CloudySue

CloudySue

Pediatric Private Duty; Camp Nursing

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  1. I should be grateful to have a job,but

    CloudySue replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hmmm, so did we. I worked for $9.50 for two years in the activity department while in nursing school, all the while being promised by HR to receive loan reimbursement up to $100/month. The VERY month...

  2. Required to work for free?

    CloudySue posted a topic in Home Health

    I recently started at a peds home health agency (ATC) where I was told to report 15 min early to my assignment to allow time for report. Well, I did this, and when I submitted my hours, I submitted...

  3. Any other LPN's find LTC too much to deal with?

    CloudySue replied to cardiacnurse34's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I work w a nurse who I SWEAR can't possibly be doing everything he's supposed to. We both start our passes around 7:30 am. I'm finished around 9:15-9:30, and I know my side well. He's done by...

  4. I feel out of the loop.

    CloudySue replied to anonymous1919's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When I first started, all they wanted me to focus on at the start was the med pass and treatments. Everything was taken care of for me and I was so oblivious that first month or two that I didn't even...

  5. Can distilled water be used for suctioning trachs?

    CloudySue replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    No, just tap water for cleansing out the tube between suctions, is what I

  6. Leave me alone when I'm passing meds!!!!!

    CloudySue replied to debRN0417's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm glad to have found this thread, it validates my own feelings about interruptions. My CNA's are awesome. I don't bug them and they don't bug me. They know I will respond immediately during a med...

  7. Can distilled water be used for suctioning trachs?

    CloudySue replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    They use tap water where I work also. After working an LTC for so long, sometimes it's still hard for me to wrap my brain around the different standards for procedures and protocol. The risk of...

  8. Unions anyone?

    CloudySue replied to Vonique's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We have LPN or RN "supervisor" on our nametags so unions cannot approach us in the parking lot or whereever. Our place spends a lot of effort, especially at time of hire/orientation, to demonize...

  9. Need positive reinforcement- people can be so mean!

    CloudySue replied to momofr&b's topic in Home Health

    I'm an LPN in LTC and recently started picking up shifts in HHC. I started w a very sweet teenage girl w MR and seizures. The mother was a complete control freak, very picky, constantly reminding you...

  10. Any other LPN's find LTC too much to deal with?

    CloudySue replied to cardiacnurse34's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    momtojosh, you might want to cut and paste that post/inquiry in a new posting as an original post somewhere else. This posting already has a topic and you'll probably get better response if you put it...

  11. Any other LPN's find LTC too much to deal with?

    CloudySue replied to cardiacnurse34's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I am getting into home health care now too, I've been doing LTC for 13 months and that's one month too long! I only needed the first 12 to have the experience the agency needed! LOL! Monday I'm...

  12. Salary for LPN supervisor at assisted living?

    CloudySue replied to afilly's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    In my facility, EVERY LPN is an LPN supervisor. It's really not a big deal. You do supervise... the CNA's. Other than that it's med passes and treatments as usual. I am in eastern PA and new grads...

  13. Facebook

    CloudySue replied to sls73's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    My favorite is when people post DURING THEIR SHIFT to comment or complain about their day, using a smart phone w FB. Once in a while I can understand, we do get breaks (usually.) But often you'll have...

  14. How to train a new nurse? all tips welcome!

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

    :eek:Woah, wait a sec... are you telling me she had less than TWO days training on the med pass? I can't account for her blase attitude, but I'm sure she's probably missed out on 90% of the finer...

  15. Aren't ADON's here to help...?

    CloudySue posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I work in a SNF, been there almost a year after graduating last August. I am pretty good at what I do and have developed a reputation for being cheerful, helpful, and cooperative with coworkers and...

  16. Hating the med pass

    CloudySue replied to NotFlo's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It's sort of scary that I can read through all these posts and experience deja vu. I was telling my husband about this particular thread last night, that if he wanted to know how my day went, this...

  17. Manor Care Questions

    CloudySue replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've worked at a ManorCare for three years in eastern PA. The reason your nametag will say "RN Supervisor" is to deter union representatives from approaching you. Anyone who is a "supervisor" cannot...

  18. first med error

    CloudySue replied to kxvc's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Metformin/Metoprolol... We have an archaic system where each drawer has little cardboard boxes lined up inside a drawer... with 4 rows, one for each resident. The MAR is just a book with each med...

  19. does it really get better?

    CloudySue replied to cebuana_nurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The bargaining thing really does work. We have a woman who quite honestly does not belong with us, but in a mental hospital. We are always promising candy if she takes her psych meds. Another woman...

  20. first med error

    CloudySue replied to kxvc's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Whew! Talk about sound-alikes and med errors... just today around lunchtime I grabbed a Metoprolol 100mg which was in the drawer RIGHT next to the box of Metformin 500! The pills are the same size and...

  21. does it really get better?

    CloudySue replied to cebuana_nurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It does get MUCH better. I would start a med pass at 7:30am and not be done until 11:30, then have to wheel back to the beginning of the hall and start all over again. Other nurses would be lounging...

  22. Help!!! I cannot take a manual blood pressure for the life of me...

    CloudySue replied to erin11408's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I started hearing things better after I moved the bell a bit lower down the arm than what I was taught, like in the crook of the arm, or even a bit lower. And I press down hard on either side of the...

  23. first med error

    CloudySue replied to kxvc's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Med errors are so scary. I just hate that feeling when you realize it and your blood runs cold. My first med error was about 6 months ago where I gave a woman Ativan 1.0mg instead of 0.5mg. She had...

  24. The first time you ever used a needle and/or cath

    CloudySue replied to Lala27poodles's topic in General Nursing

    I get weak in the knees when I have to give an IM! All I have to do is see it on the MAR that someone is scheduled for one! I've been nursing for about 6 months and I've only done a handful, so I...

  25. To all the moms out there: How did you do it?

    CloudySue replied to Karina1481's topic in General Nursing

    My girls were a bit older and one was in kindergarten already, but during the summer they both had to be in daycare. Community college is so inexpensive compared to private four year colleges, so take...