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I work as a PDN, so it's fairly easy. But when I was a CNA, it was very hard. You get used to it after a while. Plus with experience, you learn how to manage time better. I pace myself through the...

I sure couldn't find any stories about it on google or Yahoo. I guess those kids that had roaches crawl in their trachs were named lemonjello and female too! *insert sarcasm*

I should also add that not just roaches can crawl into a trach. One ant could be searching for that one drop of formula and find it's way to the trach and you'd never know. Or a housefly sneaks in...

Not all agencies require roaches to be reported. If you see one roach, it may not be a problem or the family could already have an exterminator involved. If you see them frequently, it may be a good...

Trach and vent skills are more complex. But rarely used in facilities because respiratory therapists usually do those tasks. TPN is certainly not a basic skill. GT skills are simple and some states...

Green34, have you ever thought that the interview was before work and that the scrubs are clean. And work is not always at a facility. I work as a PDN and our schedules are very random. I also work 6...

I've had interviews that were scheduled on a day I was working. As I scheduled my interview I informed the person scheduling the interview that I would be going to work right after and would need to...

6 months really isn't enough experience to be doing pdn. This topic has been brought up on here a few times. As for skills, you can float to gain skills or keep them up. Or you could take a job at a...

I work for an agency. But I always ask the new families I work for what their preferences are. If there is a chance to meet before working, that's when I ask. I ask them everything from where to...

I think you need to check out the LPN score of practice. At least in my state, we can take verbal orders over the phone and assist with care plans. We can also write orders in the MAR. MAs in my...

Usually there is a discharge planner our case manager that works at the hospital that does referrals to the local agencies. Maybe you could speak with that person and get work. Cap-c in NC offers...

This happens all the time. 14 year olds can babysit and it's quite common as well in my state. I would be more concerned leaving a 14 year old alone with a special needs child. Some agencies require...

It's getting off topic, but the hospitals should be charging for the procedures we do. They charge for the procedures the doctors do. We could do the same procedure and the hospital wouldn't make...

She has backed off. I think she finally got the point. I get more emails than calls now. Still working on other job options, but things are more tolerable now.

The OP states she has been spoken to about her scrubs at work before. Obviously there is more to this. People should go to work to do a job, not to appear as anything other than professional. Its not...

Do a search on all nurses. This has been discussed many times on this site.

And then nurses wonder why we don't get respect as nurses. This is why people think we spend our time chasing doctors and that we are are flaky blondes and pillow fluffers.

I find it offensive and disrespectful. And the people that are ignorant to our jobs will have the wrong image of us reinforced in their minds. Bad choice. I'm not sure the board would do anything...

It's clean technique in the home. The poster above you has it wrong. (and to the poster above, trach is spelled without an "e") The home environment isn't sterile so everything we do is considered...

As long as the home I'm in is clean and allows me to use the microwave, I carry microwave meals like lean cuisine and stouffers. I also keep my bag full of 100 Cal packs in case I get too hungry...

Thanks for the replies! I'm replying from my phone, so I can't see each posters name to reply specifically. Yes, I have noticed for the past few years that the cough lingers for about 6 weeks....

I've been doing PDN for about 8 years. I recently changed offices within the same company that I've been with for just over 2 years. I changed offices to be much closer to home. The director calls...

Typical experience working pdn. If you do this job, it's a matter of when it will happen. Not if it will happen. Sorry. That sucks! The agency will always side with the family. It's easier to get...

Some families are so ridiculous. I love PDN when I have a reasonable family. But that sort of thing is so frustrating!! If it took a month for the complaint to get to you, it was probably the agnecy...

Never seen that in private duty. I never trust a manager that isn't a nurse. They should leave that stuff to nurses.