erika.RN

erika.RN has 13 years experience and specializes in Surgery Pre/Post.

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1. Students, show me your clinical paperwork!

   erika.RN posted a topic in General Students

   Hi all, I am a clinical preceptor for the junior level. I am teaching med-surg clinicals and trying to figure out the best clinical paperwork/assignments for my students for post clinical. I am hoping to explore new care plan options. I would love to...

2. Another "Should I Switch to Home Health" Post

   erika.RN replied to Elle33's topic in Home Health

   I have a love/hate relationship with my job. I have a young toddler & a baby on the way & I am scared about how I will balance it all. I think most of the nurses at my agency feel the way I do. It is hard with a family & some personalitie...

3. Mom's Working 12's?

   erika.RN posted a topic in Med-Surg

   Hello! I am looking for advice from Moms who work 12's. I have a young child (18 mos) at home & one on the way. Right now I work home health & work 4-5 days a week, but stay up very late charting on weekends & several weeknights. It has r...

4. HH hadd on young mom...

   erika.RN posted a topic in Home Health

   I have beem doing HH for a year now & already I feel burnt to a crisp. The corrections are horrendous/petty & all I can think when doing them is, "I am not getting paid for this." SOC/ROC's and anything OASIS makes me want to scream. I get si...

5. New wound care nurse in nursing home

   erika.RN replied to gem4monge's topic in Geriatric

   I am confused...are you in home health or nursing home setting?

6. Who provides the supplies?

   erika.RN replied to MrsLpn12's topic in Home Health

   Our agency supplies everything. I ended up using my own bag & stethescope.

7. Wrongfully Terminated

   erika.RN replied to nurseariana's topic in Home Health

   So you got fired because the pt was still in the hosp so you could not do a SOC? Did the pt get discharged on Sunday? Maybe they felt you should have followed up? Otherwise, I don't think that's really grounds to fire...

8. Guess what I am doing on this lovely day?

   erika.RN replied to MomRN0913's topic in Home Health

   Same thing...except I am on call this weekend and was also on Friday. I hace 6 OASIS Start of Cares to catch up on. I hate this part of the job. I NEVER have a day "off"but where I don't have to worry about anything.

9. New nurse / new to HH / tons of questions

   erika.RN replied to tinyRN72's topic in Home Health

   This really just blows my mind. You don't take your own supplies to work with you at the hospital...so why is this any different. They don't have a supply room of stuff? Dressings, lab supplies, tapes, bandages, etc.?? Have you asked? Sorry you're ha...

10. New nurse / new to HH / tons of questions

    erika.RN replied to tinyRN72's topic in Home Health

    Uhh lab supplies, staple remover kits, everything should be supplied by your agency /hospital you work for. You are never required to pay for these things out of pocket. Also...don't just take a pt's word on things. Make sure you have a doctors order...

11. need help with stasis ulcer!!

    erika.RN replied to Oskie06's topic in Home Health

    I have good luck applying aquacel AG cut to size on stasis ulcers when they are very wet. Calmoseptine to peri-wound if they are really draining. If they get necrotic santyl helps debride. I wouldn't say stasis ulcers are impossible, just time consum...

12. Now you all are making me scared!

    erika.RN replied to RipeTomato's topic in Home Health

    I disagree about tje experience. I was a LTC LPN for 5 years and was a RN in a clinic for a year ajd went into HH. I am still learning, but what burse isn't every day? I love my job and flexibility it offers. :)

13. Thinking about making the switch to home health...

    erika.RN replied to RN_Mommy_2_3's topic in Home Health

    I really like it. My agency allows us to set our own hours, we are paid per visit. Ot works wonderfully for me as I am not a morning person & my daughter who is 10 months old doesn't have to be woken up at 6 in the morning to go to daycare. We ge...

14. Going into homes scare me off??

    erika.RN posted a topic in Home Health

    I interviewed with a home health job at our local hospital. It's work from home, set your own hours, & pay per visit. On call every 6-8th weekend and on call once a month for the night. The system is all on Ipads and when you are on call on the w...

15. New Grad, pretty sure Med/Surg not for me

    erika.RN replied to chrissylee33's topic in Med-Surg

    At least go to the interview!! I found out I was pregnant shortly after starting a clinic job (which I usually loathe) and ended up staying there for the duration of my pregnancy for insurance reasons only...I am still there, they were good to me for...