LoisJean

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  1. Foot care training

    LoisJean replied to kernow's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    You have made my day! Thank you for responding to my post. I am excited about the changes that have taken place over the years with my business. And, I am excited for you and the changes you are...

  2. Foot care training

    LoisJean replied to kernow's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    No assumption there...I have owned and operated my business for ten years. I am known in my community as a business woman, as a nurse and as a provider of foot care--all in the same package. My...

  3. Foot care training

    LoisJean replied to kernow's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Thank you so much, Tutti! I agree with you...it was tough! And, for me at times, still is. With the addition of nurses working along side of me--all with the same goal in mind and with their...

  4. Foot care training

    LoisJean replied to kernow's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Thank you, all of you... I can't recall how long ago it was when I first came to this forum and shared my experiences as a Nurse Entrepreneur--owning and operating my own private duty foot care...

  5. Photos of Wounds on PDA's

    LoisJean replied to CarVsTree's topic in General Nursing

    As foot care nurses we never leave home without our poloroids. Pictures are taken ONLY with signed consent from the client or the client's legal guardian. When we admit someone to our service, we...

  6. Beware Gastric Bypass with stapeling!

    LoisJean replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    My husband had the Roux n Y (open) 2 years ago. I have lived with this man for a long time...he was not, is not a lazy sort. Todd seems to be the one with the compassion and insight here...you're...

  7. Foot care training

    LoisJean replied to kernow's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Angelbear: Take yourself and your toes to a podiatrist. Let him decide the diagnosis and treatment. There are many conditions which mimic the appearance of onycomycosis but a culture of the nail...

  8. Foot care training

    LoisJean replied to kernow's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Greetings! and all is well, but very, very busy- (which is a good thing and would be an even better thing if I were 20 years younger!) I have a foot care client who is a Veteran. He has IDDM and can...

  9. Foot care training

    LoisJean replied to kernow's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Well, here I am again....I wanted to add: Since the addition to my nursing staff here, we have set up new foot care clinics at 3 Senior Centers, gained 2 more senior apartment complex clinic sites...

  10. Foot care training

    LoisJean replied to kernow's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Hi, Guys!! Erin, it's the way of this world....Canada, Germany and a few other European countries all have nurses trained in the delivery of foot care...and the government provides payment. But not...

  11. Nurses with Adult ADD

    LoisJean replied to echo*echo's topic in General Nursing

    lunakat: Yes, I had been diagnosed with depression some years before I was diagnosed with ADD and had been taking Zoloft for it. However, I know now that the depression was partly (and maybe all)...

  12. Nurses with Adult ADD

    LoisJean replied to echo*echo's topic in General Nursing

    Greetings, fellow ADDers. I was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder two years ago. I am 56 years old. I belong to a generation of people who were not diagnosed in childhood because there was...

  13. Nurses Going to Medical School

    LoisJean replied to pnurseuwm's topic in General Nursing

    My MD was a nurse before going to med school. She came up the old fashioned way....nurse's aide, LPN, RN, MSN then MD. She's so very good with her patients...and she's not afraid to say, "I don't...

  14. Nursing as a customer service profession?

    LoisJean replied to EmeraldNYL's topic in General Nursing

    The kind of 'customer service' insisted upon by corporate hospitals is geared to do nothing more than make that business look good to the average consumer who partakes of their services. The nurse,...

  15. "Duties of the Floor Nurse-1887"

    LoisJean replied to Love-A-Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    In 1932 when my Mom was in nursing school, they were responsible for the dietary needs of their patients, too. Among all the other duties-including mopping, dusting and laundry detail, special diets...

  16. Roaches are going to drive me out of home care!!!

    LoisJean replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

    Roaches! Spiders big as my wrist! Rats, Bats, Snakes of all kinds! God, I love Home Care! Had a patient once with a gaping abd wound which we had to pack bid...her snakes were boas...she kept a...

  17. Business for LVN/LPN???

    LoisJean replied to txsugarlvn's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    txsugarlvn: Welcome! The experience and vitality that an LPN/LVN can bring to the Entrepreneural aspect of nursing is staggering. We are traditionally the hands on care givers. There are numerous...

  18. Manual vs. automatic blood pressure cuffs

    LoisJean replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

    Here's one for you: my husband had been moved from Recovery Room to a semi-private. His vitals were stable and while he was alert and oriented, he was still groggy. The nurse came into his semi-...

  19. How do you stay cheerful and bubbly during work?

    LoisJean replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    I am more of the 'lets have some fun' type. I love interacting with my patients/clients in a light hearted and, (well okay even tho I do not like the word, 'bubbly'), way. Especially the years when...

  20. Foot care

    LoisJean replied to adrienurse's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I am a foot care nurse. I have been providing this care for 12 years and for the past 7 years have been working FULL TIME as a foot care provider under my own business name. I provide foot care in...

  21. Nflpn & Napnes

    LoisJean replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, Brownie! When you get ready to go solo let me know--I've been operating my own business for almost 8 years now and let me tell you, girl, it's far better than working for any employer. Your...

  22. Nflpn & Napnes

    LoisJean replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, Brownie--me, too. You and I posted on that site at the same time...remember? I asked specific questions for the 'great leader' to answer and she never did. I emailed privately--never got an...

  23. Help me name my business PLEASE!

    LoisJean replied to Tinkertots's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Tinker: Word of mouth goes a long way in establishing your reputation and providing you with free advertisement....especially with the elderly. They may have a problem with short term memory loss,...

  24. Help me name my business PLEASE!

    LoisJean replied to Tinkertots's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    FIRST CHOICE NURSING SERVICES CENTERED NURSING SERVICES MY CHOICE NURSING ENTERPRISES NURSE'S CHOICE HOME CARE SERVICE My business is FEET FIRST. I asked my first two dozen clients to come up with a...

  25. Trach's in Home Care

    LoisJean replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

    Thanks, Karen, on the info regarding IV tubing to secure trachs!! What a fantastic idea! Hoolihan: there are, I am sure, Home Health standards for how to wash out your underwear--but if there is...