Ms.Hobbes

Ms.Hobbes has 15 years experience.

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1. Advice on hospice social worker role

   Ms.Hobbes replied to Spidey's mom's topic in Hospice

   Well when I worked in home health or even in the hospital I would even ask them if they wanted the family members in the room during the more revealing assessments. It is common courtesy, sounds like the SW might be on a bit of a power trip if you a...

2. Advice on hospice social worker role

   Ms.Hobbes replied to Spidey's mom's topic in Hospice

   That was my question also. How can a nursing supervisor not recognize and support standard of practice, scope of work, etc. When I worked in home health and filled in for our hospice nurses we never had the SW doing patient care. That is just simpl...

3. A Morbid Poll I know.

   Ms.Hobbes replied to Iam46yearsold's topic in General Nursing

   Gross!! My seven year old would love that lyric though :-)

4. A Morbid Poll I know.

   Ms.Hobbes replied to Iam46yearsold's topic in General Nursing

   i have to agree with how expensive it is. we had a basic ceremony and cremation for my mother when she died and it was almost 2,000 dollars!!! that childhood ditty reminds me of years ago when my brother dies and the funeral planner asked us what ...

5. How do I help others after a loved one's suicide?

   Ms.Hobbes replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

6. "Don't waste your time getting your BSN..."

   Ms.Hobbes replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in ADN/BSN

   I am actually in an RN-BSN and trust me if I were to do it over again I would of just shot for the BSN in the first place, but life situation did not allow it. I feel though my experience as a nurse has only enriched my new learning experience. Any...

7. DTaP in ER?

   Ms.Hobbes replied to wizap's topic in General Nursing

   Hi I am sorry I just have to chime in here and say that the shot you are actually talking about is Tdap, otherwise known as tetanus, diptheria, acellular pertussis vaccine. Dtap is given to infants and preschoolers for their immunization series. Th...

8. Breastfeeding moms who work on busy units

   Ms.Hobbes replied to MarySunshine's topic in General Nursing

   Where I work they have actually set up a room for our breastfeeding mom's who pump, even make available a very powerful double pump to use ( if you don't have one available), you just have to bring your own tubing, flanges and bottles. I love that t...

9. Conflicted over starting INH

   Ms.Hobbes replied to Cowboys_RN's topic in General Nursing

   I work for the public health department here in N. California as a PHN. Our TB patients have to take there TB meds under Direct observational therapy, this includes our latent TB infections, and if they do not comply can end up going to jail. I don...

10. Nurses' Unions

    Ms.Hobbes replied to nursemike's topic in Union

    "i'de also like to see that staunch nonunion member out their fighting for better legislation for better and safer care. if more of you stood up for what was right for every patient out there, you probably would not need unions." stated by sandra rn...

11. What can I do as an RN that is less labor intensive?

    Ms.Hobbes replied to debannprice's topic in General Nursing

    Most definitely keep going to school and get your BSN...case management, public health, qualtiy assurance would keep you from standing on your feet for long periods of time. Working in a hospital setting as a floor nurse or even out patient surgery ...

12. Polar Care Question

    Ms.Hobbes replied to LouisianaNurse2006's topic in Orthopaedic

    In my experience with Polar Cares...we used a lot in the surgery center that I worked at, was that they typically needed to have new ice and water at least every six hours. We always instructed our patients to expect that and that normal icemachines ...

13. Childcare costs

    Ms.Hobbes replied to military spouse's topic in General Nursing

    For my four year old I pay per day- 25 dollars...more expensive for the younger kids. Check with where you are going to take your child to make sure they have a drop off capability because someplaces require set days even if it is just once in awhil...

14. the period that will not end

    Ms.Hobbes replied to endlesssummer1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    How I understand it....is that the reason your glucose is still normal is because your hyper production of insulin so far is forcing the cells to take the insulin, but over time the cells will become more restistant to the insulin and cause your gluc...

15. the period that will not end

    Ms.Hobbes replied to endlesssummer1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Lisa- Sometimes women that have polycystic ovarian disease, one of the symptoms is insulin resistance and the treatment is metformin....I don't know if that is what the doctor is thinking. Metformin will help with your insulin resistance whatever t...