liveyourlife747

liveyourlife747

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  1. Mind is fuzzy, poor memory

    liveyourlife747 replied to shhnack's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Have you tried carrying a notebook and calender and writing down important things, dates, events, etc? Whenever I feel a little fuzzy or unable to concentrate I first make sure I took my...

  2. Thank goodness for my laptop!

    liveyourlife747 replied to Lorie P.'s topic in Private Duty

    Im thankful for my laptop too! I am normally working night shift and the clients usually sleep through the night. I spend a lot of time on this site when I'm bored, but I'll also flip through...

  3. Nursing Tid Bits

    liveyourlife747 replied to widi96's topic in General Nursing

    These are great! Especially the tid bit about leaning the pt forward to hear the heartbeat better. With a tube feeding via G-tube: *When inserting an extension tube to the G-tube button, hold the...

  4. Nursing Tid Bits

    liveyourlife747 replied to widi96's topic in General Nursing

    I was taught this by my nursing instructor and never forgot it: A quick assessment of your patients at the beginning of the shift can save your butt later. (You never know if you will need that...

  5. Please help?

    liveyourlife747 replied to showtime1970's topic in Home Health

    I do private duty and find it less stressful than what I interpret a hospital to be. I've always worked in private duty since I was an LPN and I compare it to when I was a CNA in the nursing home and...

  6. bath time and alzheimer's

    liveyourlife747 replied to kossaf's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What type of setting are you in? Home Health would be different than the Hospital or LTC

  7. Dilaudid question - Personal Opinion

    liveyourlife747 replied to MayLady's topic in Patient Medications

    We have a home health patient who has his "nightly cocktail" as we call it. it consists of benadryl, nyquil, advil (used to be dilaudid) plus his scheduled meds which include vicodin and valium and...

  8. It's OK to GO GRANDMA!

    liveyourlife747 replied to faline1973's topic in Nursing Humor

    lol. that is too funny. thanks for

  9. Who has Christmas off/who has to work?

    liveyourlife747 replied to Eleven011's topic in Home Health

    I'm working private duty Christmas morning. I had Christmas off last year, so I can deal with it. I will just have my Christmas in the evening instead of the morning, kinda sucks not being able to see...

  10. Ten reason to date a nurse:)

    liveyourlife747 replied to lovehospital's topic in Nursing Humor

    great ones, another couple i would add is that they: ::can go all night long ::know mouth to

  11. how to make correction to last entry in nursing note?

    liveyourlife747 replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    we always write Late Entry, put the date and time that the entry should have been charted, chart what is needed then

  12. difference between HHA and CNA

    liveyourlife747 replied to nats's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    our hha cannot give meds. they have to hand the bubble packs or the pill box to the client and the client removes the pills and takes them. i know there are some situations where this does not happen,...

  13. What illness do you have today?

    liveyourlife747 replied to MIcrunchyRN's topic in General Nursing

    lol. so i've been watching the tv show house, and the last one i saw, bacterial meningitis was going around. so of course a few days later i wake up with a raging HA, stiff neck, fever and body aches....

  14. How do you find your patients/clients?

    liveyourlife747 replied to SandBetweenMyToes's topic in Private Duty

    I work for an agency. we have 5 nursing cases that the nurses rotate around in no orderly fashion. it is nice because you do get that break from being with one client all the time. it is hard at first...

  15. Question about charting?

    liveyourlife747 replied to Lorie P.'s topic in Private Duty

    i always chart a blanket statement like the OP posted. I work a lot of night shift, so the clients are mostly always sleeping. i put it down because with my agency-- if you didn't write it down, it...

  16. fishy?

    liveyourlife747 replied to UTVOL3's topic in Private Duty

    i think it is strange that they wanted your home addy. that would get me worried because my clients do not know where i live. it's such a big safety

  17. difference between HHA and CNA

    liveyourlife747 replied to nats's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    HHA is a Home Health Aide, they are trained by the company they work for and do not have a state license CNA is a certified nurse aide, they have been trained by a state regulated school and are...

  18. Does anyone go to school with their client?

    liveyourlife747 replied to HisTreasure's topic in Private Duty

    I have gone to school with one of my clients. I help with transfers, changing w/c's, assisting with his manual and driven w/c. I watch the vent settings and sx when needed or requested by the client....

  19. Pedi Home Health

    liveyourlife747 replied to ybstressed's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Thornbird's post reminded me of something. If the child is in the school age, we get to go to school with them! it is so exciting because you get involved with gym, music, art, etc. it's like being a...

  20. Pedi Home Health

    liveyourlife747 replied to ybstressed's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    good luck! i love it! are you going to be doing private duty or managing cases or doing hourly

  21. Pedi Home Health

    liveyourlife747 replied to ybstressed's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I work with mostly pedi patients through my home health agency. I deal with trachs, vents, g-tubes, VS, suctioning, giving meds, wheelchairs, I&O caths, PT/OT/ST. I absolutly love it! i was...

  22. Are you working all the holidays because you're new?!?

    liveyourlife747 replied to Faeriewand's topic in First Year After Licensure

    our company requires nurses to work every other holiday. so every other year you work christmas and have thanksgiving off and vise versa. i enjoy

  23. ppd question

    liveyourlife747 replied to koojo's topic in General Nursing

    my ppd's always become red and itchy and stay red for a few weeks after i get it done, i was told not to worry and that it might be a slight allergic reaction to the

  24. I'm Injections and hitting blood vessels?

    liveyourlife747 replied to JourneyCC's topic in General Nursing

    I was taught if you did hit a blood vessel to remove the needle and redraw the med up in a new syringe. i've never hit one, but i've only been a nurse since july 08 and haven't had too much IM inj...

  25. Where to buy scrubs online?

    liveyourlife747 replied to Djuna's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    i just ordered from tafford.com and got some really cute stuff for a really cheap price! also ordered from uniformcity.com where i got $4.99 tops and a jacket! they were both quick to ship, less than...