It was most annoying. Of course, I did not follow their policies, simply because they did not know enough to lay them down, but instead let the client dictate what their priority needs were , how much time was required and then hounded my supervisors to get me the timetables approved.

Luckily my boss knew my level of honesty, care and skill and so the case managers were kept at bay.

I was almost investigated once when I syringe fed a dying patient for weeks[because their policy was if they did not eat from a spoon they were refusing food] when really my patient was too ill to eat without the method above.

I was expected to basically alter her impending natural cause of death, allowing her to die a lingering, agonizing death via starvation instead.

We were also informed to withold CPR/First Aid and even refrain from calling an ambulance until we first called and discussed the situation with a case manager and got direction.Of course, I refused that as well.

I was well known[and disliked] by the Government case managers but luckily, beloved by my company and clients.

I went to the same hospital workplace every day for the last 18 years of my career but had four different employers who issued my pay cheque during that time. It was most bizarre.