melissahunter2

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1. need wound advice

   melissahunter2 replied to melissahunter2's topic in Home Health

   Kudos Berube!!Most of the docs in our area are this way. The only thing they usually order is the antibiotic!

2. need wound advice

   melissahunter2 replied to melissahunter2's topic in Home Health

   Thanks Berube!!Callicotter--you always have to get an order for any kind of wound care. Most docs just want you to suggest to them what to use:coollook:. I feel like I need to be wound care certified to work in home health. We do have a wound nurse i...

3. Help! No blood from port??

   melissahunter2 replied to melissahunter2's topic in Infusion

   I am going to try the 20g tomorrow and with different position changes. I had left a message with the surgeons nurse and she later called me back stating the doc said there was nothing he could do other than change the port and we could just use it f...

4. need wound advice

   melissahunter2 replied to melissahunter2's topic in Home Health

   He did. Doc gave him antibiotics and referral to home health to eval and treat.

5. need wound advice

   melissahunter2 posted a topic in Home Health

   I have a patient that is a monoplegic and had fx his femur one month ago. Dr put on compression bandage (left it on for one month), pt took it off the other day and had alot of swelling in his left foot, open area on top of foot, and entire heel is a...

6. Help! No blood from port??

   melissahunter2 replied to melissahunter2's topic in Infusion

   I thought about the positioning (after I left). Maybe I will try to go back tomorrow and try a different position. Thanks!!

7. Help! No blood from port??

   melissahunter2 posted a topic in Infusion

   Again, thank everyone for the great advices that is always given!!I have a patient that had a port placed 4 months ago. The surgeon ordered it to be flushed q 2 months with sal/hep (i thought it was supp q monthly). The port was flushed 2 months ago ...

8. port access ?biopatch

   melissahunter2 replied to melissahunter2's topic in Infusion

   Thank you so much for your reply!! One last question, if I do not use the biopatch then does the dressing and huber needle need to be changed more frequently?

9. port access ?biopatch

   melissahunter2 posted a topic in Infusion

   I am a home health nurse doing an antibiotic infusion through a port. I have not done one in a while. After the port is accesed do you put the biopatch under the huber needle then cover with tegaderm? Change q 7 days??

10. Help with picc blood draw

    melissahunter2 posted a topic in Infusion

    I have drawn many labs from picc lines when I was working in the hospital. Most of them were the power picc lines. I have a home health patient that has a picc line that has no clamps on it and the end caps are horizontal, unlike the power piccs. It ...

11. How many times have you cried???

    melissahunter2 replied to CareBayer's topic in New Nurse

    Sorry Cherubhipster...it is so:crying2:. But after a year, u can move on to something better!!! Whow knows, there are some that actually like working in the hospital. I was the one who was throwing up before and after my shift!!!

12. Flush question with double Lumen

    melissahunter2 posted a topic in Infusion

    I am a home health nurse and did an ABT infusion on a client this afternoon. He has a double lumen picc line. The order is the same for the infusion like using sash,and dsg change q 7 days or as needed. There are no orders to flush the other lumen th...

13. Telemonitor/Telehealth question

    melissahunter2 replied to DriBak's topic in Home Health

    I have started with a new home health company and we also use the same monitors. I am still learning how to use them.

14. How many times have you cried???

    melissahunter2 replied to CareBayer's topic in New Nurse

    Reading this reminds me why I left the hospital setting. I chickend out and could not do it anymore. I commend you for sticking with it.:bowingpur:bow:

15. Wound vac help!

    melissahunter2 replied to melissahunter2's topic in Wound

    Thank you for your reply. This case was a mess. For some reason I had an odd feeling about this one.