DIDI

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1. Read this.....

   DIDI replied to TRN's topic in General Nursing

   This is called a forum, a place to talk about ideas, problems ect. Nurses can come here to conplain, suggest, VENT, give some a break. Come back 20 yrs from now and give your suggestions!

2. Home Health Organizations

   DIDI replied to Diane Quinlan's topic in Home Health

   Okey I'm not awake, the correct adress is, http://www.ptct.com/

3. Career move advice

   DIDI replied to shenry's topic in Geriatric

   okey so I'm not awake, the correct address is http://www.ptct.com/

4. Home Health Organizations

   DIDI replied to Diane Quinlan's topic in Home Health

   I got curious reading posts in this topic, used GoToWorld search, came up with a bunch of pages that where supposed to be about homecare{wrong},mostly selling stuff or servies that have nothing to do with healthcare. I did find several pages with MSN...

5. Career move advice

   DIDI replied to shenry's topic in Geriatric

   All Education is useful no matter where you work in Geriatrics, lord knows long term care needs changes. A friend of mine has her masters and works as a adviser to nursing homes in trouble with state surveys or medicare. She works in central midwest ...

6. Home Health Care Nursing Notes Efficiency

   DIDI replied to aerrett's topic in Home Health

   hey, sounds good to me. I've been in home care several yrs and one of the real pains is going to office to turn in paper work after 10hr shift. I can seldom do paper work at pts home when doing visits because its a time the pts wants to talk. Hope it...

7. COPD

   DIDI replied to csmill's topic in Home Health

   The above are giving good sug., My Mom is a pt. with COPD at home. The company that supplies O2 have resp. therpist on staff.Mom has a therpist once a month now, though when she first came home it was once a week. The company keeps up with any other ...

8. "Just a nurse?"

   DIDI replied to KKRN's topic in General Nursing

   That expression is like JUST a woman, my answer is yes to both and ---proud of it. you get used to hearing just a nurse, my grandmother introduces me as just a nurse. I wonder about that sometimes//di

9. Continuing Education: Friend or Waste of Time?

   DIDI replied to KRRN's topic in General Nursing

   There are many {older} nurses who resist change, either in basic nursing care or even more in new ways of doing paper work. Anyone who has been in nursing long knows most new forms arn't realy new, just being changed again. The newest wonder drug is ...

10. Coping with death/dying

    DIDI replied to Toby1's topic in Safety

    The Nurses on your unit prob. know each other very well, some learn to hide feelings as a way of coping, the emotions are still there. You will hear this alot but its true, you never get used to losing patients but you learn to accept that we lose so...

11. BSN vs. Associates

    DIDI replied to askater's topic in ADN/BSN

    hey people am I in the wrong program? I've been a LPN alot of yrs, I've loved my {job} and all it intails. I have almost finished my LPN to RN and I am proud to be a NURSE.Dare I tell you all how long I went to school. We all know letters behind a na...

12. new to home health-do you like it?

    DIDI replied to Jeanbean's topic in Home Health

    first yes I like home-care, Where I work we are reg. hosp. employes, so time off is given if staffing allows, with 2wks notice. I work one sat. a month, One week-end every two mo. We are not paid by the visit for most work, paid by the hour. Your day...

13. Would you answer this ad?

    DIDI replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Safety

    hello, I had to keep reading to find the punch line! no I would not answer that ad, a few local agencies have tried simular ones in this area

14. HOW IN THE HECK DOES HOME HEALTH CARE WORK?

    DIDI replied to adireen's topic in Home Health

    Please call your local child protection agency, if you're not sure where to call, try hosp., they have that information. The ER, or peds. unit.Someone will listen if you talk long enough and loud enough.our kids need us!//good luck.

15. employee health starter advice needed

    DIDI replied to barbd's topic in General Nursing

    your local hosp. would prob give you one, or you can make one. I also kept a index file of all vac., when I had that job its easy to get to , update, and post results later if needed.good luck//