heartlover07 RN

Hi all, I am new to home care and have a recently discharged from rehab patient who has a lot of adhesive left on his skin from telemetry monitoring. I know it has been there for awhile because last I checked they don't do tele monitoring in rehab, a...

I am in my last semester of school and, overall, I have gained 15lbs since I started nursing school. I keep waiting till school is over so I can lose this weight, but judging by what I read and hear, the outlook is not good! I am wondering if anyone...

Hello fellow Nurses! I am posting this for my husband who is a RN at a major hospital here in sunny Philadelphia. He is very much interested in entering the correctional nursing field. We are sort of lost as to the best way to go about finding a pos...

Thanks so much for the replies, that is very helpful. I will look into those companies.

"Are you thinking they are more likely to have family visiting and coming in and out from Mexico?" That's precisely what I was thinking. Of course I would not assume that just because they are of Mexican decent they are higher risk. Many of my child...

Is anyone keeping there kids home till we see where this is going? Or am I in overreacting? I do not live in an area that has had any outbreak thus far, but my kids go to a school with a VERY high population of kids from mexican decent, which very mu...

With the very likely reality that universal health care is upon us, what, if any, role do you think home health care will take in the grand scheme of it? I am a home health nurse and I believe that home care nurses (NP's and docs too) have a unique...

I work with an LPN who has been doing nursing for many years, she is a wealth of knowledge, especially about wounds. I think LPN's are great!

I have found that the 485 is where I really think about what I want to do for this patient. It gives me a "road map" to follow when planning my visits and which interventions/teaching I plan to perform in a logical sequence. In the beginning I woul...

My name is Jamie, I have been working in home health since Aug 08. It has taken awhile but I have to say that I LOVE my job! I love my patients (the vast majority of them that is) and have never felt quite so "necessary" in any other job that I hav...

I have just started for this company recently, my preceptor was AWESOME! I have been on my own now for about 2 months and I must say the paper work is starting to be a real drag. I think part of the problem for me is that I am also in school for my B...

I for one prefer to wear street clothes. My patients don't seem to mind, in fact I think they like it. I actually see the fact that I can wear street clothes as one of the "perks" of this job! Wearing scrubs makes me feel like I am in my pajamas al...

Hello all I just started with a home health agency and agreed to 21 visits per week. I live in a large city and my area is actually going to be the area I live in, which is about a 5 mile metropolitan area. I do not anticipate a lot of travel time s...

I know the camp that you speak of, I worked there for a summer doing the overnight horseback trial rides for the campers! Wow, I didnt realize there were that many injuries there on a daily basis! I know I was one of them, I ended up in the ER afte...

Hello all I am a CCU nurse and I love my job (at least now I do :) But I have always been interested in film/television too. Anyone have ideas on how to combine the two? I have been trying to brainstorm but I thought I would put it out here too. Than...

:yeahthat: I was wondering the same thing!!

This was a patient that I had for clinical 2 weeks ago and today when I went in they said that a patient had died this morning and asked if any of the students would like to perform or observe post-mortem care. I was reluctant but thought I am going ...

Hi all! I became an RN in July, and I am currently working on a very busy telemetry unit. I absolutely hate it, I dread working there every day. I have worked as a postpartum/labor doula for the last 8 years, and I am wondering if there are any othe...

If it's anything like the one that I work on, buy some roller skates! Very fast paced, lots of admissions and discharges, learn your cardiac meds (beta blockers, ACEs,CCB's, Anti-dysrrythmics (amiodarone, ticosin), learn how to interpret rythyms. Goo...

Hello fellow nurses I am writing because I need help. I am at a point where I feel "stuck", and I don't know what to do! I am a "baby" nurse. I have only been licensed for 7 months and have been working on a Telemetry floor for all of these. I have ...

Hello all I have completely had it with my telemetry unit. I can't stand being pulled in 20 directions all at once! I feel I need to know and do alot of care for 2 pts than barely enough for 5 or more. Especially when on our floor we can easily trans...

I would love to invent "invisible dust" so I can walk PAST bed ONE when I have to take care of bed TWO without having to move bed ONE's trash can, find her pocket book, fluff her pillow, turn on her light, turn out here light...etc.!! Also would help...

Turns out I am not going after all, didn't even get a chance to interview because the DON on that floor got the impression when I met her briefly that I was just using the ICU as a "pit stop" on my way to EPS or the Cath lab. In some ways she is righ...

Hi all I am a new nurse (off orientation for 2 months) and I have been working permanent nights since September, and although I work well at night and can sleep fine during the day, I have found that when I am off of work I try to sleep and have a pa...

Thanks again for the replies, just finished two nights and well, slept like a baby during the day with very little anxiety falling asleep. Its as if my body has COMPLETELY reversed itself! I feel exactly like I used to feel at 5 am waking up at 5pm w...