Hi folks, I am helping a small home care get its feet on the ground and am looking for a good RN, LPN, PT, OT, HHA employee eval form. Anybody out there have a good one or know where I could lay my hands on one? Thanks all, VNM
vitalnursemom replied to KAW1962's topic in Home Health
I am glad to know that you have come to the end of a very difficult time. You are right home health care is not an easy field in which to practice nursing; especially when you are comfortable and used to facility nursing. I have been a homecare nurs...
Hi all! I've been away for a bit but I need advice (especially from kowledgable homecare RN's in OHIO). How does your agency utilize LPN's and what is your company's policy on LPN supervision by the RN. It seems to me that unless you are JCAHO or CHA...
vitalnursemom replied to BRANDY LPN's topic in Humor
Yes, folks this is a joke! A funny one I might add. What's wrong with a joke making us stop for a second and check our own hearts and attitudes. I know I wish I hadn't yelled (fruitlessly) at so many other drivers on my way in to work this morning. ...
vitalnursemom replied to lioneliz's topic in Home Health
Boy have I been waiting on this thread! Would you guys like the whole list or the top five? 1.) I had to remove maggots from a diabetic man's foot wound/amputation site. He had been home from the hospital less than 24 hours. 2.) I was chased from a p...
vitalnursemom replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing
Wow! Take me back to nursing school why don't you! When I graduated I passed around a journal and asked everyone to document their most memorable nursing school moment. Twenty out of fourty-three new nurses shared their perspective of the following s...
Having just recieved an "Official List of Abbreviations" from my employer (partly due to my own creativity) I couldn't resist printing and submitting this list for her consideration. LOL Oh yea, don't forget: OOB - out of bed and OOC - out of contro...
vitalnursemom replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health
Hi, Just a hello to say, you have a new HH SN from Ohio on your BB. I am so excited to participate and learn from all of you! I have been a nurse for about 8 years. (Can it really have been that long?) My first love is home care. I fell in love ...
vitalnursemom replied to AHarri66's topic in Humor
Hey Gang, I actually had a cardiologist prescribe Nitropaste 1" SL q 6h I couldn't resist asking him what Nitropaste tasted like! You all have helped keep me sane tonight! Thanks for the laughs! VNM