catlynLPN

catlynLPN

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  1. There's a Mousetrap In My Med Cart

    catlynLPN replied to 99percentangel's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Where I work, the DON staggered our med times. We care for approx 130 people. One half's med times are 7-11-3-7. The other half is 8-12-4-8. So you can start your med pass at 6am for the 7am time,...

  2. when state comes to visit

    catlynLPN replied to mrsbiggy's topic in General Nursing

    date the insulin bottle was opened...they're said to be good for 28 days after opened cover the MAR with something if you leave the cart, so passersby can't read it use gloves when giving eye gtts and...

  3. Family in Denial

    catlynLPN replied to whodunit's topic in General Nursing

    The words I hilighted above says it all. This ISN"T like her mom.....the mom she knows. Obviously she's upset and KNOWS that her mom hit you, evidenced by her asking you if that's what happened. I...

  4. Safety syringes

    catlynLPN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I won't mention the name of this syringe, I don't think I'm supposed to, but I am wondering if any of you would know what I'm talking about. It's an insulin syringe and the needle retracts into the...

  5. Safety syringes

    catlynLPN replied to catlynLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, well thanks for the replies to my question. At least I know it's not just me. I suppose I'll just keep having to deal with it and do the best I

  6. First Day in Nursing Home as a Practical Nurse

    catlynLPN replied to funkynurse09's topic in General Nursing

    2 words...............good

  7. Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

    catlynLPN replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well, my two cents' opinion is this is America. MOST people here speak English. Maybe people should learn to speak English clearly so patients can understand them, if they're going to work here. As...

  8. Put the darn chart back!

    catlynLPN replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    Guess what happens in the LTC I work in part time.....the RNs, like the care plan coordinator...and some others....take charts away from the desk and it will be locked up in their office overnight or...

  9. What happens if a nurse loses her license?

    catlynLPN replied to redhead09's topic in General Nursing

    I think it all depends on the severity of the inappropriate actions of the nurse. Some disciplinary levels give probabtion for a period of time, sometimes the nurse has to pay a fine and/or take...

  10. Weird Question about Breath Smell

    catlynLPN replied to MrsMommaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Bad teeth and diseased gums can indeed cause that odor. They need to see a dentist, and probably have any bad teeth pulled and gum treatment started. We have a person at my facility who has that...

  11. Michigan at- will employment

    catlynLPN replied to Thundercat's topic in General Nursing

    She is just trying to scare and intimidate you. What you did may be job abandonment but not patient abandonment, and job abandonment is between you and the employer, not between you and the BON. As...

  12. Have you ever NOT shown up when you were scheduled to work?

    catlynLPN replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, that happened to me about 5-6 months ago. I've been on this job 28+ years and that's the first time I've done that. There were a couple of times I showed up when I wasn't scheduled, and they...

  13. Nurses Smoking

    catlynLPN replied to JENNLEE's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I have to agree with the majority of posters on here. It looks like that the original poster created his/her profile to come and criticize nurses for smoking. I used to smoke, I tried many...

  14. Can I not perform CPR?

    catlynLPN replied to LovebugLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I was told about the same thing you were in the last class I took. They told us that "lay" people {non medical} are the ones being told not to check for a pulse, that some people don't know how to...

  15. Someone Please Help Me!!!!!!!

    catlynLPN replied to skadoosh's topic in General Nursing

    CNA course = A CNA LPN course = An LPN A medication aide course = A medication

  16. Meds in lock up

    catlynLPN replied to lexibear99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We're locking up and counting anything that has pseudoephedrine now, because that's what they use to make meth with. We're locking up tramadol now,

  17. I need your two cents!

    catlynLPN replied to 4my2girls's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow! That would be no contest for me!! If they will pay for your schooling....then GO, Girl! Go! But yes, being a CNA will help quite a bit...it will give you a basic idea of nursing.....alot of hands...

  18. Sore Throat, Runny Nose d/t Med Pass??

    catlynLPN replied to Chicklet2's topic in General Nursing

    I am highly allergic to Metamucil. We used to have alot of people on it at my facility, and after mixing up and giving that stuff to 15-20 people on my shift I was sneezing uncontrollably. We got...

  19. Well, heck!

    catlynLPN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, if I were in your shoes I wouldn't even call them. I'd be looking for work and if I found something I'd take it. Then let them call me. I would have to tell them....well, I wasn't getting any...

  20. Does this sound like "a little much" to you??

    catlynLPN replied to PICNICRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was wondering about that, too. We had a bad incident happen at my facility, {I don't want to post details, it's still too new, someone might see}, but it resulted in a death. Now they're making the...

  21. CNA trying to hit me up for drugs.

    catlynLPN replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Tell her you would lose your license and go to prison for doing that and you don't see living in a prison cell as part of your future! Like as previous posters advised, I would report her......there...

  22. Pocket Timers

    catlynLPN replied to luvtosmile's topic in General Nursing

    I found a small timer at a kitchen store. It is small....made by pyrex I think. I also found one at a dollar store here in my town. If you cannot find one, I'd be more than happy to pick one up for...

  23. Paramedic to LPN

    catlynLPN replied to abj55's topic in General Nursing

    No, you cannot. Unless you have been to LPN school and passed state boards, you cannot work as an LPN. I'm curious as to what prompted you to ask this

  24. Dealing with racist co-workers!

    catlynLPN replied to mytoon38's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Where I work they would be "progressively" disciplined. First remark or compaint would be a counsel, then a writeup, then maybe a suspension, and so on. The problem now lies with your supervisor or...

  25. Question about NOTE?

    catlynLPN replied to sissiesmama's topic in General Nursing

    :chuckle