Quietstorm1234

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1. Mississippi nurses roll call!!! (be known)

   Quietstorm1234 replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in Mississippi

   Hello fellow nurses from the great stae of Mississippi. I graduated from Hinds in 2003 from the ADN program, Alcorn State BSN program in 2005 & UMMC MSN program in 2008. I am a home health nurse. It has really been quite a journey but it has been...

2. New Here, The Good/ Bad /Ugly

   Quietstorm1234 replied to Howardhughes's topic in General Nursing

   Good points Queenjean

3. Visit quotas and safe care

   Quietstorm1234 replied to sk8rmom's topic in Home Health

   Jen-I think that is way too much esp for a new hire. We try to slowly phase our staff into their new role. We try to spread it out over 90 days, by week 5, the new person may still be seeing 3-4 pts but they get bored and try to see more but we don't...

4. Home Health not what I thought it would be adice, anyone???

   Quietstorm1234 replied to LPN2RNdude's topic in General Nursing

   If you work for a caring home health agency and have staff, office and field staff that care about one another, home health can be really rewarding. Being on call is horrible most of the time because of the unknown. But we get through it. It is not f...

5. Anyone could help me wid nursing schools?

   Quietstorm1234 replied to tjmann's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I think the OP is just doing what the people in that generation do, write how they send text messages.If they stay in school a little longer and get reminded that they can not write formal papers like that, they will stop. Again, it may not mean that...

6. ??Is there a shortage: Nursing Supply and Demand

   Quietstorm1234 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism

   Train those people that want to be nurses and pay the nurses and instructors that you have a decent rate and that will truly help the shortage

7. Revisiting the question of shift times:

   Quietstorm1234 replied to NewJA's topic in Arizona

   "I will not ever work between 2 am and 10 am" Never say what you will not do, it might come back to bite you.

8. Arg!!

   Quietstorm1234 replied to EmmaG's topic in General Nursing

   For me, it is not just my mom, it is my husband too. Why do they ask and then don't listen.? Who knows

9. Home Health Advice

   Quietstorm1234 replied to dcoffee's topic in California

   Not in your area but all home health agencies are not bad. Shop around and find the one that fits your needs. Buy a good small used car to do your visits in and good luck.

10. Home Health not what I thought it would be advice, anyone???

    Quietstorm1234 replied to LPN2RNdude's topic in Home Health

    Home health is not for everyone but if you are organized and est a relationship with your regular patients, it can really be worth it. a vacation may be a good idea. we normally tell new hires to try home health for about 6 months to a year before th...

11. Put in my 2 weeks!!

    Quietstorm1234 replied to gracie05's topic in General Nursing

    wishing you the best, hopefully I'll be able to say the same some time soon

12. S.o.s

    Quietstorm1234 replied to nursesaideBen's topic in General Nursing

    hang in there, it really does get better :):)

13. Feeling used

    Quietstorm1234 replied to shannieliz's topic in Geriatric

    This really does not seem to be safe for you or your patients! Run now before it is too late.

14. Delegation

    Quietstorm1234 replied to All_Smiles_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I understand how you feel. I think we will get better with delegating once we get more experience. If I do what needs to be done myself then I know that it got done and that it was done right.But this can be so tiring.

15. Custodial or Skilled?

    Quietstorm1234 replied to JennyHHRN's topic in Home Health

    If the pt has a decline in their status and they have rehab potential, PT can go back as long as the MD orders it.