carbaminohemoglobin replied to carbaminohemoglobin's topic in Geriatric, LTC
I was acting as treatment nurse for two units the night of the incident. The supervisor directly told the Charge Nurse to not write a note or fill out any of the normal paperwork. The Charge Nurse...
carbaminohemoglobin replied to carbaminohemoglobin's topic in Geriatric, LTC
I got an email from the ADON this morning. She thanked me again, told me the DON was made aware if the situation the night it was initially reported, and assured me things were being "taken care of."...
carbaminohemoglobin replied to carbaminohemoglobin's topic in Geriatric, LTC
I called the ADON first thing this morning and reported the incident again. She said she had no knowledge of this and it wasn't included in the "supervisor's report" from the night before. She...
A female CNA with well-documented mental health problems was involved in sexually inappropriate touching of a A&Ox3 male resident this evening. The resident complained and the house supervisor...
I have a new pt with an allergy to eggs. On a couple of occasions, I noticed the kitchen at my LTC job served her food with eggs/egg products. On another occasion, she had to ask if there were eggs...
carbaminohemoglobin replied to LoveBeingAnRN's topic in General Nursing
Am I missing something? I work in LTC and rarely see seatbelts on w/c pts (even on extremely high fall risks). I feel she did the appropriate thing, minus not calling the physician and changing the...
carbaminohemoglobin replied to carbaminohemoglobin's topic in Geriatric, LTC
Thank you for your replies. I emailed my don and staffing coordinator. I made sure to mention it wasn't personal, but I just couldn't trust her. I pride myself in being able to work with just about...
There's a new CNA on my unit. For several different reasons, I am seriously considering requesting her not to be assigned to me. 1) She's too loud and easily flustered for Alzheimer's/dementia...
carbaminohemoglobin replied to westieluv's topic in Geriatric, LTC
On an Alzheimer's unit, 3 female residents and 1 male resident all sat near each other in the TV area. All three females were having different conversations, but speaking to one another. The male...
Hello all! I work on a Dementia/Alzheimer's unit in a LTC facility. Most of the nursing staff is friendly and patient with the confused residents, but one nurse in particular is neither. She is an...
carbaminohemoglobin replied to carbaminohemoglobin's topic in General Nursing
thank you all! i feel better now.. about the psych meds: looking back, i suppose the issue could have been prevented by checking the med cart myself. i didn't, because it was the cmt's cart! i'm...
i just started a new job after taking maternity leave and i feel like i'm quickly developing the reputation of being an idiot... 1) one night in the beginning of a holiday weekend, my cmt told me...
carbaminohemoglobin replied to glitterygirl's topic in LPN, LVN Corner
It depends where you work.. I work at a LTC facility as a Charge Nurse. Generally, I pass meds, do treatments, assess patients, chart, do paperwork, direct CNA's/CMT's.. Those are my very basic...