SDALPN

SDALPN

Peds(PICU, NICU float), PDN, ICU

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  1. What To Do About False Notes and Charting

    SDALPN replied to cook78's topic in Private Duty

    Hmmm, free check for the kid, no responsibility for the kid...yep, sounds like gene donors rather than

  2. What To Do About False Notes and Charting

    SDALPN replied to cook78's topic in Private Duty

    That happens often. I've heard, witnessed it so many times over the

  3. Have you ever been asked to falsify notes?

    SDALPN replied to HisTreasure's topic in Private Duty

    Be careful with that. Most of those machines record the times the machine is used. Its stored on the machine in case the Dr wants to review usage or for the insurance company to make sure the patient...

  4. What To Do About False Notes and Charting

    SDALPN replied to cook78's topic in Private Duty

    I've seen this a lot. I would notify the agency by email so there is proof you contacted them and I would subtly include that you called in the email as well. You can't report anything you didn't...

  5. PD is like the armpit of nursing

    SDALPN replied to ceebeejay's topic in Private Duty

    They should want us. We're the ones that have mastered the art of dealing with the difficult/nutty parents. We could raise their satisfaction scores dramatically! On top of that we work well...

  6. Tired of unpaid OT

    SDALPN replied to Elektra6's topic in Private Duty

    Can you post a link. I've never heard or seen that. The best thing to do is call the labor board and

  7. how many hrs an LPN can bill Medicaid for caring for a disabled parent

    SDALPN replied to nyctrisha's topic in Private Duty

    In my state, we can't get paid to care for immediate family or someone we live

  8. Threatened by family?

    SDALPN replied to eeffoc_emmig's topic in Private Duty

    Agreed.

  9. Threatened by family?

    SDALPN replied to eeffoc_emmig's topic in Private Duty

    I agree that we should be able to leave in a situation like that. However, I can see abandonment/neglect because the person that is a threat to others is not a safe person to leave a child with in...

  10. Tired of unpaid OT

    SDALPN replied to Elektra6's topic in Private Duty

    I agree with your supervisor. You need to tell them you only work the hours scheduled. Its continuous care and care extends beyond our shifts sometimes. You are also setting up the next nurse to come...

  11. New lvn grad with 12 hours shift: how do I prepare?

    SDALPN replied to Sheryleneglvn's topic in Home Health

    Run. Any agency that puts you in a vent case as a new grad is using you're warm body and license. They will hire anyone (no offense). Don't lose your license making a mistake like this so early in...

  12. Pt. wants to go on vacation- needs nurse

    SDALPN replied to maryen's topic in Private Duty

    Its possible to travel out of state. I've done it before. The family pays expenses. There is a rule about the company you are with having to have a local office so an RN/supervisor is available and...

  13. Decannulated... What now?

    SDALPN replied to CloudySue's topic in Private Duty

    Congrats! The patients I've had that were decannulated, got 2 weeks. I've heard of a month, but never personally seen it. I've been told the reason behind it is in case they have respiratory trouble...

  14. New Grad PDN (Advice, please?)

    SDALPN replied to MissEm's topic in Private Duty

    The reasons the agencies can't hire if you have under a year of experience is because of insurance. Fraud is when insurance is paying for a service and they aren't really getting it. Its just like if...

  15. New Grad PDN (Advice, please?)

    SDALPN replied to MissEm's topic in Private Duty

    I've posted the link before that shows it is required. But I guess if student nurses can do our jobs, we aren't needed. Maybe they could hire CNAs since student nurses that aren't even a CNA can...

  16. New Grad PDN (Advice, please?)

    SDALPN replied to MissEm's topic in Private Duty

    Because they require a year of experience to do PDN. They are paying for the services of a nurse with a minimum of a year of

  17. New Grad PDN (Advice, please?)

    SDALPN replied to MissEm's topic in Private Duty

    It doesn't matter how supportive or how good your supervisor is. Your supervisor isn't the one in the home, you are. If you don't know to call the supervisor, its still your fault when things go...

  18. New Grad PDN (Advice, please?)

    SDALPN replied to MissEm's topic in Private Duty

    The parents will scare you more than a kid on their way out! You just don't know til you know. I just recently opened a new case. No important supplies for a vent patient. Would you know what to ask...

  19. Interview questions for a new grad??

    SDALPN replied to HappyBug7's topic in Home Health

    That's PDN, not home health. Never a good idea for a new grad. Lots of info on the PDN section on here about why new grads shouldn't do PDN. Medicaid doesn't allow nurses with less than a year of...

  20. Is it okay to do this?

    SDALPN replied to catebsn25's topic in Private Duty

    You could always call whoever oversees CNAs in your state and

  21. Per Diem

    SDALPN replied to ceebeejay's topic in Private Duty

  22. Craziest PDN/PDN Venting Thread

    SDALPN replied to Adele_Michal7's topic in Private Duty

    Let that get out on these boards for the parents! Maybe that would teach them! I bet after that, every one of their driveways and sidewalks would be shoveled!! Make sure it makes the local news too....

  23. How to prepare?

    SDALPN replied to NightNurseRN13's topic in Private Duty

    I'd say prepare for a change. But the child needed nursing prior to this, so you are still going in to care for the child just as you did before. You may have some new orders or changes to existing...

  24. Vent to/about my "coworker".

    SDALPN replied to KATRN78's topic in Private Duty

    Exactly. It's never a good idea for a parent to be looking at our paperwork. Also, many parents aren't capable of learning how to read the mar. Many have told me they don't understand it and I have a...

  25. 60hours

    SDALPN replied to ksmrnn's topic in Private Duty

    Can you call them and ask? Maybe someone would know on the WI board on this site. It's a good question. Makes me wonder if this will be a new trend. People will find ways around it, either by doing...