Let's see, the 24 hr I have cried more than I have in years. I have always
have had pride in the fact that I keep it(my emotiong) behind closed
doors. Be professional right? Last night I was asked at 8:45 pm to go give
medications to the private condos owners that are attached to my facilit.
These little people were expecting their meds on or before 8P. This is
following my day of inservices for the staff, you know the generic, clean the
shower rooms, answer call lights timely, check your residents for inc episodes
Ya da Ya Da ... You have been there right? A consulting nurse comes in to
inservice the "nurses" on medications, how to order, notify the Md, basic
stuff. I decided to leave and allow the nurses to be themselves w/o
management, considering the DON/ADON were inservicing the CNA's on the same
stuff seperately. Only to have the consulting nurse to come to me
afterwards and stay........Oh my God. The staff definately expressed
themselves, horribly and unprofessionally. So when I went back to pass the
pills, A po or EXCELLENT nurse in the facility I walked up to, I asked for the
keys next door, I just starting crying and have done this on and off all way.
Her eyes watered over, she has never seen me like this. What is wrong
w/me?
Claudia
>From: "Holly Sox, RN, RAC-C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: time off- christmas
>Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 12:16:41 -0500
>
>Wow,
>
>Are we on the same wavelength!
>
>I used to be the most satisfied, contented MDS coordinator on
the planet. Things have deteriorated at my facility over the past 6 months,
and some days lately I wonder why I come in at all. I had an
opportunity to do something different last fall, and it wasn't the right time
for me to leave then. Now I am feeling strongly that I can't do
this job here any longer.
>
>I don't want to leave long term care, and I really, really want
to do MDS and care plans. I know there are good facilities and good
administrations out there. I just don't know how to find them.
>
>Holly
>Holly F. Sox, RN, RAC-C
>Clinical Editor
>
>www.careplans.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Pat Rich
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 11:30 AM
> Subject: Re: time off- christmas
>
>
> I work in a facility in the state of Tenn. The
owner of this facility recently walked in and revoked all vacation time.
Employees were told all time was lost and they started at square one as of
Jan. 1 2004. Also told vacation was to be taken between may 30 and sept. 1st
for the entire facility. I had been off the week before because of my
honeymoon and was told although the administrator approved it 1 month prior it
would not be vacation because all vacation had been lost. One emplyee had
taken her last two weeks vac. prior to retirement and was depending on this
check to carry her over until retirement kicked in and was denied her pay.
What do you think of someone who would be this unethical and immoral? nursing
staff already work at dangerously short ratios. Decubitus ulcer are on the
rise, wgt loss has gone up, complaints from families and physicians and morale
is nonexsistant. does anyone have a suggestion? I am already job hunting. The
really sad part is there were good staff here and at one time c ared. I feel
now care in negligent and it scares me.
>
> m silberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Bingo.... this is what the problem is
with our lousy profession. After all, we are only human and do enjoy spending
at least a fair share of holidays an d a vacation with our families.
>
> Nathan wrote:
>
>I wonder how many nurses and CNAs end up quitting a job just to
get a
>vacation. With the upcoming nursing shortage, this will
probably become more
>common. Around November/December and again in the summer I bet
resignations
>go up. Nurses quit, take a vacation and then get another job.
With there
>being little benefit to staying with one employer, why not do
it this way?
>
>Nathan
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Faye Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 8:52 AM
>Subject: RE: time off- christmas
>
>
> The unfairness r/t seniority if no checks in place
is the reason our
>policies changed r/t vacation from Memorial to Labor Day and
over the
>Christmas holidays. I had worked here 2 years and
could not get a
>summer vacation. People with seniority would request
practically the
>whole summer off as much as a year in advance and with staffing
quotas
>that left the rest of us out in the cold. Needless
to say, I with my
>many years of working and a "big" mouth stirred the pot and
won. After
>all, we have 4 seasons here Getting ready for winter, having
winter,
>recovering from winter and a short summer and I don't care how
long
>anyone has worked anywhere, every one is entitled to a little
prime time
>off. Ditto for Christmas although I usually volunteer to work
Christmas
>as I have no children living at home anymore.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of
>Connie L. Frank
>Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 11:23 AM
>To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
>Subject: RE: time off- christmas
>
>We're union. They have off by when the request was turned in
and
>seniority.
>In the past, administration discouraged staff from requesting
off after
>Dec
>15 but now even the top staff take off the 2 weeks. There are
MANY
>disgruntled employees as a result of this. You can encourage
staff to
>take
>turns and consider the feelings of others, however when so many
feel it
>is
>owed them as they gain seniority, some will never see a holiday
off.....
>Some CNAs and Licensed staff just move to departments that
don't have to
>work holidays, like housekeeping, laundry and maintenance. It's
the only
>way
>they can get the time off....and you are losing some extremely
competent
>people from the nursing dept.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Holly McGran [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 8:06 AM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: RE: time off- christmas
>
>We do the same - we have had that in our personnel policy for
many years
>-
>people will get use to it.
>Holly QI in CT
>
> -----Original Message-----
>From: Eva Scott [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 9:32 AM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: time off- christmas
>
>Hi, all-
>I know this is not mds, but I was to check with other
facilities about
> this:
> We are re-doing our employee
handbook. At present we do not allow
> vacation time to be taken
from 12/20-1/2.
> We allow 2 christmas holidays and New
years holiday to be used during
> this
>time and regular days off.
> This is so we have enough staff and
the same longevity staff don't
> always
>take the 2 weeks of christmas off.
> We are trying to be fair to staff and
cover resident needs.
>
>However, some are now grumbling and want to change.
>
>How do you all handle the Christmas holiday and vacations
etc.??
>
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