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  1. E-coli infection in toe

    KP RN replied to curleysue's topic in General Nursing

    What a dilemma, Curly! My husband is a retired podiatrist. He says that E.coli infections like you describe are not that uncommon. Perhaps when you took a shower in your own home, the water ran down...

  2. Weeping leg ulcers

    KP RN replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    Calcium alginates are quite effective in absorbing tons of drainage and keeping the periwound skin reasonable dry and healthy. Good

  3. Case Conferences

    KP RN replied to amesly15's topic in Home Health

    Our agency does not require case conferences, per se. However, we do document interdisciplinary communication at least every fourteen days. Our skilled nursing visit notes have a line which is for...

  4. ???Dog Lovers???

    KP RN replied to gambroRN's topic in General Nursing

    My best friend's husband and children have severe allergies to pet dander and hair. They have purchased two Shar-Pei's, you know, the wrinkly faced big babies?? I am happy to tell you the family has...

  5. poor spelling -- it matters

    KP RN replied to glow_worm's topic in General Nursing

    My spelling pet peeves are the incorrect use of: your and you're to, two, and too there, their, they're, and the use of GOOD instead of WELL. OK, I feel better

  6. Any Independent Home Health Providers.?

    KP RN replied to nursebailey's topic in Home Health

    Hi Brenda. I do private pay home care visits. I advertise in the local newspaper. Sometimes I get referrals right from the doctors themselves. The population which I am targetting are elderly people...

  7. Bad Eyesight

    KP RN replied to military wife's topic in General Nursing

    Why is it that US SMART people always wear glasses (or

  8. Bad Eyesight

    KP RN replied to military wife's topic in General Nursing

    I was not aware that any nursing programs require 20/20 vision. I began wearing glasses at the age of 4 for near sighted vision. I now wear contacts (had been a coke bottle bottom girl til I was...

  9. Driving me CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    KP RN replied to nurse2002's topic in Home Health

    Oh my, Karbyr, May I assume that you were being paid hourly, as opposed to per visit?? Glad you got out of

  10. Driving me CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    KP RN replied to nurse2002's topic in Home Health

    WOW!! My daily productivity is 5.7 visits. We do have a policy which requires us to call the pt the evening before our visit to inform them of our appt. time. This has never been a problem. If I get...

  11. 4 10-hr day workweeks?

    KP RN replied to dianacs's topic in General Nursing

    Ah! The good ol' days!! I used to do 4-10s at a large university hospital. If I remember correctly, days was 7a-530p; evenings were 2p-1230a; and nights was 10p-830a. That was the greatest method of...

  12. How do Nurses feel about CMAs?

    KP RN replied to CMAMW's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an RN in home health, and I have the opportunity to speak with many MA's over the phone regarding my patients. As in all fields, there are good MA's and bad MA's. Those who are formally educated...

  13. NURSING SCHOOL: Your Biggest Challenge!

    KP RN replied to LasVegasRN's topic in General Nursing

    Organic chemistry-- After 20 years as a nurse, I've never had a situation in which I had to explain the clinical significance of benzene rings, valences, or carbon

  14. Botox

    KP RN replied to OB/GYN NP's topic in General Nursing

    OB/GYN, There is a thread in Nursing Entrepreneurs started by "AestheticRN" which may be of interest to you. Aesthetic trains nurses around the country in botox injections among other things. I...

  15. Do you wear gloves

    KP RN replied to mellow's topic in General Nursing

    I always wear gloves whenever I might be in contact with blood or body fluids. I remember, back in the early 1980s, getting my a-s reamed at work for wearing gloves when cleaning up a patient's poop....

  16. How does death effect you?

    KP RN replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for 20 years now and have seen a lot as well. Whenever I have a patient die, and because I work home health and many deaths are unexpected, I find I beat myself up a bit. I try to...

  17. How many of you married doctors?

    KP RN replied to JHUnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I married a doctor seventeen years ago. I didn't marry him for his future money making capacity. We married because we were best friends and had a lot in common. It was the best decision I ever...

  18. Do any fem. nurses here have Stay at Home husbands/SOs ?

    KP RN replied to Anagray's topic in General Nursing

    My situation is similar to disher's. My husband (a podiatrist) had a rare allergic reaction to an antibiotic which caused him to lose his vision--his corneas were "burned out" of his eyes....

  19. late charting in home car

    KP RN replied to nursesearl's topic in Home Health

    OMG!!!!!!! I could never, ever, ever in a MILLION years wait and do my charting a month after the visit!!!!!!!! I get confused if I wait til the end of the day. (hhmmmm..was the...

  20. Home Care Weekend Coverage

    KP RN replied to PattiRN's topic in Home Health

    I'm with a large, hospital based agency. We take call one night every fourteen days. Visits are paid out at a rate of visit and a half, and mileage paid to and from your home. We do every third...

  21. Is Nursing a good career choice for moms?

    KP RN replied to MELIS0106's topic in General Nursing

    Like the others have written, nursing does hold many different scheduling options. When my boys were little, I worked evenings in a large teaching hospital, 3-11, and my husband would be home before...

  22. 485 Summaries

    KP RN replied to TopazStone's topic in Home Health

    Topaz, I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "summaries on the 485"?? The info included on the 485 have been pretty standard at the different agencies for whom I've worked. What kind of...

  23. Mileage Reimbursement

    KP RN replied to JennyHHRN's topic in Home Health

    Good question!! Mileage is very confusing, and agencies vary greatly with their interpretation of the rules. At my agency, we get $.36 per mile, beginning at our first pt home, and ending at the last...

  24. ? about SN frequency orders on 485

    KP RN replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

    Thanks for your post, Hoolahan! My next question is...when the patient asks me why my actual visit schedule doesn't match my initial projection, what would be a good response?? Especially if I believe...

  25. ? about SN frequency orders on 485

    KP RN replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

    Hi y'all!! I have a few comments, then a couple of questions regarding frequencies on the 485.... At my agency, we are not allowed to range visits (2-3w4, etc). It has to be exact.(2w4). When I open a...