Sostuckrn

Home care case manager

I could seriously write a book. Had a parent who complained about everything we did. You dripped. You left food in the sink. You turned too many lights on. You didn't turn the night light off at the crack of dawn. You talked too loud.

I'm confused if you are not allowed to do these things or if you are wondering why no one can do them correctly. I will never understand some of the people deemed safe in pdn. Even if you warn the agency nothing gets done.

ouch! I have seen many incompetent nurses in my day too. Some of those are really bad! 😵

(Can you imagine going to court explaining that? Your honor, on that day I was busy doing laundry and making lunch for the patient while watching the patient play. The trach fell out and the child ran and wouldn't come back. Judge: I thought you were the nurse? Nurse: I am the nurse. But I babysit, I'm the kids personal chef, and maid. Judge: So how can you be a nurse while you're doing all of those other tasks?) Right? Good one. I don't do those tasks, let me be clear. In my case the babysitting refers to the fact that the parents expect us to play with their child for the entire shift. Do they play with them? Nope!!!

The agency is also adding to the guilt. They are buttering me up and begging me to stay.

Ok. I can see why you would say that. I also think it's natural to become attached to a patient you've cared for for years. I will take this as another reason why it's good that I'm moving on.

No wat that actually happened. Funny story, though!

Ha! Wouldn't that be nice if they had a babysitter?! We are their babysitters!

I have dealt with this a lot also. I worked with a child who was extremely abusive to the nurses. He was 5, so not a toddler although his mental age was. He would kick you hard! He would get in his walker, get an evil look and come charging for you to kick your shins! Mom didn't even want the nurses to say no. That wasn't fun.

I just got a new hospital job. I am leaving a family I have been with for years. I am feeling so very, very guilty. The guilt is making me question my decision. í ½í¸¥

Good one!!! 😂😂😂

Thank you! I'm so nervous! I'm really hoping I'm making the right choice!!!

I think the experience trumps that. I tried for years to get a hospital job with pdn experience. If the market is as bad as I've heard, you could use varied experience. Plus 2 years is a good amount of time at a job.

Definitely try for a hospital since you're not moving immediately. It sounds like the job market is pretty tough in ca.