mo-mo

mo-mo has 7 years experience and specializes in dialysis, m/s.

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1. 2 ADD 2 B a Nurse?

   mo-mo replied to SonicnurseRN's topic in General Nursing

   I was diagnosed w/ ADD/anxiety while in nursing school and I considered changing majors at that time for that reason. I stuck with it, and I am a pretty good nurse despite and maybe because of my lack...

2. On call? Funny phone calls.

   mo-mo replied to nurseby07's topic in Home Health

   I love the story about the 'Code Brown'!!! Crying shame for sure! My coworker recently got a call from a patient to come check her BP b/c she had gotten in an argument w/ her mother. I once was called...

3. Tools to organize yourself?

   mo-mo replied to bloomicy's topic in Home Health

   I recommend as much documentation in the home as you are comfortable with. My company still uses a paper system (changing to laptops this year, though!) but I think you can still do a lot of...

4. On Call pay???

   mo-mo replied to horsepoor's topic in Home Health

   Correction:We get $37/day not $25 and we do get time and a half if we go in the field(no minimum that I'm aware of)...Either way, its not exactly bringing home the bacon!!! And union contract...

5. Hawaii question

   mo-mo replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in Travel

   We were able to avoid a quarantine completely because we sent a blood sample in about 3 or 4 months prior to our move.I literally checked my dog out 1 hr after I got off the plane. We were lucky...

6. On Call pay???

   mo-mo replied to horsepoor's topic in Home Health

   Does any one else think we should get paid what nurses get paid in hospitals for being on call?($5 or 6/hr and time and a half for visits) I get $25/day and regular pay for visits, which rarely...

7. Hawaii question

   mo-mo replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in Travel

   When I moved out here 3 years ago, it took about 3 months preparation to get my dog to Hawaii.She didn't require quarantine because my vet shipped blood samples ahead of time.(I think the blood was to...

8. Wife with BSN with NO drive, what to do??

   mo-mo replied to Tony1790's topic in General Nursing

   Possible jobs: drug/supplies rep work for health insurance company medical equipment supplies office nurse/assistant(less pay than a BSN but less stress) medical coder/transcriptionist medical...

9. Abuse of Nurses

   mo-mo replied to widi96's topic in General Nursing

   I think every one has pretty much covered all the bases! If your hospital is unionized, make sure to contact your rep also. Unions have been very helpful in this type of

10. How many hours do you work per week for 21 visits?

    mo-mo replied to heartlover07's topic in Home Health

    Until recently, I worked 32 hrs(paid by the hr)/wk and averaged right around 21-22 visits/wk. I worked 4 days,

11. Shout out to Missoula Montana!

    mo-mo replied to babybluefeather's topic in General Nursing

    What a beautiful time to go to Missoula! I haven't lived there for like 10 yrs so don't have any recent info for you, but just wanted to say...Have fun and make the time to get to Glacier and...

12. MRSA and VRE in HH

    mo-mo replied to SandBetweenMyToes's topic in Home Health

    We have contact iso kits.They each have a 'disposable' cheapo BP cuff and stethascope. We ask the pt to provide a thermometer(since they should have one on hand anyway, to check for fever r/t...

13. Aloha....introduce yourself

    mo-mo replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Aloha Carl, Glad to see someone else from the Big Island! What is MDS

14. Are 15 Minute Visits Possible?

    mo-mo replied to athomemom56's topic in Home Health

    All of our visits are by medicare guidelines. Even so I can get a good head to toe and VS in 15 to 20 min on stable pt who doesn't care for small talk.That said, I have a pt who never takes less than...

15. New Home Health nurse, need advice

    mo-mo replied to nursval's topic in Home Health

    The main thing, most rewarding thing for me is that in this environment, you really have the ability to DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THE PATIENT. If that is always your first concern, you'll thrive in home...