You have to be careful and ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR LICENSE!!! Ppl will do you so dirty and put you in precarious position too lose everything you worked for!
That was why they had the scheduler relay the message that he needed to pass those meds. He would be reprimanded/fired while she can say she never told him to do that because she is not a nurse. He should have reported them to the Joint Commission or the state health dept.
I have Nightmare stories about SNF… One ex. I remember one time the entire facility ran out of insulin needles. Then management had the nerve to say they are trying to see what they can do. 4 hours into the shift (still no delivery of supplies)…I had my sister call saying we have a family emergency and I went home. Y’all not about to have me working with Brittle Diabetics and no supplies to properly take care of them. Gave report to the supervisor and handed over those keys 🔑
@@nickysunshine8734 I be going to sister facilities getting stuff. I call first and let them know I'm a nurse from x facility and ask if they can spare anything if it's something we absolutely need. I make sure I'm wearing my badge so they know I'm not just some weirdo from the street.
Wow. SMH. I definitely know what that feels like. I had an agency job and I had 24 patients, and was told the nurse on the next hall was leaving and I had to take on her extra 22 patients. I kindly declined and told the nurse to call the DON and ask her to come fill in the shift. That nurse was extremely angry. I guess they feel like since we agency we supposed to say yes to their every command. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
I did LPN to RN a study regimen is very important I studied 3-4 hrs a day and more if I could. Concept maps, listening to lectures, questions, focusing on my notes the material covered by the instructor, read and outline the material covered, study guides. I only worked eow doubles. I saved before I started the program and paid my bills out for 6 months. No car note , no credit cards. When the summer came and I was off I worked like crazy to save again 😂
As a DON I PASSED meds many times when we were short staffed. I even came in when I was off to pass meds, pass trays, & feed patients! It’s part of the dedication of healthcare!
Honestly that happens more than you think on a med surg floor. Patients leave the unit for various tests, OR, IR, Dialysis. When they come back we give the meds that are overdue.
If a med is missed, you must call the doctor and get an order to give the med when the patient gets back from the outside appointment. The doctor will give an order to administer the medication or to skip it for that day.
@@whatchamacallit70Call the doctor and notify me him/her of the missed medication. The doctor will make the decision as to whether the med should be given or not. Never make that decision on your own. Then document the new order that the doctor will give. Nurse here for 18 years.
Reminds me of the bull crap I went through working in private EMS, they wanting you to be in an Ambulance without a drug bag, which is illegal af. Always document any bs that goes on with timestamps!
We have CMAs (cnas) passing routine medications with the exception of insulin, peg tubes, high alert, injections, and narcotics. The facility is thinking about getting away from standardized medication times. Only certain medications need to be given at certain times. Nursing is evolving. I have been a nurse for 46 years. You have to be willing to change your mindset.
This is so funny because last weekend our weekend supervisor was on the cart I was assigned to. I came in at 645p to walk around and check on my patients, very few of them had received 4pm meds 😂. I asked her was she ready to count, it was crap all over the cart and she didn’t know who she did or didn’t give meds too. I told her I would take the cart when she finished med pass and she got mad and called the DON and she told her I’m not wrong 😂. How ima pass 4pm meds it’s 7:30 and I wasn’t there at 4pm. These people are LAZYYYYY
I really don’t understand how hospitals and facilities plan to run efficiently if they don’t have the staff. I work in a facility where I felt like I was just at work with little to no sleep and I also drove an hour away for work. That was a nightmare because staff constantly called out everyday. They didn’t want to fire them because we were not getting new applicants. And as far as the medicine that was a test to see if you were willing to do it. I guarantee if you would have done it then they would’ve always called on you to do things like that. I’ve been places where I saw one person run mutiple carts and that’s not safe for the patients or the staff because eventually you know it’s going to lead to med errors or some sort of overdose because of the time lapse on the carts. I think you did the right thing. I wish you the best in your career.
Omg this just happened to me last night and it was no CNA so they wanted me to provide pt care for 32 residents. I looked at they ass crazy and passed my 11-7a meds and thats all.
Not sure how your situation you had stacked up to what I had happen one time. I had a 3-11 nurse try to pass me in report 8 different patients labs saying she was busy passing meds. mind you this person is a experienced nurse and wasn't her first day on the job. This was a nursing home and she did have 25 patients. At least she could of asked for help or complained to pm supervisor if she had trouble. I told her No she needs to relay them before she goes, and she said give it to the in house NP in morning because I can't stay. I called the DON at home and didn't relay and of it. i didn't give a F and wasn't calling a doctor in middle of night for labs and mind you some of them where PT/INR and she gave the coumadin already. None of the labs for where critical values so I said fuck it them can deal with this in the morning. long story short, she got fired for this incident.
