katlpn6

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1. I was fired for refusing to give injections incorrectly!

   katlpn6 replied to katlpn6's topic in Safety

   Your right....initially they were reported by someone else but I was called by the board of health and asked to give my side of it. So no....I did not do the the actual reporting. I'm sorry if I missled you, I did not intend to. And to clear it up, I...

2. I was fired for refusing to give injections incorrectly!

   katlpn6 replied to katlpn6's topic in Safety

   I appreciate your input but let me assure you I am not a trouble maker. To avoid making my thread novel length I cut to the chase with quite a bit of the details. One of the things that happened with this nurse is that I asked her where they keep the...

3. I was fired for refusing to give injections incorrectly!

   katlpn6 replied to katlpn6's topic in Safety

   As I said in my orriginal thread, this practice had children ranging in age from birth to 18 years old. I agree with you that in some instances a 5/8 inch needle is appropriate, that's what nursing judgement is for. My point was that they did not hav...

4. Bossy CNA's in LTC(long)

   katlpn6 replied to jaimemds's topic in LPN/LVN

   Although I am not making excuses for her behavior, lets face it, CNA's get paid very little money to do very hard work. I can understand how an "attitude" can develope in an underpaid overworked CNA. Add into that the age factor. You didn't mention t...

5. I was fired for refusing to give injections incorrectly!

   katlpn6 replied to katlpn6's topic in Safety

   I have actually reported them to to board of health and they have begun an investigation. Her remark to me when I questioned her technique was " I've been doing it for years and have never had a problem." but I can tell you that I had more phone call...

6. I was fired for refusing to give injections incorrectly!

   katlpn6 replied to katlpn6's topic in Safety

   When she gives immunizations such as DTaP and say Hep B....she tapes the syringes together to give two injections at the same time. This makes it so two injections are given less than a 1/2 inch apart...clearly inappropriate landmarks.

7. I was fired for refusing to give injections incorrectly!

   katlpn6 posted a topic in Safety

   Hello, my name is Katherine. I have been an LPN for 10 years. I am an experienced clinition and have won awards for my excellence in clinical practice. I worked in an office for 10 years which gave me a vast amount of experience, from family practice...