nursesearl

nursesearl BSN, RN

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  1. Fastaff

    nursesearl replied to Mantibob's topic in Travel

    Go to Deiphiforums.com for travel nurse and therapists and do a search

  2. Definition of Rural

    nursesearl replied to Idaho Nurse's topic in Rural

    Small city hospital was 20 minutes away, tertierary hospital 80 miles away (rural NewYork

  3. considering home health extremely scared

    nursesearl replied to soomach's topic in Home Health

    I agree with Ren. If you do home health full time, 80% of work is paper (computer) work. Alot of regulations. Many changes. Home health is

  4. Just a fun thread - Cleanest bathrooms on the road?

    nursesearl replied to lyv33's topic in Home Health

    Thanks for the library tip! Never thought of that. We could start a thread on the worst bathrooms,

  5. Second Degree BSN

    nursesearl replied to SafeTman's topic in Home Health

    I finished RN to BS last year. 2 very intense years. No tests, but alot of writing. Sometimes I thought tests would have been easier. Glad I'm

  6. patient lingo...

    nursesearl replied to athomas91's topic in Emergency

    Our pastor visited a male church member shortly after being admitted to our small rural hospital. The patient told the pastor he had "unstable

  7. computerized charting

    nursesearl replied to LeAnne from US's topic in Home Health

    We use the ClinDoc program. It was terrible at 1st, much better now (after 2 years). The laptops are heavy, and very unrealistic to take them into the homes. We were forced to continue to use the...

  8. patient acuity system

    nursesearl posted a topic in Home Health

    I searched this forum and only found 1 thread on acuity system for home care. Could other home care nurses give me an idea of how your work load is kept equitable? Any ideas would be helpful. Our...

  9. Do Nurses Need Chemistry Education?

    nursesearl replied to Dr. O's topic in General Nursing

    I took chemistry at Roberts Wesleyan (in Rochester, NY) that was specifically for health care profesionals. Probably it was alot easier than the chemistry your school requires. The professor was great...

  10. ready for travel to Co, but position already filled

    nursesearl posted a topic in Travel

    I was very excited to hear about a travel position in a small town in Colorado near where I have relatives living. I emailed my resume and skills list and spoke with the recruiter. She said the only...

  11. Drawing bloods through IV line

    nursesearl replied to NYCRN16's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I do home care and at times we are unable to get the specimen to the lab right away, sometimes more than 2 hours, and I have never had a specimen hemolize. I don't see a problem drawing blood from a...

  12. What skills and qualities are needed?

    nursesearl replied to CarolineRn's topic in Home Health

    Flexible and creative. Ability to work independently. Able to tolerate cockroaches. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound (couldn't

  13. Nursing Process and Nursing Care Plans

    nursesearl replied to LinKo's topic in General Nursing

    Probably most every nurse uses the nursing process without even knowing it, every day. I work in home care and I can give you one example from just today. I was seeing a lady for one kind of wound,...

  14. Average tt/mileage

    nursesearl replied to Traveler's topic in Home Health

    I work in rural NYS for a county agency and have a company car. On average I travel about 80-100 miles per day, usually 4-7 patients per day. Nice to have a company

  15. frequency of PICC line drsg change

    nursesearl replied to rileygrl11's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Every 7 days for home health, but ofcourse changing day after insertion and prn when

  16. ready for travel to Co, but position already filled

    nursesearl replied to nursesearl's topic in Travel

    RNCOPPER, Thanks for the info. It would have been my first assisnment. Live and

  17. back to hospital after 11 years in home health

    nursesearl replied to renerian's topic in General Nursing

    renerian, Good luck. The way things are in home health these days, I've thought about making the change myself. What unit are you working

  18. Infusing TPN

    nursesearl replied to rileygrl11's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, WhiteCaps. In home care, we draw blood from a central line all the

  19. How to become PICC RN

    nursesearl replied to New CCU RN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I just did a search and came up with several hundred choices. I did mine in Buffalo, NY. You could do a search to find one in your area. Try

  20. How to become PICC RN

    nursesearl replied to New CCU RN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    There are many courses where you can learn to insert a PICC line. I believe you need to be proctored 3 or 4 times before you can do an insertion on your own. The course I took was 1 day and we...

  21. what qualifies?

    nursesearl replied to kcrnsue's topic in Home Health

    Maybe the VA would come draw his blood. In our area the VA has "home based primary care" which is similar to a CHHA, but do only Vets ofcourse. I had a patient who only needed venipunctures (protimes)...

  22. late charting in home car

    nursesearl posted a topic in Home Health

    In our agency, some nurses chart up to a month after a home visit. Our union rep told us today that this is illegal. She said we should be doing as in hospitals if we are doing it like this. In other...

  23. Has anyone ever heard of this? Can you give me some information on it if you have.

    nursesearl replied to nursecheryl's topic in General Nursing

    I WORK IN HOME CARE AND HAVE A PATIENT THAT HAD THE SAME THING. IT WAS FROM "WEARING DOWN" OF HIS member BECAUSE HE ALWAYS WORE A LEG BAG AND IT TUGGED ON THE member. THERE IS A NAME FOR IT BUT IT...

  24. late charting in home car

    nursesearl replied to nursesearl's topic in Home Health

    I'm sorry I didn't explain myself well. What happens is the nurse makes a visit, and just takes notes (not documentation), and then at a later time (sometimes up to a month or more) documents her...