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  1. Teachers with Pink Eye?

    muffin7 replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    I guess in adults we are more aware of not touching our eyes and then touching say a doorknob. Children at school with pink eye, that is another story. In fact I just got off the phone with another...

  2. So overwhelmed..any advice?

    muffin7 replied to Rachelks's topic in Home Health

    tjccde Does everyone in HH do the same paperwork? Oasis, etc.... How long does your paperwork for an admission as opposed to a visit take you to complete. I am starting HH this Mon and have heard...

  3. Need Advice....

    muffin7 replied to muffin7's topic in Home Health

    Thank you jnette. I appreciate your

  4. Teachers with Pink Eye?

    muffin7 replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    I just figure any time you have any type of infection you are going to not feel like yourself. When you have pink eye your eyes itch and your hands spread the infection. The pediatrician said for my...

  5. Student strip searched at school...

    muffin7 replied to Aneroo's topic in School

    I can't believe it. Sounds like a couple of

  6. Teachers with Pink Eye?

    muffin7 replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    my daughter (age 9) had pink eye last week. she started eye drops immediately, and missed the next two days of school. she felt crummy. her eyes looked puffy with the discharge. pink eye is extremely...

  7. Doing private visits as independent nurse

    muffin7 replied to PeacefulHeart's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Hi There I have the same ideas and am wondering how you are doing with your private visist. Do you have to work under an

  8. How do I deal with this patient's family members?

    muffin7 replied to morango576's topic in Home Health

    Congratulations on a job well done - Morango!!! You couldn't have dealt with the family any better than you did. Good Job. I'm glad you stood your

  9. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    muffin7 replied to ssouthernyankee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    glad you are taking such good care of this little girl as well as the two young girls. it is so sad, but they are very lucky to have you!!! i agree sharpeimom, eeeekkkk poor guys.....they are going...

  10. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    muffin7 replied to ssouthernyankee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yes, he will get

  11. Any entreprenurial nurses out there?

    muffin7 replied to marnacla's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    What about starting your own HH business. It doesn't have to be huge, it could be a sole propreitor. I would love to do this after I get my HH exp, but am trying to figure out how to

  12. Jobless in California

    muffin7 replied to BABO's topic in California Nursing

    Be sure and keep your receipts from any classes,etc that you take to further your marketability. You can write them off on your

  13. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    muffin7 replied to ssouthernyankee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    thanks kathy, your directions were really easy to

  14. How do I deal with this patient's family members?

    muffin7 replied to morango576's topic in Home Health

    Morango-Good

  15. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    muffin7 replied to ssouthernyankee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    sharpimom- you are right.....(not sure how to do a quote) the sentence isn't nearly long enough but, in no sense, will it be an easy 10 years for him because sexual predators whose victims were...

  16. punishment for not having an H&P

    muffin7 replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    Sounds illegal to me. Management should make it clear to the surgeons that the nurse will not take the patient in the OR w/out an H&P. Very simple way to get the surgeons to do their jobs. Of...

  17. So overwhelmed..any advice?

    muffin7 replied to Rachelks's topic in Home Health

    nurseby07 Do you have any advice for me just starting out in HH. Do you get paid by the visit or the hour? Your hours sound perfect. Do you think that they are taking too many visits or what is the...

  18. So overwhelmed..any advice?

    muffin7 replied to Rachelks's topic in Home Health

    roxyo, I am starting per diem at a HH agency this Mon. I left the OR after 2.5yrs and will continue to look for OR, but the job market is so bad. I have excellent experience in the OR (Level I...

  19. Being the only camp nurse

    muffin7 replied to LittleWing21's topic in Camp

    LittleWing, How awesome to be in Cape Cod, congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!! Do you know if they are looking for RNs at any other times during the summer. I am already booked for July 26-August 8th. Let...

  20. How do I deal with this patient's family members?

    muffin7 replied to morango576's topic in Home Health

    Hi Morango, I hadn't seen Atheos reply until right now. Don't be nervous. You have been reporting what has happened about your patient to your supervisor, etc. As a precautionary, you will be...

  21. How do I deal with this patient's family members?

    muffin7 replied to morango576's topic in Home Health

    So from this point on...... document not only what you said, but also the response, and who you spoke to, etc. Relax and try to think... look at a calendar to help you document. I am not saying...

  22. How do I deal with this patient's family members?

    muffin7 replied to morango576's topic in Home Health

    Morango, You are not crazy. Don't let anyone make you feel this way. No one can make you feel anyway that you don't want to feel. You are just doing your job. Now, it has come to this, and you are...

  23. Being the only camp nurse

    muffin7 replied to LittleWing21's topic in Camp

    awsmom8, Can you give any other insight into camp nursing that we could use. I am sooooo excited, but at the same time it is a huge responsibility. I am assuming that at my camp the kids are pretty...

  24. How do I deal with this patient's family members?

    muffin7 replied to morango576's topic in Home Health

    What you need to do is right down all of the conversations that you have had with anyone from your office re: your patient. Think back and try to remember. Do you best. As I have said before,...

  25. How do I deal with this patient's family members?

    muffin7 replied to morango576's topic in Home Health

    i am so sorry morango. did you document anything for your own personal files re: the bruising and who you talked to in your office and when you talked to them????? i was not aware that the patient...