A North Carolina nursing facility has suspended a nurse after her TikTok videos about patient care drew complaints online, according to Newsweek and local reports.
Kelly, a nurse at The Citadel at Winston Salem, posted work related content to an audience of more than 30,000 followers. Some viewers pushed back on videos in which she reportedly joked about giving patients too many pills and acted as if she did not care whether they died. She has since deleted the videos.
Accordius Health, the facility’s parent company, said in a statement that it learned of the videos from an employee, investigated and acted immediately. The company said misuse of social media by employees violates its core values, that any form of resident abuse is never tolerated, and that it reported the matter to the appropriate state and federal agencies. The North Carolina nursing board reportedly would not confirm whether it had received a complaint.
Kelly says she did nothing wrong. She described the videos as comedy skits and told reporters, “No one was ever harmed.” She also said she cares for her patients and believes the backlash has gone too far. TikTok has reportedly removed her account.
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