Blackcat99

Blackcat99

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  1. Another TV show villifying Nursing

    Blackcat99 replied to Nurseboy1's topic in General Nursing

    :) I wish they would have a "reality show" about LTC nursing. I watch these hospitals shows and everyone is having some kind of romantic entanglement. I wish they wouldn't show male nurses as...

  2. state is threatening to go after license over precharting

    Blackcat99 replied to oramar's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    My facility is going to start computer charting for the nurses soon. They have 3 or 4 computers right now that the CNA's use. They are not portable computers you have to go into a room to use them. My...

  3. Should Pts. see ALL information in an Adverse Event?

    Blackcat99 replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I hope they won't allow the patients to see all the information in an adverse event. I think it might cause people to file even more medical malpractice

  4. How long would you wait for the perfect job?

    Blackcat99 replied to Limik's topic in General Nursing

    :) It sounds like a great job! I would go ahead and wait for it even though it is very inconvenient right

  5. How long would you wait for the perfect job?

    Blackcat99 replied to Limik's topic in General Nursing

    :) It sounds like a great job! I would go ahead and wait for it even though it is very inconvenient right

  6. 1,000 inmates 4 night nurses.......

    Blackcat99 replied to dazzle256's topic in Correctional

    :chuckle 4 Nurses for 1,000 inmates? Sounds like overstaffing to me. How lucky can you get? Congratulations! That's not bad staffing at

  7. 1,000 inmates 4 night nurses.......

    Blackcat99 replied to dazzle256's topic in Correctional

    :chuckle 4 Nurses for 1,000 inmates? Sounds like overstaffing to me. How lucky can you get? Congratulations! That's not bad staffing at

  8. Help with hopeless horrible nurse's aides

    Blackcat99 replied to xmaxiex's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked in nursing homes that paid minimum wages for CNA's and it was a total disaster with lazy CNA's. I now work at a LTC that pays well for CNA's. I work with really good CNA's. The fact is...

  9. shocked at what I saw!

    Blackcat99 replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes call your ombudsman and other officials. If that doesn't work perhaps you can notify your local newspaper about it. It seems that the nursing homes in my area hire more people when they have a...

  10. What about breaks?

    Blackcat99 replied to avahsmiles's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I take my 30 minute lunch when I work. I always take it away from the nurses desk. I need the 30 minute break so I can relax and clear my thinking. I get too frazzled and stressed out if I don't...

  11. Rules for People Who Complain About Our Pets:

    Blackcat99 replied to nursebedlam's topic in Nursing Humor

    :chuckle Yes all very true!!!

  12. Soon to be New Grad LPN looking to move to Hawaii

    Blackcat99 replied to lionfish's topic in General Nursing

    I went to Hawaii about a year and a half ago for a vacation in Honolulu. I read the job ads just for the heck of it and I found that there were hardly any nurse jobs. Of the few I saw they wanted RN's...

  13. 7th Day adventist nurses

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks all for the information. My aunt is a 7th day Adventist and she told me that anyone who works on the Sabbath (Saturdays) is going to hell. So I was assuming that 7th day Adventist nurses had to...

  14. AAARRRGGGGHHH!! Stupid cell phones!

    Blackcat99 replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't want to have a cell phone. I got a certificate in the mail offering me a free cell phone and other free cell phone services. I threw it in the

  15. 1+ 2+ 3+ Edema Rating Scale?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks all for your great information. I suffer from CRS. Can't remember s###.

  16. Patient's right to have a decubitus ulcer ?

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work in LTC and we have a few residents who become combative when you try to change them. I am curious as to what others do at their facilities. Do you allow them to refuse to be changed since that...

  17. Anyone ever feel like there license is in jeopardy?

    Blackcat99 replied to RN123456789's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for many years. Still, I sometimes feel like my license is in jeopardy. That's why I always make sure I have malpractice insurance.

  18. Are the elderly taking too many drugs?

    Blackcat99 replied to payday's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When I worked at the state psych hospital we had a patient who was very violent. He was taking a lot of different pills to calm him down and he was just getting worse. Finally, the doctor took him off...

  19. "Just do it"-"But Ive never done it"

    Blackcat99 replied to nagmeriendaak's topic in General Nursing

    Yes you did the right thing by refusing to flush that port. I am new to flushing ports myself and I am still very nervous about doing it. Thank God there are 1-2 nurses at my job that will help me...

  20. Medicare charting

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    :) Thanks Leslie. You have been very

  21. Medicare charting

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone know if there is a book I could purchase that would tell me exactly what to chart in order to please medicare.? I really don't know what they want. I work in LTC and am hoping there is a...

  22. I never want overtime period

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work full time nights in a LTC facility. I want to be left alone so I can sleep. My sleep gets disturbed almost everyday because my Mom has alzheimer's disease and always wakes me up for any phone...

  23. I never want overtime period

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    :angryfire Yes it is awful that we can't have any privacy in our own homes. I think it's ridiculous that people have to be afraid to answer their own phones. I sure wish they would quit hassling...

  24. Mandatory meetings and night shift

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think I will mention it to the staff developer at the next meeting (if I go) Fortunately, they have cut down on these "mandatory meetings" quite a bit. I think "lack of attendance" may have had...

  25. Mandatory meetings and night shift

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I will be starting night shift very soon. This job has mandatory meetings 1-3 times a week. All of these meetings are scheduled for 2pm. What has been your experiences with night shift and mandatory...