Joe Kirby

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  1. Is this normal or concerning for a vent peds patient?

    Joe Kirby replied to mari94's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Contact the equipment company and speak with an RRT. They are experts with

  2. Pediatric home nurses

    Joe Kirby replied to montinurse's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I am an ADN RN and have worked in PDN for several years. In the central Texas area pay is usually $34-40/hr depending on the agency and condition of the patient. Trach and vent pay better. I...

  3. Cipro and G buttons

    Joe Kirby replied to JtownPeds's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Will the Cipro beads desolve in water? If so, desolve it first then administer per

  4. Do you regret choosing the job you did?

    Joe Kirby replied to HayBug's topic in Private Duty

    I have mixed feelings. I feel under utilized as an RN but I'm almost 60 years old and don't feel I can do hospital nursing. I have lost a lot of skills sitting behind a desk and doing PDN. I could do...

  5. Any RN and/or BSN nurses here in private duty?

    Joe Kirby replied to Ashlee59's topic in Private Duty

    I've been doing PDN for about 12 years. I have an

  6. Do you regret choosing the job you did?

    Joe Kirby replied to HayBug's topic in Private Duty

    In some ways I regret it because I've lost a lot of skills doing PDN. I wouldn't trust myself doing hospital nursing anymore. Not that I want to but I've applied for clinic jobs and get no response....

  7. Nurses aren't maids!

    Joe Kirby replied to AnaCatRN's topic in Private Duty

    I have been doing PDN for 20 years and we have plenty of cases needing nursing in my location. I wouldn't do housework. I will strip my patient's bed and remake it, take her hamper to the laundry...