Blackcat99

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  1. Does your LTC get mad when you send patients do the ER?

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    At the nursing meetings, we are told to always try to keep the skilled care medicare patient at the LTC by suggesting to the doctor that he order lab work, antibiotics etc etc etc instead of sending...

  2. Throwing in the towel...

    Blackcat99 replied to gloryfied's topic in General Nursing

    I have left jobs in the past without having another job lined up and I have been lucky finding a new job. However, other nurses here have not had good luck. I have heard about nurses here who have...

  3. LTC-What is meant by "The skilled nursing area of LTC"

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    What is meant exactly by "The skilled nursing area of LTC". What would the nurse be doing if she were working in the "Skilled nursing area"?

  4. I received a "write up" warning at my LTC

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It seems that whenever I think I might leave on time something always comes up. A fall, sending a patient to the ER etc etc etc. And I can always depend on the pharmacy to bring in a huge supply of...

  5. PSA Healthcare in Florida

    Blackcat99 replied to FrancoRN's topic in Florida Nursing

    I have heard that PSA never give raises either. It doesn't matter if an LPN or RN is new or has many years of experience either. All nurses get the same low wages. I have 30 plus years of experience...

  6. Tell the CNA to clock out and go home

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thanks to all for your comments. When I started working at the "Anything Goes" LTC it was quite different. I was told that the CNA's were in a union and could do as they damn well pleased. I watched...

  7. Tell the CNA to clock out and go home

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    According to management, the problem is me. I haven't gotten after the CNA's they say. Management said that I will probably only have to actually send one CNA home only one time. They said that after...

  8. Tell the CNA to clock out and go home

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have let the CNA's know about this "new policy." There is one CNA who sometimes floats to my unit who is constantly saying "I'm not going to do this. I am not going to do that." Now that I finally...

  9. Do you give Heparin at your 6am med pass?

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We give Heparin at 6am and then the Lab comes in at 7am. Some of these blood tests are PT/INR. Is it OK to give Heparin at 6am and then have the lab do the PT/INR at

  10. Do you give Heparin at your 6am med pass?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thanks everyone. The dose is 5,000

  11. Surveyors on site--help with GTube Medications?!?

    Blackcat99 replied to santeeaholic's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We usually have 4-7 G-tube patients on each unit at my

  12. Running out of LTC over the counter meds

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It is reported to central supply that we need Tylenol,Acidophilis, DSS, ASA, Multi-vits etc etc etc. However, despite it being reported there is none here. So what do you do? I was told that we are...

  13. New grad offered a job

    Blackcat99 replied to the smack's topic in General Nursing

    It's so sad to hear about nurses being unable to find any housing in North Dakota. So many jobs in North Dakota but no place to live. How frustrating it must be to get a nursing job and then have no...

  14. Private Duty in Florida

    Blackcat99 replied to luvtwilight's topic in Private Duty

    I am an LPN who left private duty in the Florida panhandle 5 months ago. They were paying LPN's $15 an hour and RN's $16-17 an

  15. Minot ND information

    Blackcat99 replied to ilovemicrobiology's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't be worrying about the interview. I would be worrying as to whether I would have any actual place to live in North Dakota. Good

  16. Getting report- need advice for dealing with "Frantic Nurse."

    Blackcat99 replied to dandk1997RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Perhaps direct confrontation would be best. Tell her exactly what you want her to do. Perhaps say something like "I only want a 20 minute report. I don't have time for anything longer. I have my own...

  17. First nursing position, LTC

    Blackcat99 replied to Hkroeck's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Review male and female catheterizations. Study the Baxter IV Pump and how to give IV antibiotics. Study up on G-tubes and

  18. New grad offered a job

    Blackcat99 replied to the smack's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, North Dakota has the jobs and no places to live. I have heard of nurses being hired and then having to turn down jobs because of absolutely no housing. I have heard that there are very few places...

  19. Let me just ask this ..."Why"

    Blackcat99 replied to gloryfied's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    At one of my old LTC jobs, a patient complained to management about one of the nurses. Apparently, that nurse had tried to stick up for herself when she was verbally assaulted by that alert,oriented...

  20. Does anybody have any patient near-death experience stories?

    Blackcat99 replied to SMAC92's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I was with a hospice patient when she was dying. Just before she died a look of "total happy amazement" was in her eyes. It was obvious to me that she had recognized " the being" and was totally...

  21. Let me just ask this ..."Why"

    Blackcat99 replied to gloryfied's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's all about "customer service" these days. The patients and their families are in charge now. No one at my LTC cares if the patients and families are verbally abusing the

  22. Less verbal abuse on night shift?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    No, I never did actually go to work for PSA doing nights.I just gave up my private duty day shift and went straight to LTC. I am still at LTC and am totally stressed out. However, it is nice to have...

  23. I received a "write up" warning at my LTC

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Most of the nurses here have had to do overtime in order to complete their work. Right now, they are not writing anyone up, because they are losing nursing staff. There is one nurse here though who...

  24. Dangerous patients

    Blackcat99 replied to dallet6's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My experience is that if a LTC patient is well to do and is "private pay" they can hit the staff all they want. Those patients are not asked to leave the LTC no matter what they

  25. Best way to get air out of IV tubing for IV antibiotics is ?

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Whats the best way to get rid of air? When I can hang an IV antibiotic with new tubing I can usually do OK with priming it and getting it ready. However, when I have to re-use IV tubing that has run...