yogastudentRN

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1. Vent Alarms Ordered to be Turned Off

   yogastudentRN replied to letitbe_lindsay's topic in Private Duty

   Is it a video monitor? Some of them have cameras you can move remotely to check on the display readouts and patients without going in the room. That might be a good option.

2. Student doesn't eat and I'm the person to fix it!

   yogastudentRN replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

   I would refer to counselor. This definitely sounds like a behavioral /sensory issue and I think the counselor would be in a better position to address it, or if he gets speech or OT that might also be a better way to approach.

3. Bipap s/t....like a vent case or not?

   yogastudentRN replied to yogastudentRN's topic in Private Duty

   This makes sense..unfortunately the agency we had been with stopped staffing his case after a 12 day hospitalization and it's all new people...there's nobody to shadow.

4. Bipap s/t....like a vent case or not?

   yogastudentRN posted a topic in Private Duty

   I'm just curious as to what the overall opinions on this are. Seems to me that nurses with zero vent experience are about as useful as a baby monitor with this, esp when there are issues.....but apparently it's still considered "not a vent" and appro...

5. Bear Hug Transfer

   yogastudentRN replied to OswinOswald's topic in Private Duty

   Using lifts is a skill.....and a one person job. You should learn to use the lifts..ask if there is a instruction manual that came with it or call the equipment company and ask if the rep can come show you how to use it. They really are not difficult...

6. The pt that always slides down

   yogastudentRN replied to SDALPN's topic in Private Duty

   Z- flo pillows.

7. Why of why.....can nobody actually show up on time?

   yogastudentRN replied to yogastudentRN's topic in Private Duty

   Thanks for the feedback....it's hard being pregnant and sleep deprived and doing this! Anyway, I'm just kinda sick of people telling me they can do x-y-z and they get here, and hey it turns out they need me to go over a bunch of stuff with them becau...

8. Why of why.....can nobody actually show up on time?

   yogastudentRN posted a topic in Private Duty

   Yes, I'm a parent. I need help with my medically fragile son, and a break sometimes fro working my butt off all day caring for him. I am exhausted after doing this for all day...sometimes all night too. And I'm 35 weeks pregnant. And somehow, about...

9. Attachment to patient and vice versa

   yogastudentRN replied to BertG77's topic in Private Duty

   So, he is dependent on you for his care, and now he needs to find other care for the hours you aren't available to work because of your school schedule, correct? He had a stable caregiver lined up, and finding a new routine or additional providers fo...

10. Nurses are Not Doctors

    yogastudentRN replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Obviously there is a problem in that state with access to primary care. Seems like they are hoping this will provide some solution to that problem. In many states, nurses do not need physician supervision, but they do need a plan for whom to refer o...

11. Insulin Administration: Standing and Sliding Scales

    yogastudentRN replied to blackdiamond407's topic in Medications

    There shoulda also be protocols for hypo that include any necessary adjustments to the usual 8u

12. Does nursing really suck that badly?

    yogastudentRN replied to Irish_Mist's topic in Professionalism

    No, nursing itself does not suck that bad. BUT some PEOPLE, both nurses and non-nurses, do suck that much, and make everyone they work with miserable. It happens in all jobs, but it seems that in many areas of nursing it was long expected that nurses...

13. Substitute Pay

    yogastudentRN replied to KSGMaine's topic in School

    23.80/hr, the actual time you are there can vary from 4-7 hours. in Ohio.

14. Why is it so hard to find night shift Private Duty nurses?

    yogastudentRN posted a topic in Private Duty

    I mean......all four local agencies have been called. They found 1 LPN who was willing to do nights, but who then lied about her peds experience.

15. How much free water/fluid do you count 1/2 cup applesauce as?

    yogastudentRN replied to yogastudentRN's topic in General Nursing

    Finally found my book that this is in! It gives a person 50-75% of its total weight as free water, if there is no sodium added. The other 25-50% is solids. Obviously depends quite a bit on how much water is used in preparation!