nursesearl BSN, RN

I have always given Toradol in a large muscle because I was told many years ago that it needed to go there. I have recently tried to look this up and can not find any info. We had a patient in our Urgent Care that returned with a lump on his arm, whe...

My husband is a hospice chaplain, and I am a home care RN. We have often thought about opening a comfort house, but have no idea how to go about doing it. There was a previous thread on this topic, but it was closed. We appreciate any help or any ide...

Wow, sounds like you guys did a great job! Can I come work for you? Lynn

Best thing to do is ride with a HH nurse BEFORE you accept a position. HH is not easy. That's the only advice I could give you now.

O-outcome, AS-assessment, I-information, S-set

Marina, Do you guys in Brooklyn realize there is an "upstate" to NY? HaHa! We are about 7 hours from you.

Marina, Sorry, I don't know of anything in that area. Let me know if you need any help if you need to come to Allegany County. Lynn

I used to work for the Allegany County Department of Health. Poorest county in the state, very rural. They do mostly home health. Quite a bit different than Brooklyn! Their number is 585 268 9250. PM me and I'll give you more details and names and pl...

OASIS education is on the CMS web site. It's long and boring, but good OASIS education.

Where in NY do you live? I know of several agencies in the southern tier who you could precept with.

I work in an Urgent Care in a small rural hospital and the nurse manager insists that we chart the above term when anyone has an injury to an extremity and after casting. The exact phrase is "neuro-vascular status intact." She used to chart it as "NV...

Our agency recently changed to "pay per visit." I want to understand why this seems to be the trend in home health agencies. Our agency said that it is a motivator, trying to increase our productivity. I personally believe it saves the agency $. I wo...

I did a SOC on a 20 year old female paraplegic who wants to do her own in and out cath. Her mom has been doing it. The patient says she has tried it before but is unable to do it. She's tried lying down, but she can't see the area with a mirror. We t...

Thanks so much for the info! Very helpful. I've printed the "gizmo" to give to the caregiver.

In our agency, we do OASIS training on the Web @ oasistraining.org. Alot of it is boring and propoganda-like, but I've been through it twice, after I had been doing OASIS since it began, and I learned many things I was doing wrong.

Tell me WHERE in upstate NY you are. I am presently in the South and miss NY very much. I have extensive home health experience.

We had a state surveyor tell us last week (home health agency) that there are new types of Groshong PICCS that can clot off if one uses heparin to flush it. I've never heard of this. I know that Groshong PICCS have the 2 way slits/valves so you don't...

If I remember correctly, the chart I used had the 20/30, etc by each line of letters. Do you know what I mean?

Hoolahan, Thanks so much. I am a new home health educator, and have much experience with doing case management, but not teaching it. I just needed ideas. I have no qualms about giving an inservice. Your suggestions will help, and I will also tell the...

Does anyone have suggestions about good books or articles on how to "case manage" in home health? We have several new empployees, and my job is to give them an inservice on how to do this (manage their caseload). I know how to do it myself, I'm just ...

How about the US Army?

As a contract nurse for a home infusion company, I received $100/insertion, $50/reomoval, $50/declotting. Hope this helps.

lroche- can I come work for you? Where are you located? You sound like a nice boss!

Cost of living is low compared to NYC in upstate NY. What do you consider upstate? I live in the Southern Tier, south of Buffalo. My salary is very low compared to everyone in the country. Homefair.com is a good place to do a cost comparison if you k...

Cost of living is low compared to NYC in upstate NY. What do you consider upstate? I live in the Southern Tier, south of Buffalo. My salary is very low compared to everyone in the country. Homefair.com is a good place to do a cost comparison if you k...