Blackcat99

Blackcat99

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  1. Looking to move to LA area...

    Blackcat99 replied to amurphy2637's topic in California Nursing

    I use to live in LA. I have heard a lot on this site recently about many nurses who are having great difficulty in finding jobs in the LA area. This group included experienced

  2. Leaving the Drama in the home

    Blackcat99 replied to maryen's topic in Home Health

    Very good pay and only 5 minutes away from your house!!!!! I know you don't live in Florida since you are receiving very good pay. Some people are just plain negative and always will be. I have a...

  3. Private Duty Nsg. for a Family Member?

    Blackcat99 replied to Marsden's topic in Private Duty

    I wish you the best of

  4. push back/cancel with no pay

    Blackcat99 replied to sweetface18's topic in General Nursing

    When I lived in West Virginia they had a policy where if they called you on your day off you had to come in right away. No excuses were accepted. They called it "mandatory overtime". If you didn't...

  5. Private Duty Nsg. for a Family Member?

    Blackcat99 replied to Marsden's topic in Private Duty

    No I don't have any resource link. Actually, It's just my opinion. I hope I am correct. Perhaps you could call his insurance company and ask them just to be sure? Or call some private duty nursing...

  6. Verbal Offer??

    Blackcat99 replied to dtrmnd2sccd's topic in General Nursing

    Yes this is so true. I was told verbally at an interview that I would be making a very high hourly wage. I was thrilled. However, when I actually started working the wages were much lower. I asked...

  7. Private Duty Nsg. for a Family Member?

    Blackcat99 replied to Marsden's topic in Private Duty

    I do believe that the answer is Yes. I would think that private insurance would pay for a family member to be his

  8. Vent: Client's insurance changed, hours cut!

    Blackcat99 replied to Elektra6's topic in Private Duty

    Thanks tothepointeLVN. OK. I think I get it now. I have already paid for my summer vacation. After my summer vacation, I am going to go job hunting and am going to try to get out of private duty...

  9. Vent: Client's insurance changed, hours cut!

    Blackcat99 replied to Elektra6's topic in Private Duty

    Thanks all.:redpinkhe I have never applied for unemployment. When I was hired for private duty, I sure don't remember signing any papers saying that I was not eligible for unemployment. Of course,...

  10. NEW DON ?

    Blackcat99 replied to jagquarRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I had a DON year agos. This was many many many years ago. I remember telling her that I was very upset and concerned about the missing IM Talwin. I knew some nurse or nurses must have been stealing...

  11. Is DNR status automatically transferable

    Blackcat99 replied to SilentfadesRPA's topic in General Nursing

    No. DNR status is not automatically transferable. The doctor must write a new order each time the patient goes to the hospital. I can understand your fear of someone doing CPR on her. Each time my...

  12. Not enjoying going to school with child

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    Thanks all. This patient is attending a special needs school. Mom went to school with her child because the other nurse keeps calling off. Mom said that they also told her to go into the bathroom to...

  13. Vent: Client's insurance changed, hours cut!

    Blackcat99 replied to Elektra6's topic in Private Duty

    ;)Thanks so much caliotter3 and tothepointeLVN. I have been living in a total fantasy land. I had been thinking that if I lost my patient and were unable fo get another one nearby that I would be...

  14. Vent: Client's insurance changed, hours cut!

    Blackcat99 replied to Elektra6's topic in Private Duty

    OMG!!!! You can't get unemployment!!!! Yikes. I didn't even think of that. My patient is doing quite well and there is talk that he may get rid of his trach soon. I am thinking that shortly after his...

  15. My Negligence Caused a Fall

    Blackcat99 replied to interceptinglight's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You don't need to quit your job. Everyone makes mistakes. Everyone. No one is perfect. I forget to do things too. However, I no longer condemn myself like I did when I was younger. This is the way I...

  16. Liar Liar pants on fire!!!!

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Private Duty

    Why do these private duty home care companies lie so much? Before I filled out all of the required and extensive paperwork, I specifically asked ahead of time if they had the days and shifts that I...

  17. Liar Liar pants on fire!!!!

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    There's no need to apply at In and Out burger. It's best to apply for a management job at McDonalds. I saw an ad this past Sunday for McDonalds offering $10-15 an hour!!!!! So yes you can make $15 an...

  18. Jobs that pay the least in Florida?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Florida Nursing

    Thanks all. When I lived in Washington state the CNA's at the LTC were making $15 an hour. Here in Florida, Maxim and NurseCore pay $15 an hour for LPN's who do pediatric private duty care..

  19. My teacher said that her daughter earns...

    Blackcat99 replied to EduardoLugo's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The highest wages I have ever heard of was $15 an hour for a CNA. That CNA wage was in Washington state. In Florida, I see wages for CNA's listed as $8.50-9.00 an

  20. Liar Liar pants on fire!!!!

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    Absolutely. In and out burger here I come. I really am shocked with all the lies from these different nursing agencies. They just tell you whatever they think you want to

  21. Liar Liar pants on fire!!!!

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    Update-I finally heard from one of the other agencies. When I was hired, they told me that they pay $17 an hour for medicaid pediatric home care. However, when I accepted a case they said I had been...

  22. Advice on choosing a position

    Blackcat99 replied to NativeFox's topic in Nursing Career

    Go with the Dept. of Corrections. That other job dumped you when someone else came along. They might decide to do that to you again in the future. How does that saying go? Fool me once shame on you....

  23. what is the best state for a new RN grad to find employment

    Blackcat99 replied to im_melba's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yes, make sure you have your Texas nursing license first before you apply for the position. Yes, it will make you more

  24. med aide...

    Blackcat99 replied to adorblepuppy's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I worked with med aides in Washington state. They never had to take any special training/schooling to be a med aide. They were just CNA's who worked at the facility. When the facility needed a new med...

  25. What grosses YOU out?

    Blackcat99 replied to JenTheRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Nasal suctioning. I can handle trach suctioning and suctioning the mouth. But there's something about nasal suctioning that I cannot