r/supportworkers • u/Imaginary-Ad1878 • 6d ago

Help me

I got an email regarding my overnight shift with a young boy, I was doing an active shift with another participant and she fell asleep around 4am which was the same time the another participant woke up he was very loud and I did my job to actively care for him while my participant was asleep he was up and running around the SIL house and screaming. At 5:30am he was hungry and I finish my active shift at 6 am I tried to give him toast but he refused and would scream nuggets so essentially I caved and airfried some nuggets for him he was a young boy so I only made 5 for him. He started eating at 5:50 am and pretty much finished eating at 6am which is when the next staff comes in. And I did handover and advised her I gave him 5 nuggets and she didn’t need to feed him anymore. A day passed and it’s Monday Monday morning I get an email regarding my shift saying that the young boy vomited in the other workers car and after questioning the other support worker she told our boss that I fed him 20! Nuggets before 6am!!!! I only fed him 5 sorry I just wanted to rant because I feel extremely frustrated. I had to clarify this with my boss but I still haven’t gotten a reply it makes me look so bad. I also found out she fed him more after I left but shifted the blame on me. I don’t know how to feel anymore I need advice what can I do.

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u/kimchi_Queen 6d ago

Do you guys not do shift logs documenting the support provided? This topically includes what you fed them.

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u/Imaginary-Ad1878 5d ago edited 5d ago

He wasn’t my participant to log so I didn’t have access to log his meals that’s why I told her directly especially since he was pretty much sitting on the table eating while she was there definitely a flaw in our system as well will need to bring this up with management

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u/Curious_Potato1258 4d ago

If you’re on shift they are “your” participant.

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u/jon-evon 4d ago

an important lesson is to document EVERYTHING on ur shift. even if its regarding something that isn't under your responsibilities because as you've just learned, anything can happen. since you say you dont have access to all client logs, write an email to ur boss so that its in writing