PankaD89

I have to say I agree that it seems like the facility hung u out to dry. When I made my insulin error, every one of my supervisors backed me up bc they knew I was new & had a lot going on. They also praised me for being honest about what happened. I've always been under the impression that morphine was for hospice residents to help them pass in peace with no pain, that sounds like what happened with this resident. It's really sad you're being punished this way, I know no one can be as hard on you as you are on yourself but their punishment only makes it worse.

The facility I work has the MCR residents spread throughout the facility. That being said, we do have a particular wing that is higher acuity but the same amount of staff to care for it. I'm PRN so I work all over the building & I'm not gonna lie, my stomach turns when I have to work there but I just grin & bare it. Thank God for wonderful coworkers & AWESOME unit managers :)...but every hall has its days!

Ok I've checked it out my quote is for an annual premium, so does that mean I only have to pay that small amount once a year to protect my license?! If so, that is MORE than worth it!! Awesome :)

How do we go about doing that?

I would have had a FIT over the Tamiflu alone, never mind everything else. I'm not going to administer a drug that isn't ordered & you better bet I'm gonna have someone helping me enter 40+ orders. I agree with everyone else, sounds like you did great!

Sounds very familiar! Usually after 12 hours I just want to collapse...hopefully we r blessed with good oncoming nurses who will keep the cycle going rather than saying “you do your own (fill in the blank)”...hate coworkers that aren't team players!!

That's pretty much exactly how it happened with me. We get thrown to the wolves, sink or swim!

I absolutely agree about the morale & keeping staff happy with their job. Obviously not everyone will be happy with their job or situation, you can't help that. But just prove you care, get out & help them, show that you're not afraid to get your hands dirty. Also make sure the residents know that they're your top priority...I've heard countless residents talk about administrators in the past with things like "coffee with the administrator, like he's gonna listen us or our needs"...truly sad when they're the whole reason we're there!!

The facility I work at uses computer charting but we also have hard charts that we file orders, labs, etc. in & we have face sheets for both! I can't imagine having quick access to that info, I would be terrified of making a mistake without proper identification...

Well I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this way. And I'm not dependent on outside kudos, I know they're few & far between. But I do always give it my best & I know that's all I can do. Just wish I didn't think of more things I could have done on my way home after every shift! Just takes time, I know.

I've gotten a lot of positive feedback from everyone I work with so I think I am pretty hard on myself. I just expect quality care for each resident & for everything to get done, and be done right! Seems like there aren't enough hours in the day sometimes...

Does anyone else constantly have this battle with themselves? Some days I leave work feeling like I was a good nurse who made a difference but then other days I leave feeling like a complete failure. I've been working PRN in LTC since August & still feel completely lost somedays. I've been tempted to take a couple of FT positions thinking things would get easier that way but that would really mess up my school schedule...just trying my best to make a difference & constantly feeling like I'm falling short.

Every time I hear Poplar Bluff, MO I think of Charlene Frasier on Designing Women :)