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  1. PICC's

    cookie102 replied to amanda0019's topic in General Nursing

    was always instructed to use brown for blood, sometimes the brown is red again for blood....i have had to draw from the white when was unable to get bloood from brown/red , i was also instructed to...

  2. Fired from job

    cookie102 replied to goingnuts's topic in General Nursing

    wow! i feel so bad for you, i agree with the other writers, go to the peer review, compose yourself and hold your head high--you want "your side" presented well....something makes me wonder if this...

  3. Have an insulin needle question

    cookie102 replied to LisaRn21's topic in General Nursing

    you are so right , it is rather "funny", when i saw him do it, what could i say and not offend him in his own home, which is a bigger in home health, always having to remember we are "quests" in a...

  4. Have an insulin needle question

    cookie102 replied to LisaRn21's topic in General Nursing

    working home health, i have seen many pts not only use the same needle several times, but we once had a pt that refused to give his insulin any other way but straight thru his clothes, i thought i had...

  5. Urinary elimination care plan

    cookie102 replied to Julie029's topic in General Nursing

    how about addressing pain, or risk of

  6. Struggling w/keeping track of Insurance Auths

    cookie102 replied to HealinghandsRN's topic in Home Health

    what seems to work best for me is just keeping up with the nurses notes, i tried to have them fill out an update for me, but it just never worked out, they won't give you the "2w6" because heaven...

  7. Average # of visits

    cookie102 replied to fourwacres's topic in Home Health

    not sure about the point system , but an average day for RN is 5-6 pts. slightly higher for LPN, so 20-25 points/wk sound low, i think you are having trouble with all the paperwork as does everyone...

  8. Struggling w/keeping track of Insurance Auths

    cookie102 replied to HealinghandsRN's topic in Home Health

    i actually do the auths for the agency i work for, and i hate that part of the job!!! i always try to get the most i can for the cert period, some companies will give it and others give only 2 weeks,...

  9. to give pain meds or not to give meds?

    cookie102 replied to msnursekim's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    how wonderful it is that someone takes the time to assess/address ALL pt needs, if anyone of us has dementia, won't it be great to know there are nurses out there that really will take care of us....

  10. Child needs Home health help! Please Advise!!

    cookie102 replied to kwagner_51's topic in Home Health

    have you contacted the dept of social services in the city they live in? i am not sure getting him an aide while he is in school, but he should be eligible for a personal care aide thru medicaid to...

  11. Va Beach are question?

    cookie102 replied to tampakay's topic in Virginia Nursing

    to my knowledge there is no specific "women's hospital...the largest employer is Sentara, they have several hospitals in the area, there is the children's hospital in norfolk, EVMS is the medical...

  12. hh nursing pay in mass??

    cookie102 replied to supernova2700's topic in Home Health

    having left MA a few years ago, can tell you the pay rates at the VNA in milford are excellent, great place to work also--good

  13. New Nurse feeling overwhelmed!

    cookie102 replied to Diva Nurse Dani's topic in General Nursing

    hang in there all you "newbies", it is scary in the beginning to realize that what you just spent 4 years learning about is soooooooooo different in "the real world"...take comfort that each day there...

  14. Do nurses really "eat their own?"

    cookie102 replied to socishan's topic in General Nursing

    having been in nursing for over 30 years, i have to agree , we do eat our young, but the good news is not everyone you encounter will be this way...i for one, love to see the young nurses come on...

  15. To clamp or not to clamp......that is the question

    cookie102 replied to grinnurse's topic in General Nursing

    i agree with rita359, it does depend on the type of cap you put

  16. I Put In My Notice!!!...Now what???

    cookie102 replied to msmel321's topic in General Nursing

    well you followed the chain of command, there isn't much you can do after that, you did what you feel is the right thing, that patient ratio is terrible, these are acutely ill patients, not...

  17. I Put In My Notice!!!...Now what???

    cookie102 replied to msmel321's topic in General Nursing

    here's my 30+ years of nursing experience cents---you have to be comfortable with the situation you are working in, if you exhausted all your resources in the chain of command, then giving your 2 week...

  18. Need Alot of Help!!!!

    cookie102 replied to saliorwife22's topic in Virginia Nursing

    i believe obici in suffolk has day care, they have a LPN

  19. resident in pain, what to do?

    cookie102 replied to pansylvr523's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    have you tried a NSAID for the back pain, even with cancer patients it is the best for bone pain, hope it

  20. What Would You Do?......thanks for input in advance

    cookie102 replied to blue49's topic in Home Health

    WOW!!! i will try and give you my take on things, i also have been a nurse for 30 years, the last 18-19 i have spent in home health. i will be honest with you when i say the paperwork can be a...

  21. What about gas...

    cookie102 replied to par_53's topic in Home Health

    we are paid 39 cents a

  22. Need Advice a.s.a.p....

    cookie102 replied to CMLPNnowRN's topic in Home Health

    sounds like an excellent deal to me too....your salary is that close to RN, tho don't know where you live, we don't have much on any of the things you mentioned, nurses where i work are paid 39...

  23. do physical therapists make more money than RNs?

    cookie102 replied to nurse~ashley's topic in General Nursing

    not only do PT's make more than RN's but because of the "shortage" of PT's it is being looked at that restorative nsg make a comeback so that nurses can once again "do it all", all i can say is i...

  24. Advice on Home Health

    cookie102 replied to nurseforever30's topic in Home Health

    i can give you my take on home health, i have done it now for almost 20 years, been a nurse for over 30---i love it! would never go back to the hospital...don't get me wrong, home health is alot of...

  25. Fingerstick Protimes

    cookie102 replied to SWRN84's topic in Home Health

    love using the pt/inr machines!! results have been equal or extremely close to the venipuncture -- remember when writing your md order to include may use fingerstick or venipuncture then you are...