nursingmomma33

Oh and no they don't have day Jobs!

I like your style, Here I Stand! Lol...that's what I Said! I spoke to another agency I originally got hired at, and she said it wasn't my problem. Go figure! í ½í¸

One thing I'm curious about since you already work two full time jobs, could you even pick up all your sick coworker's shifts without any scheduling conflicts occurring with the second full time job? (Does employer number one know about employer number two?) Whether they do or don't, I still think it's unreasonable for an employer to expect that a single full time employee covers the majority of another employees shifts. Yes, I can do all of it if I wanted to, but I'm Not! Yes, they know I have another job. They're only worried about filing open shifts. I refused to do it because I won't have time to do the things I want to do, even if it's staring at the wall or reenact ww2 with G. I. Joe figurines! Also, I'm not sacrificing my free time unless I choose to. I was just made that she thought it was ok! Apart from telling your scheduler that you didn't think it was fair, did you also tell her that you wouldn't accept the extra shifts? I think that a scheduler who struggles to fill the holes in the schedule will probably not listen to complaints about perceived unfairness, but will only act if she is forced to. I don't know her but I'm guessing that she hopes you'll simply accept the shifts after venting a bit about the lack of fairness. But I'm quite cynical. She probably thought that, but I told her that I'm not agreeing to more than what I was originally signed up for and that I won't do anymore days. I picked up 2 extra days prior to her going off, and the holiday! I told her that's enough. My last resort was to quit and she would have even more days to fill! If she does that have anybody it's not my problem! The family will be forced to step in. I love my job, but it's not my life. It's just a job! Do you know why it is that your scheduler allowed the two other nurses to decide how many of the sick coworker's shifts they wanted to pick up, but thought it was okay to just assign you the remainder of the shifts without asking you? Is it a seniority thing, or is it possible that they think they can get away with doing it to you, but know that they can't push the other two nurses around? I am the newest person, but nothing was in the handbook stating how staffing was going to go. They probably thought they were going to push me around, but I didnt let them push me around. I'm not quite sure if it spanked in yet. I think she asked around first, OR she made the schedule and asked the other nurses to do the remainder. I don't know how she did it, but I'm not picking up more shifts. They better figure out what they're doing next month because I'm not doing any extra. I don't need any OT. My husband said I can work part time if I wanted to. This is just what I want to do. I don't mind helping out, but now I'm getting tired. Then she told the family I was coming. That's how I first found out, which I think was unprofessional. She took me off all of those days.

A nurse went out on medical leave and the scheduler decided to volunteer my off days, all of my off days, to work. I do private duty. One weekend I had a family function that I had to attend. I take that back...it wasn't all my off days. Two other nurses decided to pick up a day a piece for the whole month and I got stuck with the rest of the shifts! Mind you, this is a full time job. I also work another full time job, and you mean to tell me I have to cover her part time job too? I told her that I had plans and that wasn't fair! They knew this nurse was having problems and had failed to get back up, so why should it be my message to clean up? I already work a lot, and I need time for me. I work night shift, and I refuse to jeopardize me and my family for work. I have my limits Too! Can they do this, and does this even sound fair to stick me with most of the shifts?

No direction from management.

Yes, the provider spoke to me about it, and I spoke to management. The provider hasn't spoken to management yet. I asked her before calling the board on us, please resolve it with management.

I work for a home care agency, and had to call off due to sickness. Another nurse came to sub for me. All we are contracted to so is a complete physical assessment and whatever is in the care plan. This particular patient has a mental illness and she needed her medications passed to her. However, the sub has told her that she can be her nurse instead of me and she will help her take care of her and her kids. She doesn't even have legal custody of her kids, but they spend the night sometimes. She has also given the client her personal phone number, which we are not allowed to do. The sub told her that she can call her anytime. In my client's mind, since the nurse lives closer to her than I do, that she can call her for emergencies and she will come. Well, that's not in our job descriptions, and the county doesn't allow us to do that. This is not even her client! According to our policies,we can not give out our phone numbers out or do anything outside of the care plan. Well, the client also has an independent provider that helps her with errands and other social needs. The independent provider was PISSED that someone came in to promise her things that we as nurses are not allowed to do. She said that if our agency doesn't fix it, she's reporting the sub nurse for mental abuse because it has caused her "anxiety." The client herself told her that she loved me and did nothing wrong. I explained to the provider that the client is not to have our phone numbers or call us for "emergencies," or respond. I guess my question is, could someone making false promises considered mental abuse to a mentally ill patient? What can I do?

I have bn an lpn for a year. I ahvent done homeare, but my advie to u is something ive never learned in school: it doesnt matter how ur technical skills r but if u dont have tact u wont last. Also,there's a lot of back biting in nursing. Ppl will lie on u. Management who dislike u will find a way to get u out, epecially if favoritesdon't like u either. that slip of the tongue mifht have gotten u fired if u worked in ltc. Trust me, i have dealt w literally stupid family members and wante fo tell them how i really felt abt them. I wanted to tell famiky memebers and patients that demanded all my attention that they r not the only ones here. Everyone is entitled to good care and i want to provide that to everyone, but some ppl have unrealistic expectations and i keep my mouth shut. If u ever work in ltc remember eyes and ears r everwhere, so u need to watch it. Also, i have bn on the other side and bn the patient. I had a few who thought it was ok to talk down to me and not fully inform me of my rights. I let them k.ow uofront that that treatment is not going to fly w me.

In ohio, I've seen ig as low as $12/hr.

I've bn an lpn for a year in ohio. Last year i made abt $27000/a year and i looks like i might be breaking even again by the end of the year. Not a lot w a family of 5. I can say im doing a lot better than before I vgot into nursing, but i encountered a lot of backbiting.

Bn new and not knowing the residents and their medications os going to make u a little slow w passing meds. 30 pts might b a little much just starting out. Based on one day of med passing is not enough time to judge ur work. N a few weeks time u will get faster and and faster. U will begin to even memorize who takes what and how lk second nature.

Take both jobs. In this field u need to keep a foot n the door somewhere. They let u go for the stupidest things.

I hope ur right! Thx...

i wouldnt put them down. probationary period is a trial period.

They alreadybhired for my spot.