lc177985 replied to OldMareLPN's topic in Private Duty
I too would be nervous. Having worked in private duty for the last 1 1/2 years I have noticed that private duty is very creative. Patients don't have the money or resources to get the proper...
lc177985 replied to Lorie P.'s topic in Private Duty
I agree with live, you need to note time differential between intervention and positive results. Sao2 would be nice and if the pt is on a ventilator, any information that would be pertinent. Also, I...
I am in Montana and would be able to work 40 hours a week if I wanted to with my company. I am very fortunate to be a "transitioning working mother" I have been at home with the boys for 12 years...
lc177985 replied to crestathewise's topic in General Nursing
I have lived in missoula for over 5 years and recently became a licensed LPN. I am not sure what the salary is for RNs but I do believe it's lower than most of the country. On the flip side of that...
I agree with everyone, as an LPN studying for the RN I am really now understanding everything. I know I learned that stuff before but now it is actually "clicking" and showing it's usefulness. An...
lc177985 replied to David Offenbaker's topic in Home Health
I work home health with someone who is on a vent continuously and can't stress enough the importance of knowing what to do in the event of a power failure. Don't let the client lull you in to a false...
There are other areas in Montana that have hospitals too. Billings has a large hospital as well as Kalispell and Polson. I work home health because this is such a medical town and being an lpn...
Let me know if you need any more information. We don't have smog, it's actually a weather inversion caused by being in the valley. The clouds get trapped in the valley causing cloudiness and...
I am an lpn that does home health and has not worked in med-surg before but had 100+ hours of clinicals in that area. I do quite a bit of skilled nursing - suprapubic catheter changes, suctioning,...
I work home health in Missoula as an lpn and there are a number of companies that are always looking for nurses. I only work part-time but could easily work 40 + hours if I chose to. There are two...
Sorry, I see you are moving from FLA, so yea, it's way different than the east coast, but we like it. Like I said Marcus Daly is in hamilton and they are hiring as well as other places in that area....
Well I live in Missoula. There are two hospitals here, St. Pats and community medical center. In hamilton there is Marcus Daly hospital. I don't know where you are moving from, we moved here from a...
I am doing excelsior with two friends from nursing school. Right now we are taking a prerequisite for Microbiology. The requirments change Oct. 1 but I think for the better. Instead of 7 4 credit...
Is anyone else working in home health right now? I am a relatively new grad - dec. 2006 - that is working my first job in home health. I would just like to know what other experiences lpns are...
I am in an adult situation but definitely need to keep some type of distance. I am in a home for the whole shift and have been warned that this home is full of skewed family dynamics. The worst one...
lc177985 replied to Vanessa26's topic in Home Health
I graduated in December and got my first job as a home health nurse as an LPN. I didn't have the experience that you have as a cna and feel that things are going pretty well. I have one client that...
lc177985 replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health
Yea, I am with you on the "not quite sure which way to go" thing. I do like the rapport, have a hoyer but NO collaborative assistance from PT. I have help in the late morn. but in the early am no...
I have to take one prereq - microbiology - and then start the nursing classes. Have you enrolled? There are 3 of us here from our lpn class doing this together and we are anxious to get started....
I think the most important thing about the nclex is priority. What system do you address first and which patient. Knowing how to answer the question is very important. I had a rx in my test that...
I am a new grad (december) as a certificate LPN and started in March doing home health after I passed the nclex. I have one client who I stay with for a shift. My concern is that I am not...
lc177985 replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health
I just graduated in December with a certificate lpn and am doing home health nursing. Right now I have just one client who I work with on a full shift. I like it in the sense that I have time to...