CFitzRN

CFitzRN ADN

L&D; GI; Fam Med; Home H; Case mgmt

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  1. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    CFitzRN replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    tl;dr

  2. A bad day in home health...

    CFitzRN posted a topic in Nurse Management

    Today I had to help our admin fire one of our CNAs because of my findings (I am Field Staff Sup), and another of our CNAs died of cancer. I've only been doing this 7 months and this is one of the...

  3. A bad day in home health...

    CFitzRN replied to CFitzRN's topic in Nurse Management

    How are people like that? How? I just don't understand what grace they are given to somehow put aside the horrible circumstances they've been dealt and behave with such graciousness and dignity. It...

  4. A bad day in home health...

    CFitzRN replied to CFitzRN's topic in Nurse Management

    We have the same policy. HHAs jump from agency to agency around here. Mostly, I have to say, we have some really good people. But there are a handful that make me very nervous. They get only the...

  5. Full Moon Friday

    CFitzRN replied to hawkfdc's topic in Home Health

    FIFTEEN referrals??? On Friday pm? All needing staffing for the weekend?

  6. Venting!

    CFitzRN replied to raebabelvn's topic in Home Health

    Have you ever voiced these issues with her? People will do whatever they want if they feel they have your permission to, and silence can equal permission to many people. You have every right to...

  7. A bad day in home health...

    CFitzRN replied to CFitzRN's topic in Nurse Management

    Thank you so much. I didn't hire her - I didn't hire any of them, actually - but this was the first employee that I actually had to write up and ultimately fire (very poor judgment, put a client's...

  8. A bad day in home health...

    CFitzRN replied to CFitzRN's topic in Nurse Management

    Thanks

  9. New Home health job no experience

    CFitzRN replied to caryrey02's topic in Home Health

    How do you know how to do a PT eval as a new grad RN? One would think a PT would have to do those.

  10. I am an American.

    CFitzRN replied to UnionRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I literally laughed out

  11. Supervisory visits

    CFitzRN replied to metalRN's topic in Home Health

    And by "no less than every 90 days" I meant NO MORE than...

  12. Supervisory visits

    CFitzRN replied to metalRN's topic in Home Health

    Oh, that's the difference. We are not a medicare agency - only medicaid. And since our clients have DSS case managers, we, as the agency of the HHA, only have to do sups every 90 days per state law....

  13. At my boiling point...you are NOT a Nurse...of ANY kind!!!!

    CFitzRN replied to nursehunnie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Our respiratory unit was a BUTT-KICKER! I have -huge- respect for RTs and I'm about 99.9% sure I've never heard an RT call him or herself a

  14. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    CFitzRN replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    This is a major digression but it just happened yesterday after I'd been reading some of these so I thought I'd share it. I was putting clothes from the washer into the dryer, then as I turned to...

  15. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    CFitzRN replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Probably a Photoshop picture, but still

  16. Supervisory visits

    CFitzRN replied to metalRN's topic in Home Health

    Every other WEEK?? Holy cannoli. I'm a Clinical Supervisor and I see our patients with HHAs every 60 days. I think we have about 65 CNA (Medicaid) cases. I can barely keep up with THESE ones! My...

  17. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    CFitzRN replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I do think I remember those. Very

  18. I am an American.

    CFitzRN replied to UnionRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The reason behind this "don't look me in the eye" thing is that there are quite a few cultures who regard women as not only submissive to men, but not valued as human beings. And how dare a mere...

  19. At my boiling point...you are NOT a Nurse...of ANY kind!!!!

    CFitzRN replied to nursehunnie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    that reminded me of something funny my 17 year old just taught me. i had written kind of a long note on theology on facebook and my son replied with "tl;dr". i had no clue what that meant. then i...

  20. At my boiling point...you are NOT a Nurse...of ANY kind!!!!

    CFitzRN replied to nursehunnie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I agree, but the original point was regarding people "calling themselves 'nurse'", not signing off on tasks performed as a license

  21. At my boiling point...you are NOT a Nurse...of ANY kind!!!!

    CFitzRN replied to nursehunnie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You raise a good point. Is the term "nurse" somehow legally tied to a licensed RN, LPN or LVN? (I'm seriously asking because I'm not sure). Or can any healthcare worker that "nurses" patients be...

  22. Need Help Coming up with an Excuse!!

    CFitzRN replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    I think in my 46 years on this earth, I've developed a very thick skin. Nothing you said seemed offensive or mean to me - just blunt. That's why I tend to do well with Europeans (despite their...

  23. Need Help Coming up with an Excuse!!

    CFitzRN replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, we did not ALL berate her. Mostly I see people offering advice. One of the pieces of advice is "don't lie." Why is it so difficult to be upfront with people around here without the...

  24. Need Help Coming up with an Excuse!!

    CFitzRN replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    Working in an endoscopy unit won't give you a -great- opportunity to use or hone nursing skills. If you're preop you will do IVs and enemas. If you're post-op you will do a lot of monitoring and...

  25. At my boiling point...you are NOT a Nurse...of ANY kind!!!!

    CFitzRN replied to nursehunnie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I have a PRN job in a family med office and the two MAs call themselves "nurses" constantly. I have chosen not to confront them about it - I guess it just doesn't get to me like it does you (and...