SweetRN007

SweetRN007 has 4 years experience.

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1. Goodwin nurse practitioner program

   SweetRN007 posted a topic in Connecticut

   Hey guys ! I'm really trying to get more insight on Goodwin university's online nurse practitioner program ? If anyone that has been through their psych or pmhnp program can you fill me in? is it really doable as they claim it is while worki...

2. First day on my own and feel like a failure!

   SweetRN007 replied to txgal34's topic in Home Health

   Nurse_love - you will do just fine !! Although you will have a lot more autonomy ... You will find it much easier than your current job ... I will start home health on the first of October .. But I currently work as a Rn supervisor in a assisted livi...

3. Oh, this isn't for me......

   SweetRN007 replied to MomRN0913's topic in Home Health

   Sorry to hear what happened to you... That was certainly disgusting!! I could imagine everything in my mind as I was reading your post .. I would've been grossed out also .. try to take it easy ... We all have bad days .. Don't be too harsh on you...

4. 60 visits a week quota ?? sound possible?

   SweetRN007 replied to SweetRN007's topic in Home Health

   the salary for the position was almost 72,000 which includes compensation for gas, they dont pay extra for mileage ...i shadowed with a nurse for two days, the second day in six hours we had only seen 7 patients and still needed to see 5 more... th...

5. 60 visits a week quota ?? sound possible?

   SweetRN007 replied to SweetRN007's topic in Home Health

   Chuckster: And i think what you are saying is very true . Even if all 12 patients were a mix of med admins and some skilled dsg changes and treatments in thr same facility it can still take 8 hrs easily to do all the work and chart and how do they ex...

6. 60 visits a week quota ?? sound possible?

   SweetRN007 replied to SweetRN007's topic in Home Health

   Thanks everyone for replies and great input!! i shadowed with a nurse today, and visited her patients with her.. she had about 9 med admins and 3 skilled visits.... the med admins were fairly quick...they were title 19 patients here in CT who are beh...

7. 60 visits a week quota ?? sound possible?

   SweetRN007 replied to SweetRN007's topic in Home Health

   Thanks for your replies ... The agency seems to think that I should be fine because they are mostly med admins ... But it does include recerts, weekly vitals and wound measuring ect :..I will definitely ask the nurse who I will be shadowing how she ...

8. 60 visits a week quota ?? sound possible?

   SweetRN007 posted a topic in Home Health

   Ive been offered a job with a home care agency to do sixty visits a week per their quota. It will be for a RN case manager with mix of mostly med admins, SOCs, recerts, transfers and discharges. ... The company seems to think I wont have a problem at...

9. Ohhhh JOBS.. where are you????

   SweetRN007 replied to NocturneNrse's topic in Connecticut

   I am so sorry to hear that you still havent found a job. What county of Connecticut do you live in that it has became this difficult for you to find a job. I mean ANY job.. have you tried everything possible.. I think a Nursing Home would be a better...

10. 24 week preemie

    SweetRN007 replied to SweetRN007's topic in NICU

    Thank you everyone for replying to my thread with your assurances and well wishes. My sister's baby is doing excellent, he is almost 37 weeks, and is catching up to his due date which was April 20th... he is out of his isollete and is in a crib..they...

11. 24 week preemie

    SweetRN007 replied to SweetRN007's topic in NICU

    Yes you are right Janfrn, they are giving him cafeine to help with the apnea.. and as you said, the blood transfusions are because of so many labs he gets drawn which are making him anemic.. So far the baby's hanging in there.. but my sis told me th...

12. 24 week preemie

    SweetRN007 replied to SweetRN007's topic in NICU

    Thank you for sharing your personal story with me... its always great to hear about success stories from preemies themselves that know it better than us all.... my sis's baby needs blood transfusions.. im not exactly sure why... she was saying that i...

13. 24 week preemie

    SweetRN007 replied to SweetRN007's topic in NICU

    Thank you guys, so far, so good, he is now 10 days old... and is fighting everyday.. he still has the photo therapy lights, and is doing good. They have started giving him very small amounts of breast milk and are monitoring him for any signs of infe...

14. 24 week preemie

    SweetRN007 replied to SweetRN007's topic in NICU

    Thank you for the heart warming reply... you are right... .. thats all im doing is supporting my sister and loving my nephew... i havent been down for the last few days, cuz ive run down with flu.. and i dont want to bring any germs to the hospital.....

15. 24 week preemie

    SweetRN007 posted a topic in NICU

    Hey Nicu Nurses.. My sis just delivered a 24 week and 2 day baby on Jan 1st... she had an infection that caused her to go into preterm labor.her baby was 751 grams at birth.. . today her baby is a week old... she asked the doc when the baby was 4 1/2...