SDALPN

SDALPN

Peds(PICU, NICU float), PDN, ICU

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  1. Crazy old wives tales and odd customs...

    SDALPN replied to SDALPN's topic in Private Duty

    I air dry my hair and always leave with it wet. I catch colds from being near a pt with a cold. I never get them unless I'm around someone with a

  2. Vent about nurses

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    If the standards aren't acceptable or are dangerous, something must be done. That comment sounds like any low standard should be

  3. Vent about nurses

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  4. Weird thing happening...

    SDALPN replied to Elle23's topic in Private Duty

    Floral scents are the worst to me. That and perfume/Cologne scents. After that, the sickening sweet smell. I prefer fruity scents or something like cinnamon in the fall. Simply opening windows works...

  5. Crazy old wives tales and odd customs...

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    I have to watch my facial expressions carefully around people when they do this stuff. Its hard to bite my tongue and keep a straight

  6. Vent about nurses

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  7. things said wrong that drive you crazy

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    Pampers instead of diapers. Personal opinion and technically both are correct, but hearing briefs instead of diaper for an infant sounds silly. A diaper is a diaper. But briefs sound better for an...

  8. Weird thing happening...

    SDALPN replied to Elle23's topic in Private Duty

    I've unplugged those before, making sure to plug it back in at the end of my shift. Plus making it look like it was bumped and fell from the outlet if the family notices. Some scents I like and use in...

  9. Vent about nurses

    SDALPN replied to SDALPN's topic in Private Duty

    I'm picky about my paperwork. I make sure I'm covered legally. I've taken charting classes from nurse lawyers. I make sure I document per policy. For example, at the bottom of our notes we are...

  10. things said wrong that drive you crazy

    SDALPN replied to SDALPN's topic in Private Duty

    Yes! Temperature vs fever. Some of my family says that and it sounds so

  11. things said wrong that drive you crazy

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    I've heard doctors say this stuff too. You would think they learned something in

  12. Vent about nurses

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    Super nurse to the resc.....destruction of

  13. Weird thing happening...

    SDALPN replied to Elle23's topic in Private Duty

    Could it be a new mold problem? I've been I'm a few homes where this was a problem. That also triggers

  14. Weird thing happening...

    SDALPN replied to Elle23's topic in Private Duty

    That's not crazy. I've had that happen in a few homes. I could be wrong, but I think its something I'm allergic to. Seems to really happen to me in roach infested homes. And yes its embarrassing! With...

  15. Let go from my first patient - Please help me understand!

    SDALPN replied to cazach0122's topic in Private Duty

    Not worth contacting them. If they are nutty enough to pull a stunt like that, they are nutty enough to use legal action or say you are harassing them. You'll forget about them quickly and move on...

  16. Let go from my first patient - Please help me understand!

    SDALPN replied to cazach0122's topic in Private Duty

    Being psychic is in our unwritten job description. So is putting yourself in the parents

  17. Let go from my first patient - Please help me understand!

    SDALPN replied to cazach0122's topic in Private Duty

    Typical. Get used to it. Not meaning to be harsh, but its how it is in PDN. I would say that its not a good thing to do PDN as a new grad. Also, cold washcloths on the abdomen and head is...

  18. Vent about nurses

    SDALPN replied to SDALPN's topic in Private Duty

    Yep, this nurse charts pages and pages too. Really unnecessary! Pink lips repeatedly is funny! The nurse had to add "may alternate Tylenol and Motrin". Both meds are PRN. If they couldn't be given...

  19. Perks of the Job???

    SDALPN replied to CloudySue's topic in Private Duty

    Caught a nurse committing fraud yesterday. Showed up to work and the nurse had left her notes for the next nurse to put up for her. I was annoyed and mentioned it to the mom. The mom told me that the...

  20. Boundaries in pediatric PDN/home health

    SDALPN replied to JustBeachyNurse's topic in Private Duty

    At my agency the parent is expected to pay for us for outings. That doesn't mean they buy us a shirt we like just because we are at the mall. But it does cover tickets, admission, food at a...

  21. Private Duty for New Grads

    SDALPN replied to reginarn88's topic in Private Duty

    There is also the problem with the agencies having you just train with any nurse. Some nurses have no business training another nurse. They train the new nurse wrong or give the wrong info and them...

  22. Private Duty for New Grads

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  23. New home health nurse. Advice/tips needed.

    SDALPN replied to sirdearis88's topic in Home Health

    Home health is visits. PDN is shifts. Hope that helps. So depends on which one you are doing how they will test. There are more PDN nurses in the PDN forum. If its PDN, you need lots of experience...

  24. am I a nurse or home maker???

    SDALPN replied to jack1339's topic in Private Duty

    Its such a fine line. I wish there was a PDN certification and classes so we could all be in the same page. But these agencies don't want us to know much except what they tell us. They don't tell us...

  25. am I a nurse or home maker???

    SDALPN replied to jack1339's topic in Private Duty

    The problem with doing the family dishes is that they quickly tend to expect it. It also makes the family resent nurses that stick to their job description. Plus doing anything outside of what...