3.24.95 LPN

Nurse-of-all-trades, but mostly Peds/GP/PDN

Wizened. Lost. Hopeful. Disheartened. Experienced. FRUSTRATED. Curious. Courteous. Sad. Just. Aggra-freakin-vated. Smarter than the average bear...LOL

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    From office to private duty?

    3.24.95 replied to NurseJessica86's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I wish I could say something good or encouraging, but the following comes with a lot of experience and tenacious effort and desire to work things out. If you're lazy, complacent and comfortable with...
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    New Nurse and HH?

    3.24.95 replied to tj151619's topic in Home Health

    I assumed the reference to "Home Health" was actually "Private Duty," as that's how Aveanna/PSA/Maxim, Bayada (mostly) refer to themselves. I did HH years ago & loved it! PDN, not so
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    Is this even Legal?

    3.24.95 replied to Roda dendron's topic in General Nursing

    Truth!!
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    New Nurse and HH?

    3.24.95 replied to tj151619's topic in Home Health

    Based on a lot of experience, observation and fact -- IMO -- HH is neck-n-neck with the majority of "nursing homes," as the most "hostile work environment(s)" in the medical field. If doing the right...
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    Aveanna Takeover of Maxim

    3.24.95 replied to River&MountainRN's topic in Private Duty

    I'd rather live under a bridge, than work for Maxim.
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    WILD WORLD OF PDN

    3.24.95 posted a topic in Private Duty

    I am struggling to find a balance, where I can practice as the diligent nurse I am, following policy/protocol, vs becoming the enemy. If I hear “we’ve always done it this way” one more time, I...
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    Nurses that “only do it for the money”

    3.24.95 replied to AFJ32780's topic in General Nursing

    Your assumptions lead me to believe I would fall within your "generalization." Except you would be wrong. Only after 2 years of hellish emotional abuse, at the hands of my ex-husband, did I realize...
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    What's the Difference Between Right-To-Work and At-Will employment?

    3.24.95 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I have run out of adjectives in which to describe how insanely unjust and unfair the at-will system is. In the same meeting -- with a very abrupt request, abt 10 minutes in, for me to go sit in the...
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    I accidently took home a zofran in my pocket.

    3.24.95 replied to MarqT's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed, thanks for the
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    WILD WORLD OF PDN

    3.24.95 replied to 3.24.95's topic in Private Duty

    Thanks for your input ladies. I gotta run, prep for 9 days in a row, not all 8’s & 12’s, but payday is gonna be
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    WILD WORLD OF PDN

    3.24.95 replied to 3.24.95's topic in Private Duty

    Thanks! I’m going to check it
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    WILD WORLD OF PDN

    3.24.95 replied to 3.24.95's topic in Private Duty

    If I hadn’t witnessed the Dr calling back, suggesting an abx — less than 30 minutes after her initial call, indicating culture was negative — I would have a hard time believing it! I’m 99%...
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    WILD WORLD OF PDN

    3.24.95 replied to 3.24.95's topic in Private Duty

    Agreed, but unfortunately Drs have the power to override manufacturer’s directions, although infrequent, and only after the PCG has worn them down, and insists on sticking with whatever technique...
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    WILD WORLD OF PDN

    3.24.95 replied to 3.24.95's topic in Private Duty

    Exactly! Unfortunately his chubby chin will not allow this, leaving his trach wide open to RA, with a whiff of O2. Hand-to-heart, every time I walk in the door his SaO2s are in mid-90s. After I...
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    WILD WORLD OF PDN

    3.24.95 replied to 3.24.95's topic in Private Duty

    I’m open to new ideas, and will definitely check our Aaron’s page, but as a policy-nazi, and germaphobe, I’m sticking to my agencies policy, until it changes, or I have a Drs order to do
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    WILD WORLD OF PDN

    3.24.95 replied to 3.24.95's topic in Private Duty

    I guess technically “sterile procedure” isn’t appropriate terminology, but used more to encourage maintaining as sterile of a field as possible, not touching the cannula, etc. Based on a lot of...
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    I accidently took home a zofran in my pocket.

    3.24.95 replied to MarqT's topic in General Nursing

    Tell the truth. Exactly how, why and when it happened. Really shouldn’t matter what “kind” of medicine it is...it’s just a good habit to follow protocol/policy. I am — for the most part —...