Blackcat99

Blackcat99

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  1. Do Nurses Live in Fear of Being Fired???

    Blackcat99 replied to WVStarFish's topic in General Nursing

    I am an LPN and no, I do not worry about being fired. There are plenty of jobs in my area so if they got rid of me I could just go and get a new one right away in my area. Besides, if they got rid of...

  2. Would you feel comfortable with putting your loved ones in a nursing home?

    Blackcat99 replied to BradleyRN's topic in General Nursing

    No I would not feel comfortable with putting my Mom in a nursing home. All the nursing homes I have worked in have always been understaffed. My Mom has alzheimer's and lives with me. I have heard that...

  3. I was told that Psych Nursing is "too depressing"...

    Blackcat99 replied to cherubhipster's topic in Psychiatric

    I use to work in state psychiatric hospitals and yes it was depressing. I was glad to leave because I was becoming very depressed

  4. Private duty nurse-any with good medical insurance?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    I'm in eastern WA and am an LPN. I work in assisted living and make $18 an hour with good insurance. The private duty houly wage here for LPN's is $13-14 an hour with crummy

  5. Assisted Living

    Blackcat99 replied to Little Panda RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work assisted living and sometimes it can be very hectic!!! Most of the time it is not so hectic. The pay is not so good but I do have good medical insurance. We have med aides at my facility, so I...

  6. Private duty nurse-any with good medical insurance?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    Yes. I'm still working at assisted living. All of the private duty nurse jobs here continue to have crummy

  7. Caught stealing drugs

    Blackcat99 replied to vonxojn's topic in General Nursing

    In the old old days, the nursing homes had an IM drug-Talwin I think was the name of it. I was very concerned because so many bottles of Talwin were missing. I went to the DON and reported it. She...

  8. How dangerous is Psych nursing?

    Blackcat99 replied to Asklepios's topic in Psychiatric

    I use to work in state psychiatric hospitals. A lot of the staff were injured by patients. I had a patient throw a chair at me but it missed. Another patient lunged towards me to attack but she...

  9. What would make you feel appreciated on the job?

    Blackcat99 replied to LumpyLooRN's topic in General Nursing

    How about saying "Thanks for working a little overtime today and getting so much work done" instead of "Why are you still here, what happened?" What am I suppose to say to a patient that needs...

  10. I can't find a job!

    Blackcat99 replied to nanaLVN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Call the nursing homes in your area. They sometimes have openings and don't have any ads in the paper or on-line. I found that out the hard way. :(A nurse came to my assisted living home and applied...

  11. It's OK to take fosamax with other meds?

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Patient Medications

    I was told that a resident who takes fosamax or similiar meds should not eat or take other pills at the same time. Therefore, I have told the med aides to not give fosamax at the same time as the...

  12. It's OK to take fosamax with other meds?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Patient Medications

    Thanks NRSKarenRN. :DI made a copy of your post and will give copies to the med aides and to the

  13. It's OK to take fosamax with other meds?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Patient Medications

    Thanks all. Yes, I'll get some written medical info to show to

  14. Paranoid of getting sued/license taken away!

    Blackcat99 replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I am hoping I will never lose my license. I don't want to be poor either. However, in today's cruel world anything can happen. I am sure the former nurses who are now working as CNA's probably...

  15. Paranoid of getting sued/license taken away!

    Blackcat99 replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    I have malpractice insurance and that helps me from getting too paranoid. If I ever do lose my LPN license, I can get a job as a CNA. So what will be, will be. Good

  16. Thinking of taking a DON offer

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

    I have worked at my present job for 1 year. There have been 2 state inspections. Both of the DON's were fired after each

  17. Relationships vs Gastic Bypass Surgery

    Blackcat99 replied to diva_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I did not have gastric bypass surgery but I did lose 125 pounds. When I weighed 240 pounds:bowingpur I remember feeling so very grateful that any man would even want me. My "loser boyfriend" actually...

  18. LPN job at plasma center?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks way2busy. I would sure like to try it out. I put in my application so I hope to hear from them

  19. Want to pursue evenings/nights at a LTC facility

    Blackcat99 replied to mama_bird's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Good luck with finding a decent LTC facility to work in. All the LTC's I worked in were the pits. Never enough staff,non-stop patient falls, so-called nursing managers who were just "bullies in...

  20. which would you rather work with male or female nurses?

    Blackcat99 replied to fairness's topic in Men in Nursing

    :yeah:I'm a sexist too!!!! Nothing like having a good-looking man around to help me forget about my crummy

  21. Clock out by 8am or get reprimanded!!!

    Blackcat99 replied to RnM21's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    At my job, we are suppose to call the "boss" one hour ahead of time if we think we are going to have overtime. So I quess we are suppose to be psychics too. Of course, my residents are always...

  22. LPN job at plasma center?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks all. I think I will apply for this job. I'm so tired of overtime at the assisted living

  23. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    Blackcat99 replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'll be running out the door when they try to mandate me to stay. My mother is 86 years old and has alzheimer's and she is my #1 priority in

  24. I'm just trying to help you!

    Blackcat99 replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    There was a nurse at my old job that I tried to help so she could go home on time. She just got upset, so I quit trying to help her. I quess she needed the "overtime money" so didn't want any

  25. Correctional Med Pass - Crushed Meds.

    Blackcat99 replied to OldMareLPN's topic in Correctional

    Where I worked we didn't crush meds. We just poured water on top of all the pills and then gave it to the inmate. Since you are being told to do it several different ways, talk to your nursing...