KarynicaRN

KarynicaRN

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  1. R U annoyed by some ancillary staff too?

    KarynicaRN replied to eriksoln's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    yes, ancillary staff and physicians who show up late at night unannounced make me crazy. They think we are supposed to stop everything and run to help them. I was in the middle of a med pass, which...

  2. Hungry Nurse or Troublemaker?

    KarynicaRN replied to KY RN's topic in General Nursing

    I was told years ago by the Administrator that I HAVE to take a lunch BY LAW. I am in Illinois. I explained to the Administrator that we don't have the time to take a lunch. He stated that with two...

  3. If healthcare reform resulted in salary caps of $40k for nurses would you stay?

    KarynicaRN replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    In my rural area here in Illinois $45,000 would be a blessing. Almost every single hospital, nursing home and home health care pays $19.00 an hour. Some people think I'm crazy to work for that...

  4. What time does your LTC facililty start getting residents up?

    KarynicaRN replied to KarynicaRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is exactly what the facility tells me. We have to start getting them up at 4am or they won't be ready for breakfast at 7am. There are between 43-47 residents depending on if there is someone in...

  5. What time does your LTC facililty start getting residents up?

    KarynicaRN replied to KarynicaRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I hear you. This place that I am working at is just all over terrible. I have made several posts here concerning the fact that dressing changes aren't being done and the DON just tells me that "it...

  6. I dont handle lazy aides well

    KarynicaRN replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    I don't handle them well either. The one thing that irks me is the fact that the nurse aides on nights seem to have nothing to do after their bed checks are done. They sit behind the nurses station,...

  7. LPNs working unsupervised in nursing homes

    KarynicaRN replied to mdfrey2010's topic in General Nursing

    oh yeah, I have worked with some awesome LPN's who are old school and knew more than I ever knew as an RN right out of school. I have worked with some LPN's that picked up on a resident's "condition"...

  8. LPNs working unsupervised in nursing homes

    KarynicaRN replied to mdfrey2010's topic in General Nursing

    It must be legal in Illinois because I see it all the time. I am a registered nurse and I have worked 12 years off and on in LTC and the night nurse usually is an LPN along with 2 certified nurses...

  9. Let me be clear there is NO nursing shortage!!!!!!!!! and now THIS????

    KarynicaRN replied to JoblessRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I became a nurse in 1996 we were told that ALL of us would have jobs by the time we graduated. NOT TRUE! There were many nurses who went without nursing jobs for some time. Now with all the...

  10. Another nurse got fired because of me.

    KarynicaRN replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    Wasn't your fault that the nurse was fired. We have to make sure our patients/residents have someone watching out for

  11. Another nurse got fired because of me.

    KarynicaRN replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you about the dressing change. I have the same problem at the facility I work at too. I find dressing changes 2-4 days old with my initials. DON just passes it off as nothing. State was...

  12. What time do you expect your relief nurse to show up?

    KarynicaRN replied to KarynicaRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    exactly. the nurses that i have had to wait for have always been there longer than me. they drag into the building at 6:10 am, go sit at the nurses station eating their mcd's breakfast, reading a...

  13. Changeover- Worst Night of my life (vent long)!!!!

    KarynicaRN replied to RNgrrl09's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You are going through exactly what it's like to work in LTC. You have my sympathy. I have been working LTC since I was an aide back in the early 1980's. I work the 6pm-6am shift. Everyone thinks I...

  14. Long Term Care Facility has 5 nurses and roach infestation

    KarynicaRN replied to KarynicaRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am definately calling the state. It's getting old when I see a wound that is clean and healing one day..I change the dressing only to come back 2 days later to see the wound oozing green and my...

  15. Long Term Care Facility has 5 nurses and roach infestation

    KarynicaRN replied to KarynicaRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sorry! I know it's awful. In one way it was horribly funny, in another way it was awful. The DON couldn't even use her office. She came running to the nurses station with her laptop and a handful of...

  16. Long Term Care Facility has 5 nurses and roach infestation

    KarynicaRN replied to KarynicaRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Not one violation for roaches. State should come in when the roaches are active and then we would see how fast state does something. There are specific rooms where I see the roaches. Management knows...

  17. Long Term Care Facility has 5 nurses and roach infestation

    KarynicaRN replied to KarynicaRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thanks for the replies. The facility has called an exterminator twice already in the last month. We are still experiencing a high volume of roaches..The DON came running out of her office yelling that...

  18. First day as agency nurse, asked to do admission

    KarynicaRN replied to BethulieRN's topic in Agency Nurses

    Agency nurses are NEW at their position. Someone could have helped you with this new admit. For the love of man, you were new and just started that day. I know many agencies expect their nurses to...

  19. Nurse Aide background checks

    KarynicaRN posted a topic in Illinois Nursing

    there seems to be quite a different opinion as to what reason a criminal background check is used in the nurse assistant program in illinois. i have read the information about the background check...

  20. Physicians Assistant Doesn't know what FEMA is?

    KarynicaRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    i was talking to a lady today online who claims to be a physicians assistant. she was asking me about a male friend of ours and i mentioned the fact that he was not around this weekend because he had...

  21. Physicians Assistant Doesn't know what FEMA is?

    KarynicaRN replied to KarynicaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I will address this on this post. I work for a large state run mental and developmental institution. We have drills all the time to prepare us for disasters. The last drill was seeing how quickly we...

  22. Wearing Cologne to work Yes Or No

    KarynicaRN replied to KarmaWiseRaven's topic in General Nursing

    I can't stand the smell of cigarette smoke at all. My husband smokes, but he goes outside because I have been diagnosed multiple times with bronchitis and my doctor has advised me to stay away from...

  23. Wearing Cologne to work Yes Or No

    KarynicaRN replied to KarmaWiseRaven's topic in General Nursing

    Again, I am an old school nurse, and I was told in nursing school NO PERFUMES because it can make people and residents/patients nauseated. I don't see any reason not to wear perfumes as long as you...

  24. Do you wear rings on your fingers to work?

    KarynicaRN replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    I wear my wedding band, but it has no stones. In nursing school we couldn't wear any ring except a wedding band and I have stuck with that all these years of being a nurse. I teach nurse assistants in...

  25. I fear my CNAs! lol

    KarynicaRN replied to Gr8Dane's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked long-term care so I am used to having about 5-6 CNA's on the shift. They either do their job, or I ask them to clock out and walk. As the supervising nurse in long-term care I have that...