NurseNinaFla

Thanks all I feel better..guess I'm a little mistrusting working with some very treacherous people over the years?..sad but true... I will admit my mistake and learn from it and put on a happy face!:)

i guess the best thing to do is let it go and as mamamerlee advised,admit i don't know how it got in the bed (although i still feel the cna is lying) and try to be more careful..thanks!

The other night my supervisor gave me a personal inservice that my unit manager left for her to give me stating; A TB syringe was left in the patients bed,a safety issue (a CNA found it etc.. Now here's the real story I did leave it in the room on the dresser next to the bed I distinctly remember setting it there and even positioned it so it would not roll off and thought (don't forget syringe) while I drew the circle around the site with a marker,then the resident wanted to be repositioned in the bed so I asked my CNA's on my shift to do this for her..no mention of a syringe in the bed by them either..so the following shift CNA found the syringe and ran with it to the manager which in turn rightfully so wrote a personal inservice..the issue I have of course is that the CNA lied about it being in the bed and I don't even know why she would do this,I haven't had an issue with her personally and she is a well liked and respected CNA,the thing is now I see her as a trouble starter and dishonest and it is quite upsetting to me that she would try to make me look bad..I am very detailed oriented and safety conscious and I know where I put the syringe,and yes I realise the bedside dresser isn't a good place to leave a syringe either,my question is this how should I approach the manager about this without looking like I'm in denial and without stirring up a hornets nest?...Thanks for your time!

Delegate & Prioritize!..The CNA's can do the pillow fluffing,you have meds to pass,IV's to hang,charting to do etc...If it makes you feel any better though after 25yrs I still feel like I'm drowning sometimes and there are many times I do not take a half hour break and work 1-2 hours past my shift

Not only Illegal,but Ignorant as well..or better yet "stupid" is probably defines calling oneself a nurse when in fact they are not!

I was always glad when I started wearing glasses just for the afor mentioned reasons!

Gotta love the lil ole ladies!

Thank You ElkPark (and everyone else) for the feedback..another lesson learned and yes in the future I will insist on an "official" inservice..much to the annoyance of uppermanagement I'm sure!

Everyone got an inservice after the fact,I and several other Nurses recieved a personal inservice (next time it is a write up,because we failed to follow procedure and documented wanderguard was functioning...my Gripe is I was misinformed and a proper inservice was never implimented by management the whole thing was left to staff to inservice each other!

I am quite perturbed to say the least,I along with several other nurses were given a "Personal Inservice" regarding failing to follow procedure and false documentation...here's the story... Recently on our unit we began using a device called a wander-guard..it is a bracelet that is attached to the residents arm,if they try to go out of one of the main doors an alarm will sound Ok several of the residents were fitted with wander-guards and the 3-11 nurse told me briefly about the wander-guard just what I explained above and when I asked how do I know if the wander-guard is functioning? The answer was it will alert the nurses (on another unit,same unit fire alarm board is on) and they will call and let you know..end of inservice!...so the TAR now has a sign off that the wander-guard is on and functioning something to that effect..well guess what? over the weekend a resident with a wander-guard gets out and is found near a pond on the facility(during the day time,and I was not there..not the issue,I assure you when I am on duty I check every alarm on every patient personally..not lazy,not a slacker...well come Tuesday morning I am told by the unit manager that I am getting a personal inservice (next thing to a write up) for this whole ordeal..also Tuesday morning for the first time I am informed that there is a little device looks like a tv remote (somewhere in the building)that you check wander-guard with to see if it is functioning..all news to me! Basically I am upset at the whole lack of communication and professionalism by upper management to educate the staff and just start using new equipment etc..without communicating to the staff on all shifts effectively,I did write a statement explaining my side of the story...Opinions? Advice? just needed to vent! Grrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!! ~Nina~

Infighting between shifts,all the Big I's and little you's..were all here for a common purpose..the patient,and all these conflicts distract/detract from that!

She's in BIG trouble!

Once many years ago a resident gave me an angora spread (I had remarked how pretty it was..insisted I have it,I was young didn't know any better..it was a small spread nothing elaborate...well guess what? she told my boss she wanted it back! My boss told me never take anything because many times these people are forgetful,its against policy..and sometimes they are just setting you up..also if you **** them off down the road they will turn around and use it against you...sooo never take anything from them is the best policy!

Wow these shared memories make me feel like a spring chicken!..I do remember metal bedpans though..yikes!.. I read somewhere,something about nurses duties in the 18th century I believe, when they had to shovel coal light the furnaces,mop floors etc..before they even started their shift! If I ever run across the article again I will share it here..and the pay was nearly nothing!

Seems as though here in Fla it was around the late 80's to early 90's in some places,when I left Med/Surg in 90" they were still wearing them and wore them at the LTC until about 91-92"

Love,Love,Love ...Coffee!:redpinkhe Been drinking it since I was 13,Starbucks,Dunkindonuts,Folgers,Maxwellhouse...just has to be strong!

LoL Mike thats why I hate watching,reading medical related stuff..when I went thru nursing school I swear I had it all!..hope everything turns out good!

Never...used to when I was younger,I will pitch in if say there is an emergency such as an evacuation due to a Hurricaine or something where I am truley needed,fortunately there are plenty of other nurses that want to work extra I have no problem saying NO!

A colleague should not even expect this,If I make a mistake then I alone must take the blame..its unethical to handle mistakes any other way

At my place of employment LPN's/and CNA's opt to work weekend bailer,which usually includes an evening shift thru the week while they attend school thru the week for their RN/and or LPN

Well I was younger in those days and of course needed my job,and actually I am still there..but that was the norm in LTC and by me speaking up finally...we got additional nurses on the other units..now I will say not every resident was scheduled for meds thank goodness and to the other poster I didn't say leave a resident bleeding and continue on with meds I did say if they are ok pick them up and then get back to your meds

Hi DebRN,this was night shift many years ago and it did get to that point of unsafe,thats why I told my DON get another nurse or I walk..and no I'm not kidding 70 residents,start meds @ 5am end @ 7am..I did it and I was exhausted

I actually have one of the old metal ones (which I used to use,guess I'm an old timer! and yes I loved using it! :loveya:

Once you are on your own start your med pass a half hour early for example if your meds are due @ 8am start @ 7:30 am,but have your cart stocked and ready to go before-hand,don't stop and toilet residents etc.. delegate your CNA's to do basic nursing dutys,prioritorize.. lets say a resident has fallen on the floor call the supervisor,assess resident have the CNA's pick them up if there is no injury return to your med pass as quickly as possible,make your calls and do paperwork later. The good thing about LTC is you pretty much know your residents and will pick up quickly how they take meds,what they want etc..you should do fine! In the old days I had 70 residents at night took me about 2 hours to pass meds

And you should be proud and I for one am proud of you for getting your LPN! Welcome to nursing and welcome to allnurses.com! ~Nina~