fournee

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  1. CNA left job without notice.

    fournee posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am new to LTC, 2 months to be exact. I love the job even though others told me not go into LTC. The issue is the CNAs who are extremely rude and not doing their job properly. I am not used to being...

  2. 1st Hospice overnighter

    fournee posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hello Nurses i have a 7pm-8am shift. I have never did an over night or hospice assignment. I just signed on with an agency. I was told to chart hourly. What do I chart? Client resting well? Movement?...

  3. LPN 1st assignment today

    fournee posted a topic in Agency Nurses

    Hello Nurses . I have been a LPN for 10 years and have been full time in a HIV outpt clinic. I also have a part time job for 2 years at an Assisted Living facility. I decided to sign on with an...

  4. Who's responsibility is it.........

    fournee posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hello Nightengales... I currently work parttime at an Assistant Living Facility. Been here 2 years and i do love what I am doing. My issue is always with management in regards to policies/rules....

  5. Who's responsibility is it.........

    fournee replied to fournee's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That's what I'm afraid of. Thank you. I will dot and cross

  6. Who's responsibility is it.........

    fournee replied to fournee's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thank you so much. I will definitely chart everything from here on

  7. LPN 1st assignment today

    fournee replied to fournee's topic in Agency Nurses

    I thank you for your response. I would like to learn more about hospice, but I realize, this wasn't the way to go. Agency knew I had no experience, but sent me anyway and told me not to tell them. I...

  8. LPN 1st assignment today

    fournee replied to fournee's topic in Agency Nurses

    It was not a good experience for me. I should have known something when the agency told me not to tell them I didn't have hospice experience. First it took 2.5 hours to get to a location that should...

  9. Giving alcohol to a resident

    fournee posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have been working at an Asst Living Facility for 1 month part time and really love it. A resident's son gave the wellness office a bottle of Brandy to give to her at night. The instructions are to...

  10. Giving alcohol to a resident

    fournee replied to fournee's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We have 95 residents, only 32 of them are on nursing services, meaning they come see us for meds/accuchecks/ bp checks. This resident is not one of them, the CNA's remind her to take her meds which...

  11. I need to quit but feel like a heel.............

    fournee posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am currently working full time in a HIV clinic and have been for 6 years. It's basically all the nursing I know/or used to since graduating. I wanted to make some extra money and get some experience...

  12. I need to quit but feel like a heel.............

    fournee replied to fournee's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I love you! Today I had 52 residents. Only Me. 5 days of training. 2 admissions and 2 readmissions. I have never did an admission at all. I told the nursing supervisor that I have never did one...

  13. What are some of the dumbest things you've seen or heard from another nurse at work

    fournee replied to sasha2lady's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Just last night a nurse who was fed up with a resident and her family, made the statement "I wish she would just die, STAT." I was shocked. I have only been working there 1 week and a lot of the...

  14. IV certification

    fournee replied to galenanurse's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Hello I will be registering for this program.

  15. Feeling like failure. Not happy in my life.

    fournee posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I am very depressed and I went online seeking free help because I am so unhappy and life is not getting any better for me. I took the PN exam today for the second time. I got 205 questions this time...

  16. Can't get a job in chicago

    fournee replied to 2007graduate's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Hello, I became a LPN Dec 2008, and I am still working where I was while a CMA for the past 4 years. When I do look in newspapers or on the internet for job postings I see so many for RN's. I am so...

  17. scrubs in chicago

    fournee replied to cookielady,rn's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Cars are stolen everywhere, not just Chicago. Crime can and has happened

  18. She is sleeping with a patient.............

    fournee posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am an HIV LPN(NEW). My company hired a RN for role of clinic coordinator. This Rn was fired from a previous job 4-5 years ago, unknown reasons. We had the opportunity to interview her, myself and 3...

  19. She is sleeping with a patient.............

    fournee replied to fournee's topic in General Nursing

    Read the original post.Dated over a month ago. What co-workers had cameras? And what co-workers were nosey? She showed us the pictures that were posted on Facebook for the public to see. So you can...

  20. She is sleeping with a patient.............

    fournee replied to fournee's topic in General Nursing

    I gave it a rest, how long ago did I post. As far as you telling me to get a life, I have one, and my life entails my place of employment and my clients as well as my license. My DON did feel it was...

  21. She is sleeping with a patient.............

    fournee replied to fournee's topic in General Nursing

    I felt it was my business and apparently the DON felt the same. You can keep a blind eye to things that are wrong in your workplace but I

  22. She is sleeping with a patient.............

    fournee replied to fournee's topic in General Nursing

    People are not reading the previous posts. I did not take unauthorized pictures, don't know where that came from. The pictures were posted on the very public Myspace and Facebook page for anyone and...

  23. HIV+ residents

    fournee replied to mo_07's topic in General Nursing

    """""Think of how many people have HIV, but not full blown aids,"""""" There is no such thing as Full Blown

  24. Iffy practices at my new job...

    fournee replied to catlvr's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    yes it is wrong to refuse to help the patient. read about hiv and maybe you will be more

  25. HIV+ residents

    fournee replied to mo_07's topic in General Nursing

    i was taken back to the 1980's with that question. i just passed boards a few weeks ago, and in school we were taught the ways of getting hiv, so i would hope in all schools they are taught the same....