Yes she definitely should’ve asked for help if she got behind!! The docs at our facility would hunt us down if we called them middle of the night. I made that mistake once and never again 😂
FALSE! These SNFs tell folks to do shiesty stuff all the time. YOU will be the one thrown under the bus if, for example, the patient was overdosed and had a reaction. Part of your job is knowing when to say no.
Yea. Being asked to pass meds that are 3 hrs past due is crazy work…🤣😂😂.
You have to be careful and ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR LICENSE!!! Ppl will do you so dirty and put you in precarious position too lose everything you worked for!
That was why they had the scheduler relay the message that he needed to pass those meds. He would be reprimanded/fired while she can say she never told him to do that because she is not a nurse. He should have reported them to the Joint Commission or the state health dept.
I have Nightmare stories about SNF… One ex. I remember one time the entire facility ran out of insulin needles. Then management had the nerve to say they are trying to see what they can do. 4 hours into the shift (still no delivery of supplies)…I had my sister call saying we have a family emergency and I went home. Y’all not about to have me working with Brittle Diabetics and no supplies to properly take care of them. Gave report to the supervisor and handed over those keys 🔑
😂😂😂😂😂😂right that sounds right lol
😂😂😂
Did you document about the facility running out of insulin needles and or why you cannot administer insulin?
@@nickysunshine8734 I be going to sister facilities getting stuff. I call first and let them know I'm a nurse from x facility and ask if they can spare anything if it's something we absolutely need. I make sure I'm wearing my badge so they know I'm not just some weirdo from the street.
Negligence on the facilities side. And also putting lives and your license at risk. Good thing you stepped away! Smart!
Wow. SMH. I definitely know what that feels like. I had an agency job and I had 24 patients, and was told the nurse on the next hall was leaving and I had to take on her extra 22 patients. I kindly declined and told the nurse to call the DON and ask her to come fill in the shift. That nurse was extremely angry. I guess they feel like since we agency we supposed to say yes to their every command. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
I’m a cna and even I know that count as a medication error. And potentially narcotic overdose
I did LPN to RN a study regimen is very important I studied 3-4 hrs a day and more if I could. Concept maps, listening to lectures, questions, focusing on my notes the material covered by the instructor, read and outline the material covered, study guides. I only worked eow doubles. I saved before I started the program and paid my bills out for 6 months. No car note , no credit cards. When the summer came and I was off I worked like crazy to save again 😂
As a DON I PASSED meds many times when we were short staffed. I even came in when I was off to pass meds, pass trays, & feed patients! It’s part of the dedication of healthcare!
I’m a Wife and a Mother and Home Health is Heaven compared to Nursing Homes. The pay rate is Great!! Also I’m getting paid per visit. I’m Happy ❤
How is the pay for working in home health ?
I have ZERO time management so I had to leave the SNF for HH 😂😂 chill job 😅
lol my girl did the same she chucked up the deuces 😂❤
Thats exactly what im doing now. Its a lot easier
I worked in Long Term Care for 20 years. Yes, I've had this happen to me as well. It's not ok.
Honestly that happens more than you think on a med surg floor. Patients leave the unit for various tests, OR, IR, Dialysis. When they come back we give the meds that are overdue.
Do you document on why meds where overdue? Curious to know. I am a learning nursing student.
@@whatchamacallit70 Yes there are options. Patient off floor for procedure, OR, Dialysis, Nuclear Med
If a med is missed, you must call the doctor and get an order to give the med when the patient gets back from the outside appointment. The doctor will give an order to administer the medication or to skip it for that day.
@@whatchamacallit70Call the doctor and notify me him/her of the missed medication. The doctor will make the decision as to whether the med should be given or not. Never make that decision on your own. Then document the new order that the doctor will give. Nurse here for 18 years.
@@queentinadoire6931 not entirely true. Depends on hpspital policy.
I'm a medication aide ,over 25 yrs passing meds, I could tell you stories
Reminds me of the bull crap I went through working in private EMS, they wanting you to be in an Ambulance without a drug bag, which is illegal af. Always document any bs that goes on with timestamps!
This was such an excellent video.
I can see passing the 6am but 4am they was tripping lol
Abandonment of care………
@@barbarafreitas239 absolutely and that was the unit manager that did that
You the realest.. been watching and listening… keep it up..
Appreciate you so much for telling the truth it's about time.
Thank You So Much
What’s good bro! Thx for the video. Shout out from a Rad Tech student wanting to travel one day
This was a superbly well presented video my brother
That's negligence I bet they wouldn't be happy if someone reported that to the state
Geez that’s ridiculous. Thanks for the advice
Yeah.. it's a no for me.
Excuse me…no ma’am that’s a hell no!🤣
@@cjjohnson7801 lol!
