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1. MRSA in wound

   Second posted a topic in Wound

   Hello! I am a home care nurse wanting advice from all you wound care pros. I have a patient who has HIV and Hep c. He is almost 80 and has lived long in spite of these long term infections. He now has a wound to the dorsal foot that started as a tra...

2. cheat sheet for SOC

   Second posted a topic in Home Health

   Hi does anyone use a single page cheat sheet to make sure you have all the info required for SOC. I hate to add another paper to the pile, but I thought I might be helped by trying to get everything on one page while in the home. It feels awkward pa...

3. New to home care and need help!

   Second replied to Second's topic in Home Health

   hi all- I started this thread feeling rather desperate about the paper work and I am now finishing week four on my new job. I have been realizing this week that I absolutely love my job. Yes, the paperwork is awful and sometimes even silly. This is t...

4. New to home care and need help!

   Second replied to Second's topic in Home Health

   Hi Enursl, I want to say that after 3 weeks, I am hopefull that I can master the paperwork. It is the hard part and I am taking the attitude that I want to learn it as quickly as I can so that it does not become a constant bother. I have also resolve...

5. New to home care and need help!

   Second replied to Second's topic in Home Health

   Thank You all for great suggestions and encouragement! The past few days I haven't been able to use my computer and I was so happy to have your notes. This week I seemed to have one good day followed by another in which I felt at sea. But this is pro...

6. New to home care and need help!

   Second posted a topic in Home Health

   Hi! I am new to home care and I am overwhelmed by he quantity of paper work. My preceptor is extremey quick at it which is good for her, but it is hard for me to follow and I keep forgetting things. Does any one have a system to help keep paper work ...

7. help!is saunders CD a good source of info for NCLEX?

   Second replied to secretname's topic in NCLEX

   I passed with 75 questions and relied heavilly on Saunders. It's a great tool because it is organized by body systems and that was a nice way for me to study and learn. I also read some elsewhere on test taking strategies and that helped to. Good luc...

8. hospice burn out

   Second replied to bewell2's topic in Hospice

   I have found it helpful to let hospice work remind me of the preciousness (if that's a word) of lifel as well as the fragility of life. Working in hospice helps you see that every day counts and that it is up to you to make yourself a good day each d...

9. If you had just two and a half weeks...

   Second posted a topic in California

   I will be coming to the Bay area in AUgust for 2-weeks to look for a job. Then I go back to Ohio with the plan of moving to CA in September. I want to make the best of my AUgust visit-- set up interviews meet potential employers and figure out where ...

10. Kaiser

    Second posted a topic in California

    I am interested in moving to California and am currently browsing jobs on line. Some Kaiser jobs have numerical designators, eg., RN II. Does this designation refer to a salary. How can one know how much a job pays at Kaiser. I assume that because of...

11. Is this wrong to tell?

    Second replied to LovebugLPN's topic in Agency

    Yes this is a clear HIPPA violation. If you do not have parents consent, preferably written consent, it is not okay to divuldge the family's personal story. The parent must be in control of this information. SOme teachers are notorious gossips, so y...

12. hospice nurse wanting to leave hospice care

    Second replied to lovely42's topic in Hospice

    Whatever area of nursing you decide upon, you must make sure you have a good orientation to regain skills that we just don't use in hospice. I have known other nurses who have gone from Hospice to OBGYN. I think it must be wonderful to provide care b...

13. From inpatient hospice to home care?

    Second posted a topic in Hospice

    I have been working in an inpatient hospice setting for a year and a half. I love the work, and as a new nurse, I felt the inpatient setting was a better place to learn. Now that I have seen and learned so much, I am considering doing home care. Wha...

14. Help with Sarcoma Wound - Warning, graphic description!

    Second replied to Wildbriar's topic in Hospice

    We have had two patients with this type of wound in the last month or so. While superficial bleeding can be stopped in a variety of ways, it seems that nothing can prevent a bleed out if the tumor reaches a major vessel. I agree that it is helpful to...

15. What to do??????????secretions.....

    Second replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice

    I would like to hear more about the aerosolized lasix. THis is new to me. How does it work. DOes it come pre-packaged. Any evidenced based articles? I am asking only because we use everything else mentioned here but sometimes we are still stuck with...