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  1. A hospice poem/writing-

    Blackcat99 replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks Hellllllo Nurse. I really enjoyed reading it

  2. RN's average day in LTC

    Blackcat99 replied to Hooligan's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    At my LTC the floor LPN's and RN's do the same job. Pass out pills and do Tx's and assessments on lot's of resident's. You essentially work your *** off all shift. When you think you are finally...

  3. I quit my job (long)

    Blackcat99 replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you did the right thing by resigning. I don't blame you. I hope you will find a better working environment at your next job. Good luck

  4. How much time did you take off for a death of loved one?

    Blackcat99 replied to Nursesuzi's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sorry to hear about the loss of your father. When my Dad died my manager gave me as much time as I wanted. I took 2 weeks off. Losing my Dad was the most painful experience of my life. Dad's been gone...

  5. Cheap live-in companion

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in General Nursing

    My mom has Alzheimer's and will eventually need a full-time companion. I am wondering if it would be a good idea to hire a refugee? I feel like they would be happy to have a home and a job. Any ideas...

  6. Cheap live-in companion

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    :) Thanks for your great ideas. Yes a nursing student would be ideal. Yes I have heard good things about refugees too. I would definately have to get a background check on whoever I get. Too many...

  7. Change of shift report

    Blackcat99 replied to SweetnurseS's topic in Medical-Surgical

    :) Report by tape can be very useful. Especially if you have nurses who are "Chatty Cathy" and can't shut up when you give report. I think report is best when it starts on time so the next shift can...

  8. Keep an eye on those Rx pads!

    Blackcat99 replied to URO-RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yes I've had jobs where these Rx pads are just lying around the nurse's desk areas. In fact, at one of those jobs they had a special meeting because a nurse got ahold of the Rx pad and wrote herself...

  9. "Cookie Cutter" uniforms

    Blackcat99 replied to Limik's topic in General Nursing

    :angryfire I hate being told what to wear at work. I am not a "clone" and I resent being told that I must wear the same kind of uniform as everyone else. :angryfire Besides, the LTC's residents are...

  10. Laxative Abuse and the Elderly

    Blackcat99 replied to Cubby's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes I think my job has a few of those types of nurses. At my job we give a Dulcolax if no BM in 3 days. If that doesn't work then we gave a suppository the next day. However, a few nurses sometimes...

  11. Tube feeders and the state inspectors

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :) Has anyone ever done a med pass with a state inspector watching you? At the LTC I work at the nurses crush all the pills together and mix it with water. The nurses then take the liquid meds and mix...

  12. Tube feeders and the state inspectors

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :chuckle Thanks all for your great information and "real life" experiences. I have never done a med pass with a state inspector and I pray I never have to. I can only imagine how stressful it would be...

  13. I hate incident reports!!!

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :angryfire I hate incident reports. I am constantly bombarded with CNA's at the LTC telling me about so and so has a little scratch or a little bruise or a little blister. At my LTC we have to fill...

  14. I hate incident reports!!!

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes I understand the legal importance of writing incident reports but they take up so much time. All the other residents lose because the nurse is too busy filling out incident reports. Wouldn't it be...

  15. Futile Care. Dead is dead.

    Blackcat99 replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    In the old days at nursing homes if someone was in pain and their body was full of cancer they would be a no code. Now it seems at the LTC's some persons in pain from cancer and other incurable...

  16. I hate incident reports!!!

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :angryfire Yes these incident reports are so time consuming. It usually takes me one hour to fill them out properly. One hour of paperwork usually for a non injury fall or minor skin problem. If I see...

  17. Futile Care. Dead is dead.

    Blackcat99 replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes natural death is no longer allowed. In the 1970's it seemed that the doctors would allow old people at the LTC's to die a natural death. Not anymore. Now it seems we are always sending people to...

  18. English psychiatric nurse looking to work in Atascadero Hospital

    Blackcat99 replied to bruce bryan's topic in California Nursing

    :chuckle Yes I am nuts. I applied at Atascadero many many years ago when I was a psych tech. I was much younger and stronger at that time. Now that I'm older and wiser I wouldn't work as a psych tech...

  19. Mrsa

    Blackcat99 replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    No it is not a good idea for a MRSA patient to have a roomate. At my LTC they put a post-surgery patient in a room with a MRSA patient and then the post-surgery patient got MRSA in his wound....

  20. 3rd week in home health, ready to quit

    Blackcat99 replied to SRbear's topic in Home Health

    I tried home health many years ago and I didn't like it. I always got lost trying to find the different houses. I also got sent out to the "ghetto areas" and I spent all shift worrying that someone...

  21. Changing jobs

    Blackcat99 replied to dekatn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :) Yes you did the best thing for you and your marriage. You have nothing to feel guilty

  22. Should the following resident be in Assited living?

    Blackcat99 replied to Antikigirl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The assisted living place in my town accepts anyone who is private pay. When I worked there they had a man who was violent towards caregivers. He injured caregivers but they didn't care. After all, he...

  23. English psychiatric nurse looking to work in Atascadero Hospital

    Blackcat99 replied to bruce bryan's topic in California Nursing

    :) I went on a tour of Atascadero State Hospital many many years ago. It looked like it would be a very interesting place to work. It's like they have their own little city. I filled out a bunch of...

  24. How do I know if I have MRSA????

    Blackcat99 replied to moliuchick's topic in General Nursing

    I work in LTC and we have several MRSA residents. It seems most of these residents also have orders to check O2 sats every shift. So there we are continually bringing stuff in and out of isolation and...

  25. PROS and CONS LVN vocational school

    Blackcat99 replied to xxpnoisnxx's topic in Nursing Career

    I went to the vocational nursing school of Calif. in the 1970's in Los Angeles. I don't know if this is the same one as yours but we didn't have to pay that much money. In those days if you didn't...