I worked in LTC for 15 years and it happened to me once. I was not going for it. That’s wild
We have CMAs (cnas) passing routine medications with the exception of insulin, peg tubes, high alert, injections, and narcotics. The facility is thinking about getting away from standardized medication times. Only certain medications need to be given at certain times. Nursing is evolving. I have been a nurse for 46 years. You have to be willing to change your mindset.
The most important thing to remember: CHANGE WITH CHANGING AND EVER EVOLVING HEALTHCARE
This is so funny because last weekend our weekend supervisor was on the cart I was assigned to. I came in at 645p to walk around and check on my patients, very few of them had received 4pm meds 😂. I asked her was she ready to count, it was crap all over the cart and she didn’t know who she did or didn’t give meds too. I told her I would take the cart when she finished med pass and she got mad and called the DON and she told her I’m not wrong 😂. How ima pass 4pm meds it’s 7:30 and I wasn’t there at 4pm. These people are LAZYYYYY
Thank God. You know not to pass the meds that are late. That is a med error if you did give it.
Some staff dont care the nurses can team up and pass one nurse pop out the other one give and take blood pressure but some will and some wont.
But you can pass late with MD approval.
Yes just call him and he will give approval because resident really need seizure med as well as heart and dm meds.
They should had got the nurse's on the other cart to pass those meds
I really don’t understand how hospitals and facilities plan to run efficiently if they don’t have the staff. I work in a facility where I felt like I was just at work with little to no sleep and I also drove an hour away for work. That was a nightmare because staff constantly called out everyday. They didn’t want to fire them because we were not getting new applicants. And as far as the medicine that was a test to see if you were willing to do it. I guarantee if you would have done it then they would’ve always called on you to do things like that. I’ve been places where I saw one person run mutiple carts and that’s not safe for the patients or the staff because eventually you know it’s going to lead to med errors or some sort of overdose because of the time lapse on the carts. I think you did the right thing. I wish you the best in your career.
Medicine out of all things. That's more work for you smfh. That's ridiculous. Why didnt they have someone come in at 3:30pm or 4pm-7 p.m?
Thank you for this videos !!
Absolutely not. I would need doctors orders to pass those medication.
Actually by the time you had pulled your meds, the 4-7 meds and passed them, more than 4 hours or so would have past.
I would never 😒
They would have had to fire me
The scheduler has NO business telling you to pass those meds. Who did you count narcs with? Who gave you report on the patients? Wtf
They want to put the blame on the black nurse
The Adon should had passed them
3 hours late is a missed dose. If it can’t be retimed, then it’s not on my time
Wow if that was me, I would’ve said I’m going to have to politely decline
Glad you didn’t do it. You need to seek employment somewhere else ASAP!!! The state should had been called. Don’t touch those med’s .
Omg this just happened to me last night and it was no CNA so they wanted me to provide pt care for 32 residents. I looked at they ass crazy and passed my 11-7a meds and thats all.
So who counted the med cart with you since the nurse who was on the cart earlier, had left?
Off topic but you are fine 😍😍❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥😘😘.. I just love you!!
They could’ve just asked you to come in at 4pm?
Ain't no way she was serious...
Managing a 24 hour facility is exhausting. They could have gotten staff or asked you to come in early.
Boy….these schedulers really be in it lol. Don’t let them DONs con yall
What’s a damn shame is CJ is DON material but the sheer responsibility of being the head of these fools is nonsensical.
When do you start nursing school
Not sure how your situation you had stacked up to what I had happen one time. I had a 3-11 nurse try to pass me in report 8 different patients labs saying she was busy passing meds. mind you this person is a experienced nurse and wasn't her first day on the job. This was a nursing home and she did have 25 patients. At least she could of asked for help or complained to pm supervisor if she had trouble. I told her No she needs to relay them before she goes, and she said give it to the in house NP in morning because I can't stay. I called the DON at home and didn't relay and of it. i didn't give a F and wasn't calling a doctor in middle of night for labs and mind you some of them where PT/INR and she gave the coumadin already. None of the labs for where critical values so I said fuck it them can deal with this in the morning.
long story short, she got fired for this incident.
Yes she definitely should’ve asked for help if she got behind!! The docs at our facility would hunt us down if we called them middle of the night. I made that mistake once and never again 😂
You have just revealed information that happens in nursing homes everywhere. Sad.
U still working out?
You gotta do what you gotta do. If they tell you to do it, and you’re on the front lines, you sit tight, and do it.
FALSE! These SNFs tell folks to do shiesty stuff all the time. YOU will be the one thrown under the bus if, for example, the patient was overdosed and had a reaction. Part of your job is knowing when to say no.
Not if it's unsafe.
I hope you're not in healthcare