gingah828

gingah828 has 15 years experience and specializes in Hospice/Palliative Care/Older Adult/.

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1. New to sub acute rehab!

   gingah828 posted a topic in Rehabilitation

   Hi all, Just wanted a little advice. I am still a fairly new nurse and have been mostly in home health, private duty. I just started a new position with sub acute rehab facility. I have been working only PRN as this facility is going through the star...

2. PDN and family boundaries

   gingah828 replied to gingah828's topic in Private Duty

   I am planning to keep my foot in the door if all goes well. I have been working with a Lennox Gestalt patient for 9 months now, I will likely stay with him as I continue to move forward with other pursuits. I do appreciate your insight as it confirms...

3. PDN and family boundaries

   gingah828 replied to gingah828's topic in Private Duty

   Thank you! I trust that is the truth. Those were my thoughts exactly. Although, I am not sure how the agency feels. Time will tell. I'm not PDN is for me.

4. PDN and family boundaries

   gingah828 replied to gingah828's topic in Private Duty

   Thank you for your insight, caliotter3. I have taken your suggestion. It was really helpful. I appreciate the time you took to respond. I have decided to forego this case.

5. PDN and family boundaries

   gingah828 posted a topic in Private Duty

   Just wondering what are reasonable expectations that family should have of their nurses. For example, first day on the job had to jump the father's car to transport the patient to his appt for the day, unless that is a recurring problem, not unreason...

6. Conflict of interest

   gingah828 replied to gingah828's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for your response. This would be on the side and it is for service that my current agency does not provide. I will check in with my current agency before I decide to move forward with it. Thanks, again!

7. Conflict of interest

   gingah828 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi all, Is it a conflict of interest to provide private duty nursing for a client that I know from a home health agency I currently work for? The agency I work for does not provide private duty shift nursing service, only intermittent home visits. An...

8. Depression r/t nursing school AEB becoming someone I don't recognize

   gingah828 replied to Jane says's topic in Stress 101

   This morning I typed in nursing school and depression and found this post. Thank you. I am struggling big time with this and today is my final exam in mental health. Well, I know what I don't want to be and that is a psych nurse. I was already depres...

9. Acupuncture for Menopause: A Personal Experience

   gingah828 replied to itsmejuli's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for sharing your personal experience with acupuncture and for your honesty with your struggles. I too, am going through the change and am in nursing school (one more year left), I exercise 3-4 x week, receive massage therapy, and just start...

10. Bipolar and Menopause

    gingah828 replied to Fuzzy's topic in Disabilities

    Hello Fuzzy, I can really relate with your situation. Although, I have not been 'diagnosed' Bipolar, I struggle with the highs and lows, PTSD (like many people on this planet) and anxiety/depression issues. I am also 49, going through the change. I r...