catlynLPN

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  1. Help..fellow RN breaking into co-workers E mail

    Always at least one in every place of employment. Hope things get worked out. Personally, I'd be working them out for him..... I'd let him speak to my
  2. NON-Nurses Giving Shots in MD Offices

    Well, I'm not in NYC, but in my state if they're working under the supervision of the doctor he can train them to do whatever he wants them to do. As long as it's in his office under his supervision,...
  3. Don't feel bad. I make a mess somewhere everyday, at work. It just works that way for me. I'm a klutz. I clean up after myself, tho, alot of nurses don't even do
  4. Office nurse- charting phone calls with patients

    I don't work in a doctor's office, but on my job we are required to document all phone calls with family, concerning our residents, whether they call us or we call
  5. I gave one injection for a neighbor once, but I'm not comfortable with it either. On my job, staff people there expect the nurses to check their B/P's all the time. It's just like clinic day for...
  6. LPNs working unsupervised in nursing homes

    It's legal in my state. That's what LTC's are mostly staffed with. We also work on my state job without an RN in the building. But we have RNs on call.....we can reach them at any time for any...
  7. Changeover- Worst Night of my life (vent long)!!!!

    I hear what you're saying. And some people think night shift nurses don't do
  8. I work in a state facility. I had rather be there than in a private nursing home. The benefits are better and the pay is better. Plus I get bonuses, and they have a plan to get raises....you show...
  9. Bereavement Committee - Help Please!!!

    I was just now searching online for patterns to make crocheted bereavement gowns or wraps, that I intend to make for our children's hospital in my state and in my search, your posting came up. There...
  10. No More Afternoon Med Pass? Say It Ain't So!

    Wow! that's going to double your 8pm med pass. Also, some meds can't be given together. You can give them separately when you have two med passes but with one med pass you'll have only one chance to...
  11. What do you do with your dogs during 3 7a-7p shifts???

    Well, I was only offering info about my own routines with my own dog. I wasn't insinuating that the OP should use a doggy door. Every pet owner has to know their own dog and be aware of what their...
  12. What do you do with your dogs during 3 7a-7p shifts???

    This is what I do. My dog stays by himself, I make sure he has food out, plenty of water, he has a fenced in back yard, a doggie door to get inside if he wants in. He has blankets on the floor. He's...
  13. I work for a GLC but our facility is being sold to a private party. I would think the pay rate is determined by the area you live in. I make 17.50, and that's with 35 yrs experience. I make more on...
  14. Horizontal Hostility

    Well, at my facility they have progressive discipline. First offense could be a counseling, second a written warning, third, could be a suspension, fourth dismissal. They also receive points, like...
  15. Here's what I'm thinking....maybe the family just didn't "see" the dying process. I went in to work one day and checked on a patient.....I could see that death was close. I told the nurse I was...