Blackcat99

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  1. Getting a raise in private duty nursing?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    Don't go into shock but I did get a raise!!! He tried at first to tell me that because of medicaid he could only offer me a 25 cent raise. He asked if that was acceptable and I said NO. I am now...

  2. Maxin nsg per diem

    Blackcat99 replied to rdsxfnrn's topic in Private Duty

    You're right. Maxim is not the only one taking advantage. I saw a new nursing agency asking for an LPN here in Florida for $12.50 an

  3. Maxin nsg per diem

    Blackcat99 replied to rdsxfnrn's topic in Private Duty

    Yes, caliotter3 CA is indeed one of the highest cost of living areas in the nation. I left CA many many years ago. In CA, I felt like the apt manager was my pimp. I would have to hand over my check...

  4. Maxin nsg per diem

    Blackcat99 replied to rdsxfnrn's topic in Private Duty

    Here in Florida, Maxim guarantees that you will indeed get the lowest wages possible. Of course, when they advertise they all say that they offer "competitive wages". The pay here in Florida for LPN's...

  5. Residents who are constantly on the call bell... help!

    Blackcat99 replied to rainbowsandsunshine's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    At my old LTC (this was in the old days) this is what they did with the PIA patients. If one of the PIA patients got hospitalized for any reason they would fill the person's bed with a new admit right...

  6. Trach tubes popping out of patients

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Private Duty

    I am hoping to work with children in the home with trachs. I am wondering how often these tubes pop out. It sure sounds scary to me. I have no trach experience. Have you ever had a tube pop out? How...

  7. Pulse ox not working correctly

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Private Duty

    Mom owns the pulse ox. She does not rent it. She knows it is not working right but she said she can't find any place that can fix it for her. For example, the pulse ox says the oxygen is 99%. However,...

  8. Have you been afriaid of a pt?

    Blackcat99 replied to Mashira's topic in Psychiatric

    Yes, I have been afraid of patients. Especially the patients who are known to have injured staff members. We had a small woman who only weighed 110 pounds. But everytime she became violent it took...

  9. Getting a raise in private duty nursing?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    Kyasi-Please don't go to Calif. Let's have caliotter3 relocate to Florida and then you can move to Florida and can then hire us

  10. what do you want to be when you grow up?

    Blackcat99 replied to Mrs. Sparkle Pants's topic in General Nursing

    I would like to be a FBI criminal profiler like on "Criminal Minds." It probably won't happen in this lifetime. But hopefully for sure in my next

  11. Getting a raise in private duty nursing?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    Yes, it would be nice to get away from these agencies. I too have thought about putting up my own ad on Craigslist. However, I do not know how to do so many things such as billing medicaid, taxes...

  12. I work at a great facility.......?

    Blackcat99 replied to randomlymade88's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    OMG!!! I think LTC is hard enough without the added stress of trach patients too. I do not think trachs belong in LTC at all . Not safe at all. Some trachs do indeed require constant suctioning and...

  13. Are LPN's still the charge nurses in psych?

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I have been away from psych nursing for a very long time. When I was working in psych hospitals, the LPN's were the "charge nurses" on the units. There would be an RN supervisor called an HSS who...

  14. Getting a raise in private duty nursing?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    YES, that's exactly how I feel. That's exactly what they are telling me!!!!! I think he already resents the fact that I make more money then he

  15. Interviews & job offers....Murphy's law?

    Blackcat99 replied to missladyrn's topic in General Nursing

    I went to a job interview many years ago. They told me that they couldn't hire right now because of a "job freeze" but they said they would contact me for the job as soon as possible. I waited 6...

  16. Getting a raise in private duty nursing?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    Thanks again caliotter3. The other pediatric home care agencies in town are paying 3 dollars more per hour than this place. I am hoping to remain calm no matter what the outcome is to this meeting. It...

  17. Getting a raise in private duty nursing?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    I am going to meet with my recruiter to discuss a raise. When I tell the recruiter that the medicaid reimbursement is about $25 an hour for LPN he is probably going to deny it. I am sure he will lie...

  18. Getting a raise in private duty nursing?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    Thanks caliotter3. I see. The recruiter wants to be the accounts manager. If the recruiter stonewalls me, he will get a pat on the back for keeping costs down. I guess the more money he saves the...

  19. Getting a raise in private duty nursing?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    Thanks caliotter3. Yes, I will ask my supervisor to advocate for me. I was sure shocked to find out that a recruiter is in charge of my wages!!!!! I never realized that my recruiter is my

  20. Getting a raise in private duty nursing?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    I decided to take a chance and ask for a raise now. I thought the RN was my boss. I was wrong. The recruiter is my boss and has to approve a

  21. Not giving PRN's even though they are ordered?

    Blackcat99 replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in LTC years ago. There was an agency nurse who had steady work at our facility. She felt that one of our extremely alert patients was a drug seeker and didn't need so many pain pills. She...

  22. Why is it so hard to find night shift Private Duty nurses?

    Blackcat99 replied to yogastudentRN's topic in Private Duty

    I have been begging for night shifts. So what does my agency offer me? Day

  23. Getting a raise in private duty nursing?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    Yikes!!!! I wonder what will happen when I ask for a raise? They will probably say "We are so glad you brought that subject up. Medicaid is making many more cuts so we will now have to start...

  24. Getting a raise in private duty nursing?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    OMG!!! ArwenEvenstar- No raise in 4 years of doing private duty nursing!!!! I will have one year in March. In March I am going to take a chance and ask for a raise from my nursing supervisor not the...

  25. Trach tubes popping out of patients

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    You have had several rascals/pullers!!!!! OMG:eek: Yes, I guess I better be prepared for the