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Yes we are all members of BCNU and UPN. thanks for the info. I am going to work now and am going to look into our union contract book we have there.

I am so frustrated at work it isn't even funny. I have been there for 2 years. I work in a small private facility that has 9 regularly employed nurses plus casuals. In the past 2 years we are on our 4th schedule change. I am getting tired of it. Seems people get happy or burned out with their lines and then they all want it changed again. This affects our yearly booked holidays and everything. I want a job that is stable. Knowing this is my rotation and this is the way it is going to stay. I don't want my rotation changing every 6 months. I also learned that before I was there they also did the same thing...frequently changed the schedule. We had a meeting the other day and they were like...so and so is getting burned out and so and so just can't handle it any more. I am sorry but we all submitted rotations at our last rotation change and then we all voted on this one. Now we have to go through that all again. I don't even know if I'll like the next rotation and then I feel like I'll be forced to look for a new job. I will be displaced and then we all by seniority will have to reapply for new lines. They shouldn't be allowed to do this. I understand facilities have a right to change the schedule to make it operable and to make it work but 4 times in the last 2 years plus several times before I was even there. I am sooo upset right now. Do you think my union can help me ??

thanks I'll mention it and see how it turns out. This resident has dementia. She is not aware of medication in her food. She is not mentally capable of making that decison which is indicated and signed for in her chart by both family member responsible and doctor. thanks for your input.

I am a douglas grad and it is a good school. The practicums were really really good. Great instructors. You can get your degree and then it is totally transferrable to university to get your masters. However I would choose BCIT because they have an accelerated nursing program you can do in 3 years instead of 4 !!! that is a good school too.

I am in canada ...but there has to be some kind of we call it the pink slip which is part of the mental health act that deems a person not competant to make their own medical decisions. This has to be signed by 2 doctors. Then the doctor has the RIGHT to make this decision, otherwise it is the persons choice. This sounds like depression to me and the depression needs to be dealt with...if the person isn't willing to take medication then some psycotherapy might be a good idea.

That is totally inappropriate behaviour and it should be reported. She should not go around and bad mouth this new nurse and get away with it. That is harrassment. I absolutely despise and would not put up with it.

I am a psychiatric nurse that works in a dementia care unit. We have one resident that has alot of behaviour issues. Keep in mind I am working with the elderly. She gets physically abusive with care and she will not take any medications. We end up putting her medication in her food but she often skips meals. There is also a language barrier here. We have tried everything when it comes to approach, interpreters etc.....she also has hallucinations, talking to herself or to someone who is not there. She also had a visual hallucination that she mentioned to another care staff who speaks her language. I am going to pass this by the doctor but was wondering about long acting antipsychotic intramuscular injection. Since she is not consistent with her medications then I am thinking this would be a good route. Just wondering if anyone has experienced this medication use with the elderly and how it has worked. thanks

wow, this post went off in many different directions which is fine. I do think that my employer did those solely for the purpose of making us all feel bad and to stir the pot between co-workers. I don't feel there was any other point to this. THAT is what disturbs me most. She already went over our sick times with us in person in private with our yearly review. SO why else would she do this? We just had a NORWALK outbreak and so we had alot of recent sick calls ..what the heck? They are the ones that say we need to not only call in when we have the symptoms but ALSO stay away for 48 more hours. This is just one incident with this particular person. She just likes to stir the pot. I don't believe in ANY MEMO posting unless it serves a purpose and I think this one was a slap in the face. SECONDLY I did not agree to have my name posted for everyone to see what sick time hours I used last year. That is my business.

Hi I am feeling like my personal confidentiality has been broken. Our sick time hours that we used last year has been posted in the open with a big FYI on it. Along with that a graph of all us nurses showing who used what sick time last year. Isn't this information personal and not to be shared with others? I had already discussed my sick time in private with my supervisor so I didn't need it displayed to everyone else. If she has a problem with anyone don't you think this should be discussed in private. What do you all think?