heartlover07 RN

heartlover07 is a RN and specializes in Telemetry/CCU/Home Health.

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1. How does one enter into this field?

   heartlover07 replied to heartlover07's topic in Correctional

   Thanks so much for the replies, that is very helpful. I will look into those companies.

2. How does one enter into this field?

   heartlover07 posted a topic in Correctional

   Hello fellow Nurses! I am posting this for my husband who is a RN at a major hospital here in sunny Philadelphia. He is very much interested in entering the correctional nursing field. We are sort of lost as to the best way to go about finding a pos...

3. Swine flu raises fear of pandemic - Adults and Children

   heartlover07 replied to oramar's topic in COVID

   "Are you thinking they are more likely to have family visiting and coming in and out from Mexico?" That's precisely what I was thinking. Of course I would not assume that just because they are of Mexican decent they are higher risk. Many of my child...

4. Swine flu raises fear of pandemic - Adults and Children

   heartlover07 replied to oramar's topic in COVID

   Is anyone keeping there kids home till we see where this is going? Or am I in overreacting? I do not live in an area that has had any outbreak thus far, but my kids go to a school with a VERY high population of kids from mexican decent, which very mu...

5. "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

   heartlover07 replied to missjennmb's topic in LPN/LVN

   I work with an LPN who has been doing nursing for many years, she is a wealth of knowledge, especially about wounds. I think LPN's are great!

6. Home Health care expanding with universal health care?

   heartlover07 posted a topic in General Nursing

   With the very likely reality that universal health care is upon us, what, if any, role do you think home health care will take in the grand scheme of it? I am a home health nurse and I believe that home care nurses (NP's and docs too) have a unique...

7. New to HH Nursing, I need help with charting

   heartlover07 replied to magdi's topic in Home Health

   I have found that the 485 is where I really think about what I want to do for this patient. It gives me a "road map" to follow when planning my visits and which interventions/teaching I plan to perform in a logical sequence. In the beginning I woul...

8. Calling all HH Nurses, roll call

   heartlover07 replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

   My name is Jamie, I have been working in home health since Aug 08. It has taken awhile but I have to say that I LOVE my job! I love my patients (the vast majority of them that is) and have never felt quite so "necessary" in any other job that I hav...

9. Bayada

   heartlover07 replied to jennah982's topic in Home Health

   I have just started for this company recently, my preceptor was AWESOME! I have been on my own now for about 2 months and I must say the paper work is starting to be a real drag. I think part of the problem for me is that I am also in school for my B...

10. How many patients prefer no scrubs

    heartlover07 replied to hotmama2be's topic in Home Health

    I for one prefer to wear street clothes. My patients don't seem to mind, in fact I think they like it. I actually see the fact that I can wear street clothes as one of the "perks" of this job! Wearing scrubs makes me feel like I am in my pajamas al...

11. Please Help! How do you remove sticky adhesive from skin?

    heartlover07 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, I am new to home care and have a recently discharged from rehab patient who has a lot of adhesive left on his skin from telemetry monitoring. I know it has been there for awhile because last I checked they don't do tele monitoring in rehab, a...

12. What exactly is Rural Nursing

    heartlover07 replied to pat8585's topic in Rural

    I know the camp that you speak of, I worked there for a summer doing the overnight horseback trial rides for the campers! Wow, I didnt realize there were that many injuries there on a daily basis! I know I was one of them, I ended up in the ER afte...

13. How many hours do you work per week for 21 visits?

    heartlover07 posted a topic in Home Health

    Hello all I just started with a home health agency and agreed to 21 visits per week. I live in a large city and my area is actually going to be the area I live in, which is about a 5 mile metropolitan area. I do not anticipate a lot of travel time s...

14. Interested in combining nursing with film, any thoughts?

    heartlover07 replied to heartlover07's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: I was wondering the same thing!!

15. Interested in combining nursing with film, any thoughts?

    heartlover07 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all I am a CCU nurse and I love my job (at least now I do :) But I have always been interested in film/television too. Anyone have ideas on how to combine the two? I have been trying to brainstorm but I thought I would put it out here too. Than...