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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About 3.24.95

3.24.95 has 23 years experience as a LPN and specializes in Nurse-of-all-trades, but mostly Peds/GP/PDN.

My illustrious career started as a CNA at Waunakee Manor (the only one in the world! "Waunakee," not "nursing home") in 1989. I then narrowly escaped with a License of Practical Nursing -- from TriSmith Community College -- as the doors were closing...permanently. I'm no longer embarrassed. I kicked *** in 12-hour clinicals every Sat/Sun, 5+ hrs away from home, fighting tooth-n-nail for breast pump breaks. I passed my boards. And my "bravery" saved 3 lives. Literally.

Unfortunately, my "bravery" is now considered drama, exaggeration and annoyance.

I AM RATIONAL. I AM A REFORMED CONTROL FREAK. I HATE CONFRONTATION. I AM A DO-GOODER/VOLUNTEER/TREE-HUGGER, BUT I SHAVE MY PITS, AS IF THAT MATTERS...LOL! I AM A NON-BELIEVER. I FERVENTLY, COLOSSALLY & RADICALLY BELIEVE THAT HATE HAS NO PLACE ON THIS EARTH. IT IS NOT HEALTHY, AND IT IS AS USEFUL AS A ROCKING CHAIR...GIVES YOU SOMETHING TO DO, BUT DOESN'T GET YOU ANYWHERE.

 

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  1. 3.24.95

    From office to private duty?

    3.24.95 replied to NurseJessica86's topic in LPN/LVN

    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 parents that refuse to accept that their child is s...
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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 much
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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 thing, making a difference in people's lives and h...
  5. 3.24.95

    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. Literally.
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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 the compassion I'd always possessed, but was under-u...
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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 waiting room, "so me (DON) and Administrator can tal...
  8. 3.24.95

    I accidently took home a zofran in my pocket.

    3.24.95 replied to MarqT's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed, thanks for the reminder!
  9. 3.24.95

    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 sweet!
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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 out.
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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% certain primary nurse played a role in that as well. It’s fru...
  12. 3.24.95

    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 their primary of 5 years “has always done it.”
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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 position collar as it should be, I’m able to turn his O...
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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 differently.
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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 research, my take is that trach care/changing is somewhe...