Blackcat99

Blackcat99

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  1. "Right" way to pulls meds from cards?

    Blackcat99 replied to Pat_Pat RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    At my LTC, when they accidently take out the wrong narcotic, they always try to tape it right back up. They get upset with me when I tell them that no, they have to waste the narcotic. I also find...

  2. Written up for refusing to work on days off

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    There are rumors at my job that management is going to start "writing up full time nurses" who don't want to come in and work on their days off. I wonder if this is just a "false rumor" or if...

  3. "Right" way to pulls meds from cards?

    Blackcat99 replied to Pat_Pat RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If you are talking about bubble packs they usually come in 30 tablets. The 1st dose should be the top tablet on the far left side. So start at the top and go down in order then back to the top going...

  4. Written up for refusing to work on days off

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    No offense intended. I understand that there are indeed beautiful well-run nursing homes obviously run by intelligent, loving and caring human beings. CapeCodMermaid is one of those persons and is in...

  5. Written up for refusing to work on days off

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I sure hope I find one of those "beautiful well-run facilities" some day. Sadly, I have only worked in nursing homes that can only be described as the worst of the worst nursing homes. Yes, it is a...

  6. New house supervisor...

    Blackcat99 replied to moots.rn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    At my LTC, the 3-11 shift supervisor spends most of her time doing admissions. If there are any nurse call offs, the supervisor then has to take over a med cart

  7. LTC-overnight visitors/family members who never leave-

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    So how do you get them to leave? All they want to do at my LTC is to constantly complain and verbally abuse the nursing staff at

  8. New Grad RN- Being "Charge Nurse" over seasoned LVNs and CNAs

    Blackcat99 replied to lifelearningrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    WRITE-UPS-That's the one and only thing that works at my facility. The CNA's will constantly argue and fight with the nurses over every little thing that the nurses ask them to

  9. Do any nursing homes use "agency staffing" anymore?

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In the good old days, the LTC's would call in "registry staff" to come in when needed. Nowadays, I don't ever see it being used. They usually just call the prn staff to come in and if none available,...

  10. Night shift in LTC/Skilled Nursing

    Blackcat99 replied to kRN0512's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In today's economy, a new grad takes whatever job they are offered period. You go to work, you do the best you can and that is all you can do. So if you end up hating your job, you stay anyway at...

  11. Quit my first nursing home after 1 day!

    Blackcat99 replied to Trixyp's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I use to be one of those who said "I will never ever return to LTC". Unfortunately, my private duty LPN nursing job left me short of cash. I never knew when the kid would get sick and then when he...

  12. Do any nursing homes use "agency staffing" anymore?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I was wondering because I recently saw a "want ad for nurses" to work agency in both hospitals and long term care

  13. Quit my first nursing home after 1 day!

    Blackcat99 replied to Trixyp's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You described my nursing home perfectly. A total

  14. Drug testing of nurses every other week?

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It seems that nurses are being drug tested every other week at my LTC. Now there is a whole card of narcotics missing!!! They are asking me if I know anything about it. No I don't. Can I ask to go to...

  15. Drug testing of nurses every other week?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes I have malpractice insurance. Thank God. They are still investigating this situation so unsure what to

  16. Do you have to count lyrica at your LTC facility?

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We have to count all of our lyrica at my job every shift. I was curious as to whether this was just something done at my LTC or if there were other facilities that also counted

  17. Should I find a new job asap?

    Blackcat99 replied to Kaysmom8's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Should you look for a new job? I don't know. I have been looking for a "new job" and haven't been able to find another full time job. The only thing available in my area is part time and prn. So I...

  18. I received a "write up" warning at my LTC

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Apparently, I have committed the terrible sin of "working overtime." How dare I want to be a responsible person and do the " medicare charting" before I go home. What was I

  19. Just accepted Unit Manager Position with no LTC experience....

    Blackcat99 replied to Junebug59's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    OOPS. I thought I was in the LTC section:eek:I am not a ADON/DON and have no business posting

  20. Just accepted Unit Manager Position with no LTC experience....

    Blackcat99 replied to Junebug59's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Your facility sounds just like mine!!! They had hired an ADON who had never ever worked LTC as a nurse. She took off doctors orders to "help the floor nurses" Unfortunately, 90% of the medication...

  21. Full Code resident in LTC

    Blackcat99 replied to BB00513's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I would have checked the patient's chart immediately to see if the patient had a legal DNR form(No CPR) in his chart. if he did not have the required legal DNR form I would have started CPR...

  22. New Grad & First Job in LTC - Lots of Overtime/Doubles - How Much Is Too Much?

    Blackcat99 replied to blackdiamond407's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    At my LTC, they are always asking "the new grads" to do the overtime and double shifts. They pay the new grads less money then the experienced nurses, so they always prefer to get "the new grads" to...

  23. Resentment Will Destroy You

    Blackcat99 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Another great article from TheCommuter. I sure wish I could let go of the strong resentment I feel for my co-workers. I have never met such obnoxious people in my entire

  24. Patient falls and state visits

    Blackcat99 replied to ptvgirl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Good question. That happens sometimes at my LTC. I get a phone call from the DON sometimes asking if so and so fell on my shift. The patient tells her family that she fell and nobody did anything...

  25. Suggestions...

    Blackcat99 replied to SDALPN's topic in Private Duty

    I would not like to work where there is a camera. The mother sounds like she enjoys the power of getting rid of nurses whenever she feels like it. Hope you can find something better