Nursing.capps RN

Nursing.capps has 37 years experience as a RN and specializes in LTC, med-surge, adult day care.

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   Diabetes & food

   Nursing.capps posted a topic in Endocrine

   I have a question I would like input on, please and thank you. I have a client whose random blood sugar is 204. When it comes time for lunch do I remove the whole wheat roll from the clients lunch that is already pre-measured, low fat, low sodium an...
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   side rail use in private duty homecare

   Nursing.capps replied to Nursing.capps's topic in Private Duty

   Thank you. This is very helpful.
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   side rail use in private duty homecare

   Nursing.capps replied to Nursing.capps's topic in Private Duty

   Thanks everyone for your replys. The client is 80 years old can not walk only stand to pivot for transfers. I just feel uncomfortable leaving 4 rails up. I usually do 3 so he can help himself with bed mobility. I know nursing home and home care ...
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   side rail use in private duty homecare

   Nursing.capps posted a topic in Private Duty

   HI, have a question. Home care client has a hospital bed. If I use upper and lower side rails with this client, is that the same as facility nursing where all side rails are considered a restraint. I do private duty home care 12 hour night shifts....
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   Office Nursing

   Nursing.capps posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi, hoping to get some words of wisdom. I have been a nurse for years. I have experience in hospital and nursing home but not in the past 16 years. The last 12 years I have worked adult day and private duty home care. So now I have an opportunity...
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   KY nurses and students STAND UP. What part of KY are you from.

   Nursing.capps replied to dark10gable's topic in Kentucky

   Hi Kentucky, I'm from western Ky just out side of the Paducah area. I love it here. Originally from Lansing Michigan. Been in Ky for over 24 years. Went to lpn school in Murray and rn school in Paducah. Great Schools. To all the nursing students he...
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   Happy Nurse Roll Call

   Nursing.capps replied to sunray12's topic in General Nursing

   I worked in med-surge for 7 years and tired of it, I worked in long term care and tired of that. tried my hand at home care, md office and ambulatory care. Now I work for adult day care sevices in which we specialize in alzheimers disease. I love it....
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   Team Nursing

   Nursing.capps replied to RN2B07's topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I just got hired on a med-surg floor and start sept 11. In my interview they told me that they utilize team nursing. It will be me (I'm a rn) one lpn and a cna. we will have typicaly 8 patients together but on a bad day we could have up to 14 per...