not preparred for cleaning a deceaded person. I am a PSW take my career very seriously after the resident passed away i was advised to prep them for the funeral home so that they would transport them . Due to covid. I was not allowed to leave work as I was the only psw on the floor in the wing. As they only supplied 3 psw at night If you were lucky to have someone take relief so you could have a break or even lunch. Was called in times I was suppose to be off due to hours. Then there was times someone took me off the schedule when was suppose to work. When I first started as a student doing coop we were not allowed near covid residence durning the out break times rooms did not have signs to inform us who had covid. I was hired as a student nurses aid I was put into covid unit wearing the PPE was difficult at times I was never closter fobbic but It was very trying. When I did and go into rooms and take care of residence, which I loved doing was and is one my passions but some fellow workers complain and I would get hasseled because there belief was that they thought it was only the flu. I was being harrassed at work as a student . I just kept working because I was my only source of income. . I started to get panick attacks, anxiety and stress , went seen my Dr he put me off on sick for my mental health.When I informed the nursing home HR they stated needed a note gave it to them and just before every time the note the date off to was up the nursing home HR department continually contacted me telling me I needed a note and due to the difficulty to get into the drs they put more stress on me when I was trying to protect my mental health. It got so bad that going to take a note to the nursing home id have panick attacks . My dr advised me i needed to go to somewhere else when I went back to work because to much stress there . I had to terminate my employment because the stress and anxiety and abuse they put on me it effected every faccet of my life. When I asked about there counsiling program, they stated we dont have that. Told me that was up to me.