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  1. Arranging med cart chronologically?

    I worked in a place that did this, once. It did make pulling the cards faster. I only had to pull the 3_11 cards. Another thing they did was to have the times written on the cards in different colours. Black for days, blue for 3-11 and red for 11...
  2. Home health as an LVN

    I am considering going into home health health as an LPN. I previously worked in nursing homes and private duty. I bought a book called Chart Smart when I first started. It really helped me learn how to chart better. Good luck.
  3. First time working for HH as LVN

    I am in a similar situation as you. I just read this and I was wondering if you took the job. I hope it worked out for you.
  4. Should factories continue making ventilators?

    We need to keep producing ventilators and PPE until we have a vaccine and it's widely available. A country like the US should NEVER be short of basic medical supplies again. Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Any equipmen...
  5. It seems to be the case that children and young adults (under 20) aren't getting seriously ill from Covid19. Why? If we could find out, maybe there is a way to give this protection to adults. Has anyone tried taking a blood donation from a high sc...
  6. Nursing Homes. The bodies are just pilling up.

    You nurses who say that these seniors have lived too long, because they've been propped up by modern medicine. How about those vaccines and pediatrician visits you got as a child. A hundred years ago, you may have died in childhood, did medicine pr...
  7. Nursing Homes. The bodies are just pilling up.

    Someday we will be called to God's table He will judge us By the way we treated those least able Who were among us Someday we may be among the least Our compassion is what will bring us to God's holy feast MGK
  8. The politicians aren't smart enough to figure out such a complex plan.:) I think the reason behind low testing rates is the unavailability of tests. I think when the antibody test becomes available, the number of asymptomatic people will be staggeri...
  9. Before you got sick. You were taking care of Covid19 patients. That makes you a HERO. If you were n the army. They would give you a purple heart. Stay home until you feel well enough to return to work. Find a Dr. Who will support you, not one pai...
  10. Half the deaths in PA in LTC

    Half the number of deaths from Covid19 in the state of Pennsylvania occurred in long term care centres according to the latest statistics. This is heartbreaking. The most vulnerable segment of our population is being decimated. My heart breaks for...
  11. Iron Lung vs. Ventilator

    Bill, I had the same thoughts as you. I posted in the pulmonary nursing forum. I called friends who work in hospitals and they asked respiratory therapists about using a modern day iron lung. The response from them was that the iron lung style of ...
  12. Covid-19: The Guilt of the Work From Home Nurse

    To all of us who are not on the front lines, maybe we are right where we are supposed to be, right where God wants us. I worked in nursing homes for five years, then I got a job in benefits administration for two and a half years. My father got sic...
  13. Donate your CPAP for Covid-19

    My father in law was a bipap for about 18 months, so I have a little experience with it. He had COPD, with a history of lobectomy for lung CA. He was retaining too much CO2 and would get goofy if he wasn't on the machine 8-10hrs a day. Eventually,...
  14. Diy ventilator

    I have found an open source design for a positive pressure ventilator, that can be built in a home work shop or garage, using readily available components. The link is www.panvent.blogspot.com. There is a video that shows it works. It is a last re...
  15. Negative pressure ventilator

    I finally got an answer on this question. I'm told that the negative pressure ventilator will not work on Covid19 patients. This is because there lungs are too stiff from fluid and infection. This type of ventilator could, however, be used for peo...