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  1. need wound advice

    melissahunter2 posted a topic in Home Health

    I have a patient that is a monoplegic and had fx his femur one month ago. Dr put on compression bandage (left it on for one month), pt took it off the other day and had alot of swelling in his left...

  2. Help! No blood from port??

    melissahunter2 posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Again, thank everyone for the great advices that is always given!!I have a patient that had a port placed 4 months ago. The surgeon ordered it to be flushed q 2 months with sal/hep (i thought it was...

  3. need wound advice

    melissahunter2 replied to melissahunter2's topic in Home Health

    Kudos Berube!!Most of the docs in our area are this way. The only thing they usually order is the

  4. need wound advice

    melissahunter2 replied to melissahunter2's topic in Home Health

    Thanks Berube!!Callicotter--you always have to get an order for any kind of wound care. Most docs just want you to suggest to them what to use:coollook:. I feel like I need to be wound care certified...

  5. Help! No blood from port??

    melissahunter2 replied to melissahunter2's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I am going to try the 20g tomorrow and with different position changes. I had left a message with the surgeons nurse and she later called me back stating the doc said there was nothing he could do...

  6. need wound advice

    melissahunter2 replied to melissahunter2's topic in Home Health

    He did. Doc gave him antibiotics and referral to home health to eval and

  7. Help! No blood from port??

    melissahunter2 replied to melissahunter2's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I thought about the positioning (after I left). Maybe I will try to go back tomorrow and try a different position.

  8. port access ?biopatch

    melissahunter2 posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I am a home health nurse doing an antibiotic infusion through a port. I have not done one in a while. After the port is accesed do you put the biopatch under the huber needle then cover with tegaderm?...

  9. port access ?biopatch

    melissahunter2 replied to melissahunter2's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Thank you so much for your reply!! One last question, if I do not use the biopatch then does the dressing and huber needle need to be changed more

  10. Help with picc blood draw

    melissahunter2 posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I have drawn many labs from picc lines when I was working in the hospital. Most of them were the power picc lines. I have a home health patient that has a picc line that has no clamps on it and the...

  11. How many times have you cried???

    melissahunter2 replied to CareBayer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sorry Cherubhipster...it is so:crying2:. But after a year, u can move on to something better!!! Whow knows, there are some that actually like working in the hospital. I was the one who was throwing up...

  12. Flush question with double Lumen

    melissahunter2 posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I am a home health nurse and did an ABT infusion on a client this afternoon. He has a double lumen picc line. The order is the same for the infusion like using sash,and dsg change q 7 days or as...

  13. Telemonitor/Telehealth question

    melissahunter2 replied to DriBak's topic in Home Health

    I have started with a new home health company and we also use the same monitors. I am still learning how to use

  14. Wound vac help!

    melissahunter2 posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I have a client that I have been doing wound vac therapy on and she was able to have a skin graft over the wound. This is only my second client to do wound vacs on and i was nervous if it was...

  15. How many visits?

    melissahunter2 posted a topic in Home Health

    Hi! Newbie here to HH. I was curious to see how many visits most nurses averaged during the day. I started at this agency one month ago, and I feel like I am sinking. We are expected to see 10 CBA...

  16. How many times have you cried???

    melissahunter2 replied to CareBayer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Reading this reminds me why I left the hospital setting. I chickend out and could not do it anymore. I commend you for sticking with

  17. Wound vac help!

    melissahunter2 replied to melissahunter2's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Thank you for your reply. This case was a mess. For some reason I had an odd feeling about this

  18. I've had it!!! Need to vent again

    melissahunter2 replied to MzSuziQ64's topic in Home Health

    Do you work at my office? Same stuff here. Most clients just wants someone to come and and clean their

  19. Wound vac help!

    melissahunter2 replied to melissahunter2's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Thanks for the help. I did talk with a KCI representative, the only thing she suggested was an inservice. Which, we have already

  20. wound vac question

    melissahunter2 posted a topic in Home Health

    Has anyone ever done a wound vac over a skin graft? I was wondering if there was any different supplies that I needed and if it was difficult to do. I have only done a few regular wound vacs dsg...

  21. How many visits?

    melissahunter2 replied to melissahunter2's topic in Home Health

    Thanks for your reply. Although I am salary, working 8-5/6 and straight through lunch brings the hourly pay way down. I have talked to them in the office and they said " You can do #1 pt from 8-830"...

  22. medicare wound care question

    melissahunter2 posted a topic in Home Health

    Hello all. I am new to HH and I am still so confused about medicare. Who is responsible for paying for wound care supplies? For exampe- anti-fungal cream and powder, abdominal

  23. medicare wound care question

    melissahunter2 replied to melissahunter2's topic in Home Health

    Thank you for all of your

  24. medicare wound care question

    melissahunter2 replied to melissahunter2's topic in Home Health

    That was my understanding. Today the company had the client purchase the cream and the powder since it was

  25. home health charting

    melissahunter2 replied to beckyjo's topic in Home Health

    New to home health. I would greatly appreciate seeing some