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Blackcat99

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  1. 6 months LVN program?????

    Blackcat99 replied to jooona's topic in California Nursing

    Is this an accredited LVN program or is it one of those programs that you pay for and then find out later that it is not accredited? I would check it out really good first. I have heard of people...

  2. Less verbal abuse on night shift?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    Yes, that sounds like a good idea caliotter3. I will work at my day shift full time and then do part time nights. Once I feel secure about the night job then I can switch to night shift.

  3. Sometimes you just can't bite your tongue.....

    Blackcat99 replied to hiddencatRN's topic in Emergency

    I did bite my tongue once. A very rude visitor on the psych ward was ready to leave the unit. He tried to leave but was unable to leave because the staff with the key was from another unit and didn't...

  4. Sometimes you just can't bite your tongue.....

    Blackcat99 replied to hiddencatRN's topic in Emergency

    Many many years ago, you were sometimes allowed to speak your mind without getting fired. I will never forget that obnoxious man who yelled and screamed at everyone about the horrible care his wife...

  5. Less verbal abuse on night shift?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    Thanks Krissy and caliotter3. I sure hope I can get on night shift somewhere. But I am scared about leaving my present job. I mean what if I give up my full time day shift and then after 2 weeks on...

  6. Good LPN correctional jobs

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Correctional

    Hi. I am looking for a big prison job in a small town. I like rain and snow and do not like hot weather. Does anyone know of any good places-cities and states where LPN correctional jobs are...

  7. Do you have to bring your own glove supply to work?

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Private Duty

    I work for the 2 worst private duty companies. I have tried to find work elsewhere and haven't had any luck. At one of my jobs, they are now saying that it is the nurses responsibility to supply their...

  8. PA Private Duty Agencies -- Decent Health Insurance

    Blackcat99 replied to UncleJohnny's topic in Private Duty

    Maxim Health care has insurance but it is cancelled if your patient is in the hospital for 2 weeks( or you go on vacation for 2 weeks) and you are not able to work other cases for those 2 weeks. If...

  9. Do you have to bring your own glove supply to work?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    At this agency, some of the nurses are re-using gloves and other nurses are buying gloves to use for their shifts. They also have a large trash can outside which has one big red infectious waste bag...

  10. Do you have to bring your own glove supply to work?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    Thanks caliotter3. The patient does get some gloves but then he sometimes runs out of gloves. I had thought that OSHA required employers to pay for gloves and hand hygenic products if the patient...

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

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Nurse Management

    Thanks all for your comments. Some people approve of tattoos. Others do not. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Nurse managers decide which nurses get hired and which nurses do not get hired....

  12. Salary offered seems too low

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

    Accept the $18 an hour and keep your mouth shut. $18 an hour is so much better than $0 an

  13. No order for indwelling catheter

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Private Duty

    I work once a week with a patient who has an order for a straight cath to be done every 6 hours. However, the nurses don't want a "wet bed" so they are just leaving the catheter in all the time....

  14. No order for indwelling catheter

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    Very interesting idea caliotter3. I have never tried calling a patient's doctor unless I am at work. But maybe with this situation I will need to do so in order to get it resolved.

  15. No order for indwelling catheter

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    Thanks caliotter3. He goes to a urology clinic that is only open Monday thru Friday day shift hours. I only work weekend night shifts. But I guess I could pretend I didn't know that and I could chart...

  16. No order for indwelling catheter

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    Thanks caliotter3. Yes, I am an expert when it comes to finding work at the worst agencies in the state. I only work night shifts at this crummy agency. I am so discouraged. I have been job hunting...

  17. Medicaid-How long does it take?

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work in hospice. My patient applied for medicaid in August and was approved for medicaid in August. My mother's lawyer applied for medicaid on June 15th for my mother who has alzheimer's and CHF...

  18. Mickey buttons and lansoprazole capsules

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Pediatric

    I open the capsule and mix the ingredients in water or apple juice. The little white granules always block and clog up my patient's mickey button. What can I mix it with to put a stop to the clogging...

  19. Mickey buttons and lansoprazole capsules

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Pediatric

    Thanks all for your help. I would love to try the liquid formula. Unfortunately, my patient is on medicaid. Pearsauce with a little formula sounds good

  20. Mickey buttons and lansoprazole capsules

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Pediatric

    I use to work in LTC many years ago. I had forgotten how we always used applesauce. Yes, I will try applesauce with this med too. Thanks for your

  21. Anywhere in the country hiring new LPN grads with no experience?

    Blackcat99 replied to sawyer1200's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I visited Westborough, MA many many years ago when I was young with my friend Jennifer D. It was a beautiful town. Absolutely beautiful. Is it still a peaceful small town full of trees or has it...

  22. What to do if patient refuses the nurse relieving you?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    I can understand why my patient doesn't want that particular nurse. The good news is that my patient told me that they have not been sending her to him this past

  23. What to do if patient refuses the nurse relieving you?

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Private Duty

    I take care of a private patient in a board and care home. In the middle of the night, he notified me that if so and so nurse shows up in the morning that he will refuse to allow her to care for him....

  24. Has anyone ever had luck with actually getting rid of a Bully?

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

    Thanks all. At this private duty agency they do not like to hear the nurses complaining about anything. In the past, the nurses who complained about different issues were taken off the work schedule...

  25. Has anyone ever had luck with actually getting rid of a Bully?

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am having trouble with a bully caregiver aide at a board and care home. I do private duty care for one of their patients. I have to ask "the bully" every 2 hours to help me to turn my patient in...