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  1. Error in judgement?

    jane_34 posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This is long, so bare with me. I'm an LPN in long term care. We had a new admission of a resident with severe early onset dementia (with high anxiety) a few weeks ago. She was prescribed too high...

  2. Error in judgement?

    jane_34 replied to jane_34's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thanks to all for the replies. I really like seeing things from different perspectives. They discontinued that medication pretty quickly after the incident happened. Everything seems to have...

  3. Error in judgement?

    jane_34 replied to jane_34's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thank you all for the replies. Just to update you I am still working, didn’t lose my job. The resident is the same now as when she moved in. The team lead still thinks she had a stroke. They...

  4. Error in judgement?

    jane_34 replied to jane_34's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Things seem to be ok. I haven’t heard anything more about the incident. I’m hoping all is well. Thank you so much for all of your input, it was very helpful and good to have a different take on

  5. Error in judgement?

    jane_34 replied to jane_34's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thank you so much from your input. I definitely learned from this, and will know what to do differently next time. I just hope I don't lose my

  6. co worker is a bully, help!

    jane_34 posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hello, I'm an LPN who has worked for about a year. I recently got a job as an LPN supervisor in a long term care home. I supervise care aids and other LPNs. I have this LPN co worker who is a major...

  7. co worker is a bully, help!

    jane_34 replied to jane_34's topic in Health, Stress Management

    You brought up a valid point, liberated847. I only told it from my perspective. I have no idea what's going on in her life, but it was no excuse for that kind of behaviour. I absolutely do not...

  8. co worker is a bully, help!

    jane_34 replied to jane_34's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Thank you for all your replies and support. I really appreciated your input. Just wanted to say this nurse has now been fired. But she wasn't fired for the bullying, she was fired because she...

  9. co worker is a bully, help!

    jane_34 replied to jane_34's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I am her supervisor, but I don't have the authority to fire her. That's up to my boss, the manager. All I can do is document her behaviour and pass it on to the manager. I can enforce rules and...

  10. co worker is a bully, help!

    jane_34 replied to jane_34's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Thank you for all your replies. Yes, I am her supervisor. The problem is that she is not very approachable and extremely unpleasant. My boss suggested I implement a rule that requires the nurse to...

  11. co worker is a bully, help!

    jane_34 replied to jane_34's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Thank you for your supportive reply. I will never be able to understand how one gets pleasure out of seeing others make mistakes, and actually makes the effort to help the mistake happen. Very...