sarafina

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1. Fired from my med/surg job after almost 3 years

   sarafina replied to gettingbsn2msn's topic in General Nursing

   was also just thinking you probably should not turn in a resignation letter otherwise you wont qualify for unemployment. Sorry this happened to you

2. Can't get a hold of Dr.!

   sarafina replied to txdon's topic in Geriatric

   This happens often with one of our docs. esp at night. He will call back 8 hrs later as if that's normal. We had an inservice the other day when the DON and Admn said we can NOT chart attempted to notify MD return call pending. I was like "yeah right...

3. how to give heparin 5000units with a 1mL syringe?

   sarafina replied to redbuttrfly14's topic in General Nursing

   On a related point,,,, what syringes do you guys use to give heparin? Do you just use the insulin syringes or do you have designated heparin syringes? We use insulin syringes but it came up the other day that that is not the right tool for the job.....

4. heartless DON or reality check?

   sarafina replied to sarafina's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for all your comments. It truly upset me and most of the staff when she did that. The other CNAs offered to pick up slack and allow this CNA a chance to compose or even go home. Leaving midshift was not an option allowed to the CNA by the DON...

5. heartless DON or reality check?

   sarafina posted a topic in General Nursing

   One of the CNAs got a call at work and was informed that her niece had died. The death was very unexpected, and she basically started crying (sniffling mostly with no loud and dramatic shows of emotion). The DON was informed of the situation and she ...

6. Nurses working without health insurance

   sarafina replied to linguine's topic in Activism

   For those who asked, yes my policy is with my employer. There is a reason not many people at my work place can afford to buy the coverage. How am I expected to have to meet a 10 thousand deductible while still paying $500+ a month. The 'good news' a...

7. Nurses working without health insurance

   sarafina replied to linguine's topic in Activism

   off topic,,, but what time zone are these posts tagged by? Admins?

8. Nurses working without health insurance

   sarafina replied to linguine's topic in Activism

   Well, I do have health insurance. I pay $250 every 2 weeks for me and my infant son. My deductable??? 10,000. That means before I can even come close to benefiting from all the money I put into my 'insurance'. I have to pay $10,000 out of pocket!!! H...

9. Made a huge mistake now worried for career.

   sarafina replied to newRNhereMI's topic in Geriatric

   In the LTC the narc E-box is separate from the regular E-box. Taking stuff like cipro or phenergan from the regular box requires nothing but filling out the form and faxing it to the pharmacy for restocking. The narc box is another animal all togeth...

10. How to teach an experienced nurse

    sarafina replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    I agree she is probably just looking for an 'easy ride with pay' for a couple of weeks before she has to get going. Heck that is a great way to get a paid vacation.

11. Do you have a resident you cant stand?

    sarafina replied to sarafina's topic in Geriatric

    The purpose of my post was mostly to vent coz this woman is driving to the edge of madness. The admin seems to have endless patience and give insurmountable amount of leeway to this woman and her family. The CNAs don't wanna work with her anymore coz...

12. Do you have a resident you cant stand?

    sarafina posted a topic in Geriatric

    Hey y'all LTC people. I have a resident that I absolutely can not stand. It would not be going too far to say that I hate her as a person but I still treat her with respect. She is 50 years old and rude as can be, has no patience, her family is takin...