Bess

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1. cancellations

   Bess posted a topic in Agency

   Does anyone have any ideas on how an AGENCY can decrease the number of cancellations? So far my only ideas are to charge to hospital or nursing home less and that may not be feasible. I know some angencies do better than others because when I worke...

2. one sided edema?

   Bess posted a topic in Home Health

   I'm a Home Care RN who has been seeing an elderly man who has had a number of CVA's. Recently he has started to have hard edema on his left [affected] side. It started with his foot which is plus 3 now and continued up his leg, now his left arm and ...

3. cousin-possible graft infection-help

   Bess posted a topic in General Nursing

   A couple weeks ago I posted about my cousin's upcoming sx, she had ten years ago a aneurysm of the ascending aorta which was repaired emergently with a graft and a new St. Judes valve. Two weeks ago after they realized she had an infection in the a...

4. cousin-possible graft infection-help

   Bess posted a topic in Cardiac

   A couple weeks ago I posted about my cousin's upcoming sx, she had ten years ago a aneurysm of the ascending aorta which was repaired emergently with a graft and a new St. Judes valve. Two weeks ago after they realized she had an infection in the a...

5. Home Health journal?

   Bess posted a topic in Home Health

   I've been a nurse for about 18 years, been in Home Health for about 12 and am looking for a journal specifically about Home Health [uSA or Britain]. We do have some inservices, Tuesday a wound care on that will run 4 hours and I expect will be good, ...

6. need help with cousin's upcoming sx-Monday

   Bess replied to Bess's topic in Cardiac

   Thank you so much for the replies, it is so reasurring to read them. If the sternum actually has to be removed what can be done to replace it's skeletal function? Bess

7. need help with cousin's upcoming sx-Monday

   Bess posted a topic in Cardiac

   I am a Home Care nurse, RN and have not worked critical care since '83, so I am hoping you can give me some advice. My cousin has Marphans and had a new valve and a gortex graft to her ascending aorta about ten years ago. A few weeks ago they felt t...

8. References?

   Bess replied to Bess's topic in Home Health

   Thanks for your reply, I would need to leave the present agency if I got the position at the new agency. I should have made that clear. Bess

9. References?

   Bess posted a topic in Home Health

   References question I am applying to another agency, lack of work is the main reason, along with the desire to be in an environment that encourages learning, and have only one reference from before the present agency. This is because I did not work ...