elderlylove

So let me just start this by saying I was a CNA for 3 years before I became an LPN. I have been a nurse now for 3 months. I am at the same facility that I have worked at for the past 3 years, and am on full time day shift. I have two particular aides that are lazy. For example, yesterday I found my aide sitting in the back of our building talking to other caregivers. I informed her that her call light was going off. I also told her that I have had complaints from higher management that she is sitting around talking while on the clock, and that this is my first and only verbal warning that I do not want to see her sitting around talking again. Sure enough, I walk to the front of the building (where she was suppose to be), and her resident is ON THE FLOOR. I wrote up a statement and gave it to my higher ups. (She was already talked to two days prior by my boss for doing the same thing.) Another example, I ask all of the aides to get me when they give showers, so i can verify that the shower is being done and so I can preform a skin assessment. Yet, they will come up and give me a shower sheet to sign saying they completed the shower, and I tell them I will not sign that because I did not see it done like I asked. The same CNA will sit in the corner of our dining room all by herself, when she is suppose to be helping the activities department with an activity. When you have 30 residents in a room, you would think someone who really wants to help would at least talk to a resident or get to know them. At least have SOME interaction. These caregivers are not tolieting residents, or showering them. I understand I was once their co-worker, and now I am there supervisor, but short of sending the staff home I don't know what is left for me to do. I do not have the authority at my work to write staff up, only document and give to my supervisors. I help them serve meals, I will help toliet their residents, and answer call lights. I say please and thank you for anything I ask, even when they don't thank me for helping them. I am a young nurse, only 22. They talk bad about me, and that is okay, as long as their job is getting done. Which it isn't. I love my residents so much, they are my family, and it frustrates me when these caregivers just act like they do not care. Any suggestions for handling this situation? Please and thank you,

I took my PN NCLEX in Missouri today @ 2pm. I finished in less than an hour with 86 questions. (min for PN is 85, max is 205). I left feeling defeated. I had approx 15 SATA. My strongest area is dosage, and I did not have a single dosage question. I did the pearson vue trick, and the good pop up came up. I will reply letting y'all know if it worked. Praying the trick is accurate!