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  1. Alert,oriented LTC patients who refuse routine nightly insulin?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    She only has accuchecks twice a week as per MD's

  2. Alert,oriented LTC patients who refuse routine nightly insulin?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The doctor at this LTC is super good. He is here 4 days a week and visits his patients frequently. I talked to the Doctor yesterday about her refusing insulin sometimes and he asked me "Did she say...

  3. Alert,oriented LTC patients who refuse routine nightly insulin?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    She gets lantus insulin every night. She took it tonight after I told her that I would have to call the doctor each time she refused. She said that she felt she was getting too much and I encouraged...

  4. Alert,oriented LTC patients who refuse routine nightly insulin?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thanks to all for your comments. She only gets her blood sugar tested twice a week as per doctor's orders. I don't know how often she gets blood work done. I will have to check it out when I get back...

  5. What to do with nurse who is constantly critizing?

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    At the end of my shift the next shift comes on and all this nurse does is criticize absolutely everything I do!!!!! I cannot do anything right in her eyes. The other nurses can't stand her either. I...

  6. LTC med nurses-Are you obeying all of the rules?

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I just got a bunch of paperwork about meds at my LTC. According to the policy, I am required to check for all allergies each and every time before administering meds. I am also required to check for...

  7. LTC has changed-How do you give out 5pm meds now?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I sure wish we were allowed to park our med carts outside the DR at mealtimes.I think it is always best to give meds with meals. However, we are not allowed to bring our carts off our unit period. So...

  8. Made to Falsify Documentation :(

    Blackcat99 replied to shel_wny's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I knew an LPN at my old job who said that he was not going to lie about doing the treatments. He said he didn't have time to do all of the 20 treatments required on his shift. The supervisor told him...

  9. RN was fired because the patient didn't like her

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have been on that wing only once with another nurse orientating me when I was on medication orientation.That patient was very demanding with the nurse orientating me and demanded a lot of that other...

  10. RN was fired because the patient didn't like her

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    One of the new nurses that got hired at the LTC when I did has been fired. The other 2 nurses that got hired when I did quit after 1 week. The RN was very nice. There is one patient at the place that...

  11. RN was fired because the patient didn't like her

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes, it is a crazy situation. My biggest fear is that they might try to put me on her wing since no nurse can stand to work that wing because of her. All the nurses dread working on that wing because...

  12. LTC has changed-How do you give out 5pm meds now?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The nurses have told me that they don't have time to call the doctor each time a med is refused. Therefore, they say they lie and pretend the med was given. They said they will only call the doctor if...

  13. Do all LTC's chart the meals on the MAR's?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am off orientation now. Some of the CNA's are not doing their vital signs, meal percentages and BM's. I am required to chart it on the MAR but the aides are just ignoring their worksheets so I have...

  14. LTC has changed-How do you give out 5pm meds now?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am exhausted working in LTC. The constant interruptions etc etc etc. At this LTC, we have to call the doctor each time a patient refuses their meds!!!!!! That sure is a time waster. I have been...

  15. CNA's who spend their time talking to each other in the hallway

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have noticed that some of the CNA's get together in the evenings and hang out in the hallway chatting amongst themselves. When I was a CNA, I never had any time to chit chat while on duty. A CNA...

  16. CNA's who spend their time talking to each other in the hallway

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Nurses who sit at the desk and talk for 2 hours straight!!!! I don't have time to pee let alone actually talk to someone. That's

  17. CNA's who spend their time talking to each other in the hallway

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes, I was pretty shocked when she told me what she had done. I would have thought that in her CNA class she would have been taught to never move a patient but to get the nurse instead. Anyone, I told...

  18. Has anyone heard of getting fired in LTC because of overtime?

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I just started a new job in LTC and was told that management gets very upset when nurses have to do overtime in order to complete their assignment. However, they do write up nurses who don't complete...

  19. Has anyone heard of getting fired in LTC because of overtime?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yikes!!!!:***: I want to keep my new job. I had overtime last night and I will probably have overtime again tonight.I want to do a good job and complete my entire job duties before I go home. Do they...

  20. LTC has changed-How do you give out 5pm meds now?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Isn't that the truth!!!! If you go and get a patient and take them to their room you run the risk of "being spotted" by others who will demand something right now. The phones? I take my med cart as...

  21. LTC has changed-How do you give out 5pm meds now?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thanks. I am new to this facility and they have 5 different units of patients. They keep sending me to different units every day so I can't figure out who is who or what the patient's normal routine...

  22. LTC has changed-How do you give out 5pm meds now?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Wow. So we are all expected to search the whole facility for each resident and then take that resident to his room in order to do a medication. Sounds pretty time consuming to have to track down each...

  23. What to do in family emergency situations?

    Blackcat99 replied to treeye's topic in General Nursing

    I had 2 family emergencies when I was working at LTC. I was told to just give them the keys and to leave immediately. Thank God that I had such wonderful nurses working at that

  24. Minot ND information

    Blackcat99 replied to ilovemicrobiology's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck. I heard there is no housing available in Minot period. I sure hope someone else here can give you better

  25. Do you ever see the child after you leave a case?

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Private Duty

    I was just curious if private duty nurses ever kept in touch with their ped patients after they are no longer on the case? Do you ever send the child a yearly birthday card or anything like that? Do...