Being micromanaged by a CMA?

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One of the day medication aides is starting to literally micromanage everything I do and it's driving me insane. I'm so over worked and spread thin. im the only nurse in charge of 50 pt with no medication aide. So yes I may leave a darn medication rapper in the cart because I forgot to put it in the shredder. Or maybe I didn't date the applesauce that I just opened. Well now she's writing emails to the boss lady. I'm just fed up. Getting very depressed and frustrated here. I own up to my mistakes but I keep making them cause they don't staff me adequately. I think I've had it.

Sounds like harassment to me. If I were the supervisor that she was reporting to I'd be questioning why she had so much time on her hands. I'd be watching her!! Your doing the right thing by. Keeping a notebook. I also think passing meds on 50 pts is too much. What are the regs in your state?

There's no regs in my state. From what k know California is the only state with regs on ratio but I could be wrong.

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My supervisor has not said a word to me about it. Honestly she's a great supervisor and very laid back.. Maybe she just laughed it off

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Lol oops. Wrapper!

I don't even work with this girl she comes on the next day after my shift and so I have no idea why she is being petty im always very nice to her and like, well, everyone. I guess that doesn't really matter though :/

She's treating you this way because she wants you to label the applesauce and shred all the wrappers. How does she know you are the one doing this?

At any rate, she is feeling inferior and jealous because you are the RN and are still challenged by the med pass and she's got it down because she is not an RN, therefore doesn't have all of the other responsibilities that you do, presumably.

Just manage to leave her no chance to complain and move on. It is kind of annoying when the person you follow leaves trash, doesn't restock med cups, straws, spoons, and so forth, doesn't reorder meds from Pharmacy, leaves pills in the drawers unpassed, doesn't wipe up spills of liquids, etc. None of it is the end of the world, but try to get it all spotless and superb so she can't fuss. Try to befriend her, too. Get to know her on a personal level.

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She's treating you this way because she wants you to label the applesauce and shred all the wrappers. How does she know you are the one doing this?

At any rate, she is feeling inferior and jealous because you are the RN and are still challenged by the med pass and she's got it down because she is not an RN, therefore doesn't have all of the other responsibilities that you do, presumably.

Just manage to leave her no chance to complain and move on. It is kind of annoying when the person you follow leaves trash, doesn't restock med cups, straws, spoons, and so forth, doesn't reorder meds from Pharmacy, leaves pills in the drawers unpassed, doesn't wipe up spills of liquids, etc. None of it is the end of the world, but try to get it all spotless and superb so she can't fuss. Try to befriend her, too. Get to know her on a personal level.

She knows it's me because I am the only nurse on my shift, which is evenings. We have no nurse over night, and she also looks at the dates and times on the wrappers, which is how she knows it's me. I don't like it when people don't confront me if they have issue, and just send emails to my boss. She doesn't do med pass on her own either. She passes meds with two other nurses. I'm all by myself with no med tech. I do everything by myself. but tonight I made sure everything was done. she never re orders meds.. And never leaves applesauce in the med carts which makes me have to go to the kitchen and restock them all. I sometimes leave wrappers in the cart (our shredder is all way upstairs and I sometimes forget to collect them all from each cart and throw them in there) but I always make sure there are enough cups, spoons, etc.

I understand the wrapper are annoying.. Which is why I went all over and cleaned them out. But sometimes the day shift doesn't understand that I'm doing everything all by myself, and they complain. It's really starting to feel like they are just very negative people.

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She knows it's me because I am the only nurse on my shift, which is evenings. We have no nurse over night, and she also looks at the dates and times on the wrappers, which is how she knows it's me. I don't like it when people don't confront me if they have issue, and just send emails to my boss. She doesn't do med pass on her own either. She passes meds with two other nurses. I'm all by myself with no med tech. I do everything by myself. but tonight I made sure everything was done. she never re orders meds.. And never leaves applesauce in the med carts which makes me have to go to the kitchen and restock them all. I sometimes leave wrappers in the cart (our shredder is all way upstairs and I sometimes forget to collect them all from each cart and throw them in there) but I always make sure there are enough cups, spoons, etc.

I understand the wrapper are annoying.. Which is why I went all over and cleaned them out. But sometimes the day shift doesn't understand that I'm doing everything all by myself, and they complain. It's really starting to feel like they are just very negative people.

On my end, I would do everything to not forget. Don't let them pick on you. They are finding things. One thing about ltc is that they can be 'friends' with others and set you up. Have a clean slate before you leave.

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On my end, I would do everything to not forget. Don't let them pick on you. They are finding things. One thing about ltc is that they can be 'friends' with others and set you up. Have a clean slate before you leave.

Yeah if I leave im not working at another LTC in that area.. I actually moved so I travel quite a bit which would be a good reason to leave but I am gonna use this opportunity to just practice being more organized and will help me in the long run.

Everyone seems to like me but her. But everyone just gossips about everyone and im not that kind of person so it makes me depressed being around it a lot.

I'm looking into school to take my mind off things. Thanks for all the input

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I can't post what I would say lol

It would look like this **** *** **** ***** ** **** **** *** **** *** worry about your job **** **** ***** ** ***

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I can't post what I would say lol

It would look like this **** *** **** ***** ** **** **** *** **** *** worry about your job **** **** ***** ** ***

I wanted to say that so bad.. But after cooling down a bit I realized that although I've been staying an extra 45mins at work the carts have been immaculate, charting is good, most of my errors have been corrected. Maybe it was a blessing in disguise. And now that she'll have nothing to complain about, im hoping she just stops with the drama.

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