Nursee1234

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1. Patient care positions that require limited walking?

   Nursee1234 replied to brendan's topic in General Nursing

   I have worked as an LVN since 1983 and spent much of that time in private duty pediatrics providing skilled nursing services to one patient at a time through a nursing agency who handle billing and...

2. Medication order correct or no

   Nursee1234 replied to Mqnurse13's topic in General Nursing

   Exactly! And a pharmacy label on a bottle or blister package never seemed the same to me as actually seeing the physician order. In home health we used to be able to enter a med on EMR from the...

3. Medication order correct or no

   Nursee1234 replied to Mqnurse13's topic in General Nursing

   A nurse should only go with the mg ordered regardless of how many mls or tablets may be involved . In my current agency we are not even allowed to write a verbal order in our tablets or transcribe to...

4. Going to school with patient

   Nursee1234 replied to Nursee1234's topic in Private Duty

   Amen to the challenging adults. It has taken a year on this case to set the boundaries with mom. I guess I have a good situation being in a pre K class with only 8 kids and an aide and good teacher....

5. Going to school with patient

   Nursee1234 replied to Nursee1234's topic in Private Duty

   Since starting this thread I have actually begun going to pre-k in a special deaf education program with my 3 old patient. Loved the advice to keep some stuff at school. They are very kind about...

6. Going to school with patient

   Nursee1234 replied to Nursee1234's topic in Private Duty

   Thank you all so much. Yes. My agency is involved and doing their thing with school district and nurse supervisor. I have basically told the family that I will not ride the bus but will walk through...

7. Going to school with patient

   Nursee1234 replied to Nursee1234's topic in Private Duty

   Wow! Awful. Did they report that as a HIPAA

8. Going to school with patient

   Nursee1234 replied to Nursee1234's topic in Private Duty

   Thank you. Those are exactly the things I have had going through my head. Pros and cons to any situation. I think what is stressing me most is mom. She is decidedly high strung and does things her own...

9. Going to school with patient

   Nursee1234 posted a topic in Private Duty

   Any wonderful or horrible experiences going to school with a patient? I have alternated between pedi private duty and hospice since 1983 but have never gone to school with any of my pedi patients....