[Kate!]

I've actively whistle blown and ended up out of a job because I did so. However I have no regrets and I'd do it again. I blew the whistle on a "Nurse" as she called herself. I witnessed her shoving an elderly woman out of the office, she was rough as hell with her and the woman tried to slap her so she gave her sedative drugs and told her family she was aggressive. The manager wasn't happy when I reported it and nothing was done about it as it was my word against hers and she denied the man handling. They started criticising my work etc and eventually it all became unbearable to the point I resigned. I had second thoughts but they refused me a cooling off period to retract my resignation. The nurse in question got sacked a month after I left for "medication discrepancies. I'd never work in a nursing home again.