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1. Failed foley insertion

   big bear replied to big bear's topic in Home Health

   Thank you. Unfortunately, I am currently working in home health so it is hard to get different supplies since they are not as readily available and sometimes, we have to make do with the car supplies that we currently have. Although, as an update to...

2. Failed foley insertion

   big bear replied to big bear's topic in Home Health

   Thank you so much for this. I am slowly trying to gain my confidence back. I do know how to change a foley theoretically, but it is still different doing it in an actual person. The weird thing was I did insert the foley all the way and did see urin...

3. Failed foley insertion

   big bear replied to big bear's topic in Home Health

   Thank you ashleykirsten112. I actually was confident when I went for the home visit and when the family member mentioned that patient needed a foley change that day cause it has been over a month...I didn't think much and went ahead and did it. I am ...

4. Failed foley insertion

   big bear posted a topic in Home Health

   Hello all! This is just a rant. I am a new graduate LVN and am really struggling with foley insertion skill. I am currently working in home health and had this one patient that needed monthly foley change. I discontinued old foley and tried reinserti...

5. My experience as a NS and CNA

   big bear replied to prettyboyswag's topic in General Students

   It is true that nurse(RN) have a lot of duties and responsibilities that they have to complete during a day's work but in my opinion, just as the RNs ask for help from the cna when they need to do treatment on the buttocks and need help turning, or n...

6. Can I get in trouble because one of my residents fell?

   big bear replied to BigPat's topic in CNA/MA

   I am a new CNA and have been working in one of the best nursing homes in that area for almost 2 months. I already have 2 residents fall on my shift and that's because they went to the bathroom by themselves without asking for help. As some of you may...