Blackcat99

Blackcat99

Member

  • Content

    2,836

  • Visitors

    28,987

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    31

All Content by Blackcat99

  1. Level 2 background checks at LTC

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thanks to all for your comments. I don't know for sure what they are going to do to the people at my job who do not pass the Level 2 screening. My guess is that they will probably fire those who do...

  2. Level 2 background checks at LTC

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My understanding is that a level 1 background check includes an employment history check and a statewide criminal search by using a name based check. A level 2 background check requires fingerprinting...

  3. Another "Should I Switch to Home Health" Post

    Blackcat99 replied to Elle33's topic in Home Health

    My friend does HH nursing and she said it is only for nurses who don't mind having to do a lot of driving. She said she doesn't mind driving a lot but is concerned about the wear and tear done on her...

  4. Where do they get these people?

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Private Duty

    Today is my day off. I came home and saw that there was a message waiting for me. I called and it was my job. A person with an angry tone of voice told me that I had better get down to the office...

  5. How long does your patient stay in hospital?

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Private Duty

    My patient is a young child who has a trach. He is having many respiratory problems. How long do trach patients usually stay in the hospital? Is it usually 1-2 weeks or 1-2 months? Anyone care to...

  6. Do you have to do constant interaction with your DD patient?

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Private Duty

    Are you allowed to relax and watch TV with your DD child? I am trying my best but 12 hours of constant interaction with this child is wearing me out. Mom says No more TV watching. Mom reminds me...

  7. I suspect at least 4 residents have scabies, and....

    Blackcat99 replied to Tana13's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When I was a CNA I would sometimes get "the brush off" from the nurses. My opinion was not valued. In fact, when one of my patients didn't look good to me , I told the nurse that the patient needed...

  8. No orientation, shadowing or training

    Blackcat99 replied to missminnie's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    How shocking!!! The agency knew you had no nursing home experience and still they chose to send you to a nursing home to work!!! The agency is totally in the wrong here. Your agency is totally...

  9. I suspect at least 4 residents have scabies, and....

    Blackcat99 replied to Tana13's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If you are a CNA make anonymous calls or send anonymous letters to the resident's doctor office

  10. Tell the CNA to clock out and go home

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Things are changing now at my "Anything goes" LTC. We are now being told that we are not to put up with any CNA insubordination anymore. We were told that if a CNA refuses to do what we tell them to...

  11. Applying to 'no experience necessary' jobs and being rejected for lack of experience?

    Blackcat99 replied to moodyred01's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    It sure is difficult times for nurses to get nursing jobs these days. I remember the "good old days". I remember my "hospital interview" when I was hired for an LPN job at the hospital. I remember the...

  12. Applying to 'no experience necessary' jobs and being rejected for lack of experience?

    Blackcat99 replied to moodyred01's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I think you would have a much better chance of getting a "hospital job" if you had 1 year of nursing home experience. Don't let the fact that you have "no desire" to work in a nursing home stop you....

  13. Legal to have 2 patients to one nurse in home care?

    Blackcat99 replied to luvtwilight's topic in Private Duty

    It seems to me that it is suppose to be one patient to one nurse period. I am sure the agency is making a lot of money on that

  14. RN Supervisor (weekends ONLY) in LTC/SNF?

    Blackcat99 replied to nervousnurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    At my facility, RN's are always told that they will just be the " weekend house supervisor". The reality is that when the floor nurses call in on the weekends, they are not replaced. They make the RN...

  15. Have you ever worked at a nursing home that ended up closing?

    Blackcat99 replied to NurseCard's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I worked in California many many years ago. All of us employees were told weeks before closing that we weren't going to close down and not to worry about anything. The administrator then quit his job...

  16. R.E.S.P.E.C.T.

    Blackcat99 replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Some of the CNA's at my LTC are unbelievable. Some are very rude to everyone-both patients and staff. They try to do as little as possible and have no clue about taking any kind of pride in their...

  17. So tired..why are they all the same.

    Blackcat99 replied to fairyluv's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work in LTC too. I am getting more depressed each day too. I stay because I need a steady job and steady paycheck. I try to do the best I can do and that's all I can do. I live for my days off. Your...

  18. Do many hospice patients also have continuous G-tube feedings?

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    When I worked in hospice many years ago, I was told that continuous G-tube feedings were not allowed for hospice patients. I now work in LTC and the majority of our residents on hospice are also on...

  19. Should I quit my job?

    Blackcat99 replied to hipsterkitteh's topic in Nursing Career

    In this economy, never just quit a job. Always make sure that you are in fact hired at another job before

  20. Need example of obra charting for charting

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My job said I need to do my "Obra charting" but no one at work seems to know what that means. For example, it says 3-11 shift do charting for pain on room 601A. On 11-7 shift it says do charting for...

  21. Nurse managers-Do you think tattoos look professional?

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Nurse Management

    I am curious as to how nursing managers feel about tattoos. I know some people love tattoos and some people hate tattoos. Since nurse managers are in charge of hiring nurses, I am wondering how they...

  22. When an LTC administrator is leaving the LTC

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    I keep seeing "want ads" for a "new administrator at my LTC. I had heard that when an administrator is leaving a LTC that is usually means that the LTC is in "big trouble" and that perhaps the state...

  23. CNA's protected by "the union"

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    A nurse at my LTC told me that once a union gets into an LTC that they never leave. She said that I need to accept the fact that some of the CNA's who are always lazy nasty and hateful will always be...

  24. G-tube-How to stop it from unplugging itself

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Gastroenterology

    I attach the feeding line to the G-tube after I have flushed it and it is flushing well. I go back to check it 1 hour later and the feeding line is no longer attached to the G-tube and the formula has...

  25. What do you do about doctors who don't write scripts for narcotics/sleeping pills etc

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We sometimes have doctors who say they are going to send in new scripts right away. The problem is that they say they are going to do it and then they don't. Of course, the resident and the family...