carbaminohemoglobin

carbaminohemoglobin has 3 years experience and specializes in LTC, Dementia/Alzheimer's.

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1. Staff on Resident Sexual Abuse?

   carbaminohemoglobin replied to carbaminohemoglobin's topic in Geriatric

   I was acting as treatment nurse for two units the night of the incident. The supervisor directly told the Charge Nurse to not write a note or fill out any of the normal paperwork. The Charge Nurse asked me to write a note anyway, since I wasn't spok...

2. Staff on Resident Sexual Abuse?

   carbaminohemoglobin replied to carbaminohemoglobin's topic in Geriatric

   I got an email from the ADON this morning. She thanked me again, told me the DON was made aware if the situation the night it was initially reported, and assured me things were being "taken care of." Not sure what that means exactly, but it makes me ...

3. Staff on Resident Sexual Abuse?

   carbaminohemoglobin replied to carbaminohemoglobin's topic in Geriatric

   I called the ADON first thing this morning and reported the incident again. She said she had no knowledge of this and it wasn't included in the "supervisor's report" from the night before. She seemed shocked that we were told to do nothing and said...

4. Staff on Resident Sexual Abuse?

   carbaminohemoglobin posted a topic in Geriatric

   A female CNA with well-documented mental health problems was involved in sexually inappropriate touching of a A&Ox3 male resident this evening. The resident complained and the house supervisor was notified immediately. The supervisor interviewe...

5. Win CASH! 11th Nursing Caption Contest - $100

   carbaminohemoglobin replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   This is why celebrities shouldn't make scrubs. Lady Gaga definitely missed the mark with that design.

6. Food Allergy Policy

   carbaminohemoglobin posted a topic in LPN/LVN

   I have a new pt with an allergy to eggs. On a couple of occasions, I noticed the kitchen at my LTC job served her food with eggs/egg products. On another occasion, she had to ask if there were eggs in a certain dessert. When I approached the dietary...

7. Fired - what do you think...

   carbaminohemoglobin replied to LoveBeingAnRN's topic in General Nursing

   Am I missing something? I work in LTC and rarely see seatbelts on w/c pts (even on extremely high fall risks). I feel she did the appropriate thing, minus not calling the physician and changing the order if there was one. She found faulty equipmen...

8. Requesting not to work with certain person?

   carbaminohemoglobin replied to carbaminohemoglobin's topic in Geriatric

   Thank you for your replies. I emailed my don and staffing coordinator. I made sure to mention it wasn't personal, but I just couldn't trust her. I pride myself in being able to work with just about anyone and have never really complained to my superi...

9. Requesting not to work with certain person?

   carbaminohemoglobin posted a topic in Geriatric

   There's a new CNA on my unit. For several different reasons, I am seriously considering requesting her not to be assigned to me. 1) She's too loud and easily flustered for Alzheimer's/dementia patients. 2) She doesn't get along with the other aids an...

10. A Funny Moment in LTC...

    carbaminohemoglobin replied to westieluv's topic in Geriatric

    On an Alzheimer's unit, 3 female residents and 1 male resident all sat near each other in the TV area. All three females were having different conversations, but speaking to one another. The male resident was looking from one woman to another (obviou...

11. A Funny Moment in LTC...

    carbaminohemoglobin replied to westieluv's topic in Geriatric

    Female resident in her 90s told her caregiver she was worried she might be pregnant, because she hadn't had her period for awhile.. LOL

12. Offensive Nursing Behavior

    carbaminohemoglobin posted a topic in Geriatric

    Hello all! I work on a Dementia/Alzheimer's unit in a LTC facility. Most of the nursing staff is friendly and patient with the confused residents, but one nurse in particular is neither. She is an older nurse, been at this facility for a long time. ...

13. 2 cents?

    carbaminohemoglobin replied to carbaminohemoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    thank you all! i feel better now.. about the psych meds: looking back, i suppose the issue could have been prevented by checking the med cart myself. i didn't, because it was the cmt's cart! i'm approached by cmt's fairly often when a med needs to be...

14. 2 cents?

    carbaminohemoglobin posted a topic in General Nursing

    i just started a new job after taking maternity leave and i feel like i'm quickly developing the reputation of being an idiot... 1) one night in the beginning of a holiday weekend, my cmt told me we were out of a psych med for a pt. when my supe...

15. does anyone have a very general idea of what an LPN does on the everage day?

    carbaminohemoglobin replied to glitterygirl's topic in LPN/LVN

    It depends where you work.. I work at a LTC facility as a Charge Nurse. Generally, I pass meds, do treatments, assess patients, chart, do paperwork, direct CNA's/CMT's.. Those are my very basic duties that MUST be done daily, but every day is differ...