debblynn13

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1. Would you ever own a motorcycle? YES or NO?

   debblynn13 replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

   Hospice nurse here. My perspective is ....life is too short to live in fear. I wear all the protective gear. Most of the time I ride in low traffic areas. Big on defensive riding...and I keep my insurance up to date...LOL. We just had a kid get ran...

2. Older nurses taking forever to computer chart

   debblynn13 replied to Giga's topic in General Nursing

   I am a 53 almost...year old nurse and I am the go to person if someone has computer issues. How did I get this "job"? I was aware of people and if they had problems I would offer suggestions, short cuts, even flow sheets. OP you can become the nur...

3. Huge Dilemma...please help!

   debblynn13 replied to Traum-a-Rama's topic in Job Hunt

   We have peer interviews at our facility. You have your HR interview and then the manager of your floor interview first. They send only the people they would hire to the peer interview. Unless they have several people to interview your chances of g...

4. Documenting pain

   debblynn13 replied to jyhn's topic in Hospice

   We have been having the same problem and have been discussing how it could be changed to be more user friendly. We are one of McKessons test sights and give suggestions on changes we think would help. I would love to hear your assessment of the prob...

5. Drug Diversion

   debblynn13 replied to eileenis1's topic in Hospice

   We have used a Duragesic patch and brought in one patch at a time and had the family put the old one in a baggie for us to pick up at the next visit. It is a difficult situation. Debblynn

6. Would you ever own a motorcycle? YES or NO?

   debblynn13 replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

   I don't know, hot glue can be pretty dangerous. Make your own flour and water paste, much safer and you can eat it if you get hungry.

7. Would you ever own a motorcycle? YES or NO?

   debblynn13 replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

   I am 52 yrs old and just started riding last year. Never thought I would ever ride, always thought it was too dangerous. I work in Hospice, maybe that is why I feel we need to live life as much as possible. I will admit I am very careful of where a...

8. do any home hospices provide linens 4 hospital beds

   debblynn13 replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice

   We supply linens with our hospital beds but we don't supply depends or disposable chux or baby wipes. I usually do have a few in the car for emergencies but it is expected the families will buy the personal items. Debblynn

9. Dress code.....

   debblynn13 replied to indianahope's topic in Hospice

   Nice street clothes, no jeans and Lab coat. I admit I don't do the lab coat most of the time. I don't like advertising to the neighbors that I'm the nurse. Also I get too hot wearing a coat over my normal clothing. I have also had dementia patient...

10. CNA Commandments

    debblynn13 replied to greeniebean's topic in CNA/MA

    Thou shalt not say to the resident...You don't like me and I don't like you.

11. CNA or LPN? What is the difference in Iowa?

    debblynn13 replied to ckhamill's topic in Iowa

    Here is a list of activities an LPN can do. Iowa Board of Nursing Here is a generic cna job description.. CNA Job Description A Certified Nursing Assistant fulfills the need of patient care in hospitals or clinics where nurses may be assigned to 12 o...

12. Changes to On Call Job Description

    debblynn13 replied to pixiec11's topic in Hospice

    I am a full time case manager with an average load of 10 - 12 pts. We are a small nonprofit hospice connected with a hospital. We also have an inpatient unit. Currently we have 3 full time case managers and a full time admission nurse. Our superviso...

13. Paediatric - Palliative Care - Hospice

    debblynn13 replied to Stargirl1980's topic in Hospice

    I agree with tewdles. It takes a special nurse to be able to take care of kids at end of life. I haven't had to take care of any children in my hospice career, yet. I feel that you need to know yourself really well. Will you be able to emotionall...

14. How to Put On a Nasal Cannula

    debblynn13 replied to Tina_Hayes's topic in General Nursing

    I've had my end stage copd patients that put the cannula in their mouth when they are feeling more short of breath. They swear it works better. Otherwise in the nares....curved down.

15. Falls in Assisted Living

    debblynn13 posted a topic in Hospice

    We have several patients in assisted living facilities as hospice patients. Most of the time these people become a high fall risk and the families and facilities do not want the patient to be moved. Some of the common advanced prevention efforts, ba...