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i appreciate everyone's concern, it's a nice change from what i've been experiencing. well, i found about 10 med errors in the last 3 days from this chick including the aspiration of whole oral meds by a patient it clearly states on her mar *aspiration risk: must have hob at 90 degrees and crush meds* hmm guess she didn't read that. this lady is very, very sick now obviously. i handed the stack of errors to my supervisor (because i was told that i couldn't write her up) and they still did not fire her! they slapped her on the hand and told her they expect better from her in the future. you guys are right, i don't need to be associated with this facility anymore. also, she's running around telling everyone that she's moving to the tiny faroff suburb that my husband and i live in. she must have found out where we moved. i think we're just going to move out of state and leave this unstable crazy chick behind to figure out what to do with her time. i am so fed up that i can't even imagine spending another minute here. :angryfire

that's pretty much what i was thinking i should do, but you just hate being in the situation to begin with! thanks for your concern. i appreciate you taking the time to give your thoughts. my husband and i have considered counseling because it does cause a lot of tension. especially when i come home from work upset all the time. well, thanks again! it's good to know i have a place to come where people understand. :)

i like calmoseptine and lantiseptic too. i agree on the silvadene! i looove silvadene. i've seen it do some great things for skin!

this is kind of a long drawn out ordeal, but i really need some advice. my husband and i have had this chick stalking us for the last year (such as calling his workplace repeatedly, parking down the street from his family's houses, trying to get to know people she knows i'm friends with etc.) she's an ex-girlfriend from way back. she was the type to psychologically abuse someone til they end up in therapy. well, i've minded my own business and assume she's lacking maturity so i've not even associated with her in anyway until recently. she found out where i'm working and *big surprise* got a job there as a cmt. as soon as i found out, i forewarned my supervisors that she'd been harassing me for a long period of time. my DON played the 'sympathetic' role and said she would advise this girl that she was to count with other nurses and could not speak to me for any reason. also that she would be terminated at the very start of any trouble from her. ok, that sounds fine in theory, but as soon as she hit the floor she looked for any little insignificant reason to speak to me ("i don't understand how to sign out ABT's from the E-kit" etc). it's been nonstop. the other day, i'd just absolutely had it when she came up to me and began telling me how to do my job (when i'm her supervisor!). i assumed she was trying to get me to lose my temper so i would be the one to get in trouble. i simply told her to "stop speaking to me and go away". i had to spend an hour in the ADON's office having a freaking nervous breakdown because i can't handle the tension of the whole situation anymore. my DON's answer to the problem was to have a nurse's meeting to clear the air. i stated up front that i felt like they were putting me in a position to either put up with the abuse or find a different job, which of course she categorically denied. she's defending this med tech tooth and nail over everything. right down to rationalizing as to why she calls me at the facility on her days off. i'm worried that my license and more importantly, my family's well-being could be at stake here. my husband thinks we should get a restraining order, but it'd be hard to do without concrete proof. i loved my job before she came and i've been with the facility for 2 years. i don't feel i should have to leave, but my DON has me in the position to where it seems i'll have to. does anyone have any ideas on how to handle this?? i feel completely lost. sorry for venting guys.

From my personal experience in LTC, the best way to get things done effectively and effeciently, is to give the CNAs a hand when they need it. Your staff will respect you much more if you make the playing field level and give them the impression that patient care is paramount, above meds and any paperwork. The only time I won't go to the floor to assist is if I know that person hasn't been pulling their weight in the first place. That's when I tell them that I have things to get done and I will help them when they put forth some effort. It's really nice to come in to work and have the staff be like, "oh good, you're here today! you're so easy to work with". The longer you're in nursing, the more you'll learn that you pretty much *always* run behind schedule and that you pretty much *always* have to spend an entire shift playing catch up. Whether you're in LTC, hospital, or even doctor's office, every single day is different. I don't know how many times I've been right in the middle of a med pass and a surprise admit pops in that they forgot to mention in report or even worse, someone decides to go septic right that second and you've got to send them out. Be prepared, everything will slow you down in nursing. The trick is to learn how to deal with it and get through it effeciently.