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  1. Nurses That Never Worked In A Hospital...

    guest1143647 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Do you find that patients assume you are inexperienced or unskilled as opposed to nurses that have worked in a hospital? Do you feel "less than" a nurse that has worked in a hospital, or do you...

  2. Left patients chart at another patient’s home

    guest1143647 posted a topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Just what the title says. I was working on a chart from my part time job on the night shift at another job. I accidentally left in in the home. What can I do besides the obvious? I feel so...

  3. How would you have handled this situation?

    guest1143647 replied to Ashlee59's topic in Private Duty

    Back to the question, I don’t think mom was being manipulative. I think she was really just concerned about having a permanent nurse. Maybe she is just tired of the agency saying they have a...

  4. How would you have handled this situation?

    guest1143647 replied to Ashlee59's topic in Private Duty

    Remember that other thread you asked about the BSN? This is an example of why it is good to have just in

  5. What is something you never thought you'd have to say to a coworker?

    guest1143647 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Night shift is 11pm-7am Im not sure what would happen if the previous shifts missed

  6. Should I take a nurse refresher course?

    guest1143647 posted a topic in General Nursing

    While I have my BSN( obtained Aug 2021) been an RN for 14 years, and an Lpn four years prior to become an RN, I struggle to get hired into a med surg position. I’m not sure what’s going on with...

  7. I am an RN in home health. A BSN isn't required but would it be a waste of money/time to get my BSN?

    guest1143647 replied to Ashlee59's topic in Private Duty

    A good idea. Whose to say that homecare won’t move to an all Lpn

  8. Interpret This Order For Me Please

    guest1143647 posted a topic in General Nursing

    IV 1000ml D5 1/2 NS 60ml x 24 hours I read it as D5W 1/2 NS at 60ml hour. Total volume to be given is 1000ml. However, 60 x 24 hours is 1440. So after 1000 was given I hung an extra bag to cover...

  9. Interpret This Order For Me Please

    guest1143647 replied to guest1143647's topic in General Nursing

    60ml x 24 hours is the hourly rate. That part was clear to me,but I guess orders are written differently depending on the

  10. Interpret This Order For Me Please

    guest1143647 replied to guest1143647's topic in General Nursing

    I don’t see how anyone could think 60ml is the volume, because 1000ml is listed as the volume. The order I wrote is the exact same one I saw in the

  11. Interpret This Order For Me Please

    guest1143647 replied to guest1143647's topic in General Nursing

    It’s so interesting how we all interpret the order differently,although I had to squint at the posters saying the rate isn’t

  12. I am an RN in home health. A BSN isn't required but would it be a waste of money/time to get my BSN?

    guest1143647 replied to Ashlee59's topic in Private Duty

    I think nursing employment is moving toward outside of the acute care hospital model again. I read somewhere that hospitals are not the main employer of nurses anymore. The hospital based...

  13. Interpret This Order For Me Please

    guest1143647 replied to guest1143647's topic in General Nursing

    60ml is the hourly

  14. Does the federal Covid mandates apply to homecare nurses?

    guest1143647 replied to guest1171208's topic in Disaster Preparation

    So, does NJ Governor Murphy’s mandate for healthcare workers apply to nurses in non congregate

  15. I am an RN in home health. A BSN isn't required but would it be a waste of money/time to get my BSN?

    guest1143647 replied to Ashlee59's topic in Private Duty

    I wondered this myself but eventually got the BSN. I have about 27 years more to work before retirement. I started out in private duty but did work occasionally in a LTC facility until 2009, so it...

  16. Interpret This Order For Me Please

    guest1143647 replied to guest1143647's topic in General Nursing

    I wasn’t the nurse who started the order. The IV fluid had already been running 9 hours prior to me arriving on shift. I didn’t write the order nor start the fluid. By the time I started...

  17. Does the federal Covid mandates apply to homecare nurses?

    guest1143647 replied to guest1171208's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thanks so much. Since Governor Murphy announced last week that healthcare workers must be boosted I assume this still applies to homecare nurses. He only mentioned congregate settings

  18. Writing “poop” is unprofessional?

    guest1143647 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I got written up for saying poop. It was one of those nights and instead of saying” large, hard bm” I said “poop”. I just didn’t think it was a big deal. But apparently it was. The DON...

  19. Interpret This Order For Me Please

    guest1143647 replied to guest1143647's topic in General Nursing

    Because the doctors do not like us to call them at night unless an emergency. I got written up for calling a doctor about a fall that didn’t result in injury. I asked supervisor and she...

  20. Peri-care without gloves?

    guest1143647 replied to lightwing's topic in General Nursing

    I can’t believe some people are justifying this. We have to follow standard precautions in homecare too. I am not wiping poop without gloves. Come on now….. I don’t care if it is a...

  21. War on Nurses

    guest1143647 replied to dareese's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Homecare has an even more severe shortage of nurses than hospitals. Home care is brutal and low paying. My gosh the paperwork alone is painful.

  22. Writing “poop” is unprofessional?

    guest1143647 replied to guest1143647's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I know I wrote a silly word in the nurses note but that was a very stressful night. As a matter of fact, it was Christmas

  23. Can you hold medications without a doctor's order?

    guest1143647 replied to Guest878640's topic in General Nursing

    In home care Pdn this hold thing is even more complicated. I had a parent that refused to let us nurses give her daughter with a trach and vent albuterol at night. That had been going on...

  24. Stacking PRN pain med orders?

    guest1143647 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So my patient has an order for Oxycodone 5 mg po every four hours for severe pain. They also have an order for tramadol 50mg po every four hours for moderate pain. I gave the oxy at 0300 for a pain...

  25. Don't Give Away All of Your Apples

    guest1143647 replied to Jessica DeLong's topic in General Nursing

    Love the article, but how about touching on the fact so many of us have to work two and three jobs to make ends meet because we don’t get paid enough? This is especially true of long term care...