babyjRN

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1. Newer Nurse trying to follow heart

   babyjRN replied to kota110's topic in Hospice

   I landed a hospice job with 3 years LTC and 2 years in-patient psych experience. I never worked a day in med surg. Both areas of experience have served me very well in hospice. Some of our nurses come from ER and ICU backgrounds and I watch them s...

2. Nurse Tech and first patient fall. Worried about being fired.

   babyjRN replied to guyman123's topic in General Nursing

   Actually, the most important question is "Is the patient OK?" How did her scan turn out? Yes, anyone can make a mistake but why did you think it was ok to leave the patient alone in the bathroom? And on a neuro floor? Hopefully you learn from this...

3. home visit nursing vs hospital/clinic

   babyjRN replied to jive turkey's topic in Career Support

   The only time I feel rushed is if another one of my patients is in crisis and needs me. Other than that, I decide how much time I can spend on each patient. I do have minimum number of visits to complete each week but beyond that I am free to set m...

4. home visit nursing vs hospital/clinic

   babyjRN replied to jive turkey's topic in Career Support

   I'll give you the other side (I work home hospice): I have autonomy. Physicians generally respect my opinions and always listen to what I have to say. *I* am considered the expert at times. I can set my own schedule as long as my patients are seen ...

5. Issues with home care agency

   babyjRN replied to SGroRN87's topic in General Nursing

   Well then I would not give them one more minute of my time. I believe they are just trying to scare you. I worked HH, albeit briefly, and I know how anal they are with documentation. As long as you are sure all loose ends are tied up, I would not ...

6. Issues with home care agency

   babyjRN replied to SGroRN87's topic in General Nursing

   Is there a reason you did not give a 2 week notice?

7. Are nurses allowed to have facial piercings?

   babyjRN replied to cascadingbeauty's topic in General Nursing

   Just get the clear plastic studs. It probably won't grow shut anyway in a 6 hour clinical or even a 12 hour work day. You could also always carry a stud in your pocket and when you use the restroom or take a break just poke it through quickly. Tr...

8. Is nursing as bad as some say???

   babyjRN replied to #scrubs's topic in General Nursing

   To address the original question, I fall into quite a of the few camps mentioned. It was a calling, but I also was stuck in a dead end job paying barely above minimum wage. I was a high school drop-out with a GED who had kids way to soon. The oppo...

9. Hospice documentation compare to home health documentation

   babyjRN replied to PeacockMaiden's topic in Hospice

   How can you be PRN and a case manager at the same time? I would ask them to clarify that. Pay per visit as PRN, yes. As case manager, never.

10. resources for hospice medications?

    babyjRN replied to texasRN_14's topic in Hospice

    I received a small book titled "The Hospice And Palliative Care Symptom Management Handbook". My employer gave it to me but you may be able to purchase it on Amazon.

11. Smokers need not apply?

    babyjRN replied to RainMom's topic in Professionalism

    A bit uppity, eh? You really shouldn't lump all smokers into one category. Your last paragraph was rude and presumptuous. If smokers don't belong in healthcare, then neither do people who drink or are obese. How is an obese nurse going to teach m...

12. Electronic cigarettes

    babyjRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was just reading a previous thread on the trend of employers refusing to hire smokers. I wanted to see some responses concerning the new E-Cigs and how non-smokers feel about them. For those that don't know what they are: An E-Cig uses water va...

13. Need help how to submit my resignation a week after orientation

    babyjRN replied to snowi123's topic in Career Support

    I'd be more concerned about the repercussions for my husband who will be left behind at this hospital. Yes, you work on different units but people talk.

14. new grad in hospice

    babyjRN replied to sclpn's topic in Hospice

    I think a new grad in a hospice house is doable. They will have other team members present to bounce ideas off of, will have a charge RN for guidance, and their ratio is probably lower than med-surg nursing. If the new grad RN was a CNA, that would...

15. Would you call a code/MET on a pt. who is a complete DNR?

    babyjRN replied to 2011nursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone can refer a patient to hospice, however, a doctors order is needed for the actual admission to hospice. Also, it should never take days for a patient to be admitted to hospice unless the family or doc are dragging their feet for some reason....