Cherie

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1. Incompetent Nurses.. Why are they working?

   Cherie replied to Cherie's topic in General Nursing

   Julie, I got defensive for a very good reason. The advice I'm getting is based on the knowledge of these workers, not the knowledge of the home. If they do infact take care of the problems then I will be happy to stay on there as an employee. And as ...

2. Incompetent Nurses.. Why are they working?

   Cherie replied to Cherie's topic in General Nursing

   Barbara.. The reason I have not run away from this facility, is that these are 2 extreme examples.. and I have no other examples to speak of as of yet. I work with a great bunch of people, everyone is getting above and beyond the basic care that an a...

3. Incompetent Nurses.. Why are they working?

   Cherie replied to Cherie's topic in General Nursing

   Well everyone who has replied, I do have some great news from the war front. I spoke to the LPN who was bringing all of the med errors to the DON's attn. and he informed me that this incompetent LPN will be dismissed, starting March 1st. I have yet t...

4. Incompetent Nurses.. Why are they working?

   Cherie replied to Cherie's topic in General Nursing

   Well.. all in all this isn't the worst home I have ever worked in, mainly because they either a: lack the funds for quality products, such as good linens. Or b: don't want to spend the $. At any rate, the aides I work with for the most part (excludin...

5. Incompetent Nurses.. Why are they working?

   Cherie replied to Cherie's topic in General Nursing

   I wasn't aware of that.. so with the knew knowledge I will report her, for whatever good it might do. I hope this time they will do something about it instead of letting her off with an psych. eval. that obviously didn't do much the first time around...

6. STRESSED OUT nursing student

   Cherie replied to NurseKrissy's topic in General Nursing

   I am a 2nd year PN student.. and I too thought school was never going to end.. but everyday I learn something more.. I graduate in July and I look forward to everyday I have left of clinicals because as a nurse you will never stop learning. Just reme...

7. Incompetent Nurses.. Why are they working?

   Cherie replied to Cherie's topic in General Nursing

   I continue to work there as of right now because I want to change things.. I haven't witnessed any abuse by the "horrible" aide, but I've heard enough from the other aides to know it can't all be a farse. What my ultimate goal in life is.. to gain a ...

8. CNA's

   Cherie replied to Kerstin1501's topic in General Nursing

   I work in a small town in Minnesota, and the wages are actually decent! I started at 8.45, a make a $1 more on Fri. and I get time and a half on Sat. & Sun. So for weekend pay I make more then an LPN that's been at the home since 1988. Only the a...

9. Incompetent Nurses.. Why are they working?

   Cherie posted a topic in General Nursing

   In the LTCF where I work there are 3 nursing staff that should not be allowed in the building.. an LPN and 2 aides. The LPN can't handle doing her meds, makes daily med errors, signs the MAR for every resident before she gives her pills, they have to...