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  1. Abandonment issues!

    catlynLPN replied to RNtowering's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It is not abandonment, but she is bullying you. The reason she is telling you that is so that SHE won't have to come help cover...if she intimidates you enough to make you believe what she's telling...

  2. Manager charting and my documentation missing!?

    catlynLPN replied to ladylikeRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I would run like a scalded dog. If they change documentation in situations such as this, they will do it on ANYthing. Eventually, if you stay there, you will find yourself in some very hot water and...

  3. Missing narcs returned to med cart...sorry long

    catlynLPN replied to OklaLPN's topic in General Nursing

    That is a horrible thing to do to co-workers. I agree with others on this thread the medications should be destroyed. And your DON needs to take the initiative in making sure this is done and NEVER...

  4. Nurses eating their young? (not the same old rant)

    catlynLPN replied to CT Pixie's topic in General Nursing

    Wouldn't it be nice if those nurses who give out and/or practice with negative energy towards new grads and other nurses, changed their way of thinking and doing things......if they acted like the...

  5. Most Humorous Call-In Excuses

    catlynLPN replied to jeffrey_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Here's some weird excuses I, MYSELF, have had to give!! One night, in my sleep I turned over and my hand ran down the headboard of my bed and caught a piece of splinter up UNDER my thumbnail!! Oh,...

  6. Freak accident

    catlynLPN replied to KaroSnowQueen's topic in General Nursing

    A weird thing happened to me about 3 years ago. Someone left a step stool, the kind with rungs on it, in the little fridge/coffee room at work. They just pushed it up in front of the table that...

  7. Unfreaking Real!!!!

    catlynLPN replied to chiari_mom's topic in General Nursing

    There is no empathy by some supervisors/managers, because if they HAD any empathy then that would mean they would have to help out a little bit and might have to actually do a little work once in a...

  8. Do you need to carry your personal cell phone while at work?

    catlynLPN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    My job says the same thing...leave your cell phones in the car. Hmmmm. What they don't know won't hurt

  9. Is this Legal?

    catlynLPN replied to widi96's topic in General Nursing

    In response to the question she asked you.......what in samhill does it matter if it had been catchy?? You weren't on the job! You weren't there spreading it around. You were HOME, resting,...

  10. New Nurse Horror Stories

    catlynLPN replied to Baking Nurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Of course not.....IF it were JUST a colace. But the one I worked in, it wasn't just a colace. It was everything. 60 people in a LTC is just unreal. I don't know how you ever get finished. My med...

  11. New Nurse Horror Stories

    catlynLPN replied to Baking Nurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    No offense to you, but how can the DON not know what's going on? The LTC I work in occassionally, is notorious for MARs not being intitaled, missing meds and borrowing, and nurses combining med...

  12. Is your hospital closing?

    catlynLPN replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    It happened alot in the state I live in, which is a rural state. Lots of little towns lost their hospitals due to financial strains. Now, alot of those people have to travel so much further to get to...

  13. They Called Out WHY??????

    catlynLPN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I had to call in because of my dog. He has epilepsy, but that's not the complete reason. My grandson and I had mowed the yard one day and one of us accidentally left open the gate to the backyard....

  14. I went off on a family member...and I don't feel bad about it.

    catlynLPN replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    This is what I was wondering. Why is the person who is at the desk answering the telephone, not screening the calls? If the person calling is not one of the designated family members to call, then...

  15. Iffy practices at my new job...

    catlynLPN replied to catlvr's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I tried to edit and add this to my post, but it wouldn't let me. But I wanted to say that as posters above me, I also understand the logic of combining meds for the resident's convenience, IF it's...

  16. Iffy practices at my new job...

    catlynLPN replied to catlvr's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This happened at the LTC where I work part time occasionally. Their MARS are a mess. Since I work nights, the day shift wants the night nurse to give some of their 8 am meds. I reluctantly did it a...

  17. Pharmacist said "I don't care" regarding Vancomycin dose time.

    catlynLPN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, IMHO, you just have to forget her and do what you know is right. Does she have authority over when it is scheduled? I would think the nurses could reschedule something like that the way it...

  18. DNS undermined my authority with CNA

    catlynLPN replied to achot chavi's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    I have worked 2 jobs in the past. I work at a local NH occasionally for extra money, then my regular job for the state I live in. On the NH job, I experience the same thing with the CNAs there,...

  19. Golden Living Centers

    catlynLPN replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    We have one in my town. I've worked there off and on for several years. From what I understand, even though, it's called Golden Living now, it is STILL under the umbrella of Beverly. When I'm on the...

  20. An apology

    catlynLPN replied to LesMonsterRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I read that thread yesterday...most of it. As my screen name shows I am an LPN. I started to post on it, then decided not to. It greatly saddens me that I know that there are alot of RNs who feel the...

  21. I'm gonna sue you

    catlynLPN replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient in the LTC, that complained to me that I wasn't getting his medicine to him at the right time. He said he was supposed to get it at exactly 5:30 am, so that he could lay back down and...

  22. Moderate Hearing Loss a Hindrance for Getting a Nursing Job?

    catlynLPN replied to JoeyLemor's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with a nurse who had a hearing loss. She wore her hearing aids, and some organization bought her electronic stethescope {sp} for her. It was expensive, too, I think about 400.00. So there's...

  23. Narcotic discrepancy

    catlynLPN posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is a little bit different than what you would think...... This is about my dog's medication. He has epilepsy and takes several medications. He can have diazepam 10mg during active seizure...

  24. Narcotic discrepancy

    catlynLPN replied to catlynLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your kind reply. I'm still so undecided on what to do about, regarding talking to the vet. We live in such a small town and I hate to think that any of those young people in there are...

  25. Narcotic discrepancy

    catlynLPN replied to catlynLPN's topic in General Nursing

    My dog is also on Phenobarbital twice a day, so they have to fill that, too. The point I was trying to make is that they have vet techs in there handling these medications that have potential for...