Blackcat99

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  1. Are LPN's allowed to draw blood from PICC lines?

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    At your LTC are LPN's allowed to draw blood from PICC lines? I live in Florida and anytime I have contacted my state board for answering any of my questions I never seem to get a straight answer from...

  2. Do you have to call your nurse manager before you call the doctor?

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We are told on all shifts that we must call "the nurse manager on call" before we call a doctor for any reason. Is that just at my nursing home or do other nursing homes have that policy too? All of...

  3. Memory care-Can you pass meds in the dining room?

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We got a new supervisor that says we can no longer give meds in the dining room and that we have to tell each resident what med they are each taking. And she is a GN not an RN but is signing her name...

  4. Night shift-no keys to central supply no keys to get briefs

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When I first started this job the floor nurses had a key to central supply and a key to get briefs. Now these keys have been removed and only the "Supervisors" have these keys. There's just one big...

  5. Foster parent for medically fragile child

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Private Duty

    I talked to a 60 year old CNA last week. She said she had been ill but had recovered. She said that she is a foster parent for a child with medical problems. She said that they pay her to take care...

  6. Bullied at work, and the DON won't do anything about it. (venting)

    Blackcat99 replied to NewRN'16's topic in General Nursing

    Lots of Bullying in Management at my job too. They all have "Narcissistic Personality Disorder" I use to argue with them but once I studied this disorder by watching Youtube videos I realized that...

  7. Is your nursing home or assisted living accepting patients who are known to be positive for COVID-19?

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work at a facility that had 6 people who tested positive for COVID-19. They had those people leave and then we became COVID-19 FREE once again. NOW, they are planning to send back one of our...

  8. Medical marijuana for nurses?

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Colorado Nursing

    I am curious as to whether nurses are allowed to have medical marijuana and have medical marijuana cards in the state of Colorado. How does that work if a nurse has an approved medical marijuana card...

  9. Do you recommend agency nursing for nurses going back into the field?

    Blackcat99 replied to InSchool4eva20's topic in Agency Nurses

    Agency nurses often complain about their shifts being cancelled "at the last

  10. Vitas hospice-What do the LPN's do?

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Vitas hospice is hiring LPN's in my area for continuous care. Does that mean the LPN will have one patient for 12 hours or does it mean they will be going different places for 12 hours?

  11. Understaffed and overwhelmed

    Blackcat99 replied to WisconsinCheddr's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Are they calling agency staff to come in and help you out? It sounds like corporate is aware of the problems but are not calling in nursing agencies for help. Perhaps it is time to call and make an...

  12. The new bully nurse is a "total liar"

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work in assisted living and they hired a "bully LPN" to be a supervisor. She is a total control freak and calls the doctors and tells them what to do! She told one of the doctors that her resident...

  13. Memory care-Can you pass meds in the dining room?

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thanks Kitiger. It's very stressful right now. I am just curious. If the State walked in today and saw that she signed the charts with RN and she is not an RN do you think she would get into any...

  14. I keep getting cancelled.. help :(

    Blackcat99 replied to Heather Danielle's topic in General Nursing

    Go get a full time job at a nursing home. You will not get cancelled. They will even call you on your days off to see if your want any

  15. Are you being required to wear face masks all shift now on assisted living, memory care or nursing homes?

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yesterday, we were told that all staff had to wear face masks at all times. None of our residents at assisted living are coughing. I looked at CDC guidelines and all I could find was recommendations...

  16. CNA's always on their cell phones

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    How are things at your LTC/Assisted living facilities. Are your residents being ignored because the CNA's are always playing on their cell phones? If you were ever successful in getting the CNA's off...

  17. CEU website

    Blackcat99 replied to gthomp's topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to warn everyone here about Nurse411.com. Their website says that they notify CE broker immediately when you complete your CEU classes. Not true. They refused to notify CE broker when I...

  18. sexual predator at the nursing home/ assisted living unit

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    what do most nursing homes and assisted living centers do when there is someone who is in the early stage of alzheimer's and who is always trying to touch and engage other residents in a sexual...

  19. CNA's always on their cell phones

    Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Wow!!! That sounds like a great idea!!! I will ask the management if we could do that too. Fired on the spot!!! Yes. I think that will be the only thing that would work at my facility.

  20. What is it like to work as an agency nurse in corrections?

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Agency Nurses

    I am thinking about working part time with an agency that sends nurses to prisons to work. I was curious as to what it was like as I haven't worked in corrections for 15 years. Do they give you any...

  21. The ridiculousness of LTC/SNF

    Blackcat99 replied to YUKONrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    LTC was a horrible nightmare for me. I had my final mental "meltdown" and gave my 2 week notice years ago. Those last 2 weeks were the longest 2 weeks of my life. I remember the time they said that...

  22. New to assisted living is this normal

    Blackcat99 replied to Sam59808's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The assisted living memory care when I work is a nightmare. They hire untrained workers who don't have a clue on how to deal with confused dementia residents. The staff frustrate the residents so much...

  23. Is it normal that some nurses won't give out meds to their patients?

    Blackcat99 replied to The0Walrus's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sadly, some nurses don't give out certain meds. Some nurses seem to think for example, that it is OK to skip the Metamucil. It's wrong but it does indeed happen in nursing homes. I have seen other...

  24. Who is planning to retire in a few years?

    Blackcat99 posted a topic in Retired Nurses

    I am hoping to last 2 more years at the nursing home. If I can last 2 more years, I can then get my full retirement. I don't know if my back will allow me to work 2 more years or not. I am burned...

  25. Will it get better??

    Blackcat99 replied to tess16's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Will it get better? NO. But it usually doesn't help to find a new nursing home either. Most of the nursing homes are all the