Blackcat99

Blackcat99

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  1. Late minute calls for private duty work

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    Thanks caliotter3. I guess I will just have to keep reminding him over and over that I work with whatever agency calls me up first period. This is a small private nursing agency and he is the owner....

  2. Where do they get these people?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    Yes, You did the right thing by quitting that case. If my patient's mother reduced my hours I would quit

  3. Where do they get these people?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    OMG tothepointeLVN !!!!! No hassles from your agency for 6 whole months!!!! How did you get that

  4. Given another patient's medication to satisfy MAR.What do you do? Orientee

    Blackcat99 replied to rn_nxt_dr's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Well, I guess everyone is going to

  5. Where do they get these people?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    Thanks caliotter3 Yes, unfortunately, they know I am still alive. I guess they just wanted "To make my

  6. Maxin nsg per diem

    Blackcat99 replied to rdsxfnrn's topic in Private Duty

    I am sorry to hear that some of the negative posts about Maxim are being removed. I agree with you. We have to let people know the truth. Nurses need to be warned about

  7. Maxin nsg per diem

    Blackcat99 replied to rdsxfnrn's topic in Private Duty

    OMG!!!! It's not Maxim:eek:. Now that's a scary thought. Well, I sure hope they are not giving you the Maxim hourly wages. ($15 an hour for LPN and $16 an hour for RN's). Yes, isn't it shocking the...

  8. Maxin nsg per diem

    Blackcat99 replied to rdsxfnrn's topic in Private Duty

    Oh no!!!! It sounds like caliotter3 got the worst deal. No money at all. Not even gas money!!!! I'm sorry to hear that you got absolutely nothing for

  9. Maxin nsg per diem

    Blackcat99 replied to rdsxfnrn's topic in Private Duty

    It happens all the time with Maxim. They never warn you that orientation is just minimum wages. A similiar thing happened to me at NurseCore. I went to a hospice orientation. I only received $10 for...

  10. Maxin nsg per diem

    Blackcat99 replied to rdsxfnrn's topic in Private Duty

    The harrassment doesn't stop even after you have been working with them for awhile . I have a relative who is to be notified for "emergencies only". Those clowns have been calling and bothering him...

  11. Suctioning in the classroom?

    Blackcat99 replied to Not_A_Hat_Person's topic in Private Duty

    I gave Mom the info about the disability rights group and she is very grateful. She is going to contact them. I haven't suggested yet to Mom about the idea of contacting the newspaper. I am going to...

  12. Suctioning in the classroom?

    Blackcat99 replied to Not_A_Hat_Person's topic in Private Duty

    OMG!!!! Ventmommy-Thanks again for another super good suggestion-:yeah:Why, I didn't even think of notifying the local newspaper. But yes I think they would be interested in this story of this boy and...

  13. Suctioning in the classroom?

    Blackcat99 replied to Not_A_Hat_Person's topic in Private Duty

    Thanks ventmommy. I agree. The first site you mentioned is what we need. I will give this information to Mom. Yes, this is

  14. Suctioning in the classroom?

    Blackcat99 replied to Not_A_Hat_Person's topic in Private Duty

    Thanks all. I am in Florida. Yes it is us- the private duty nurses, my boss and Mom versus the school district. Poor Mom is at her wit's end over this situation. Yes, I think we are going to need...

  15. Suctioning in the classroom?

    Blackcat99 replied to Not_A_Hat_Person's topic in Private Duty

    Thanks all. Yes this situation is unbelievable. The mother and I have contacted my nursing agency about this matter. They have now started having weekly meetings at the school. That teacher is a...

  16. Suctioning in the classroom?

    Blackcat99 replied to Not_A_Hat_Person's topic in Private Duty

    Things have gone from bad to worse at my school. The school staff are still fighting the nurses over where the suctioning is to be done. I was being bullied by this teacher. I am working in a hostile...

  17. remember when....?

    Blackcat99 replied to kjpstmb's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I was nearly dead by the end of my shifts. I worked as an aide at that facility for about 8 months. I worked as an LPN at that other nursing home facility for about a year. It's making me tired...

  18. remember when....?

    Blackcat99 replied to kjpstmb's topic in General Nursing

    I remember being a nurse's aide in a 99 bed nursing home. The other aide and I would change incont. patients- most of the 99 patients were incont during the night. It was just 2 aides for 99...

  19. Best Florida city?

    Blackcat99 replied to lmolvr's topic in Florida Nursing

    I like Orlando. It has a lot of fun things to do. However, the heavy traffic in Orlando is too much like the heavy traffic in Los Angeles. It's a great place to visit. But I would not want to live in...

  20. Kid keeps pulling out his trach!!!!!

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Private Duty

    My patient sure knows how to get attention. He pulls on his trach and trach collar. When he gets really mad, he pulls out the whole trach tube!!! He has not pulled out his whole trach tube on me yet....

  21. Kid keeps pulling out his trach!!!!!

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    Thanks again. I will ask his Mom tomorrow if it is OK for me to tape them up. We always have scissors nearby so we could cut it off quickly if

  22. Kid keeps pulling out his trach!!!!!

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    Thanks ventmommy. He wears the Dale 240 Blue tracheostomy tube holders. They are a latex free soft tie. I have never heard of chains as a tube holder. But it sure sounds like a good idea. I mean this...

  23. A Matter of Respect and Dignity: Bullying in the Nursing Profession

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

    It all depends on the situation. Are you being bullied? Please tell us your situation and perhaps we can offer you some

  24. Nursing Tattoo

    Blackcat99 replied to jwilso19's topic in General Nursing

    I love it!!!! Yes, your excitement will indeed drop significantly!!!! How

  25. Nursing Tattoo

    Blackcat99 replied to jwilso19's topic in General Nursing

    Well excuse