CloudySue

CloudySue

Pediatric Private Duty; Camp Nursing

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  1. Please share: likes and dislikes about private duty nursing

    CloudySue replied to lulu997RN's topic in Private Duty

    I work with an alert and oriented teen girl w MD. I help her w PM ADL's, monitor her bipap, then do her AM ADL's. She's the coolest kid and we have a great rapport. We talk and joke around, it feels...

  2. activities assistant?

    CloudySue replied to clamtown's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I had been a teacher when I decided to go into nursing. To get my foot in the door, I took a job in an activities dept. in a nursing home while going to school. The pay was terrible (9.50/hr) but it...

  3. What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?

    CloudySue replied to northmississippi's topic in Patient Medications

    Here's from when I worked on an Alzheimers/Dementia unit: Ativan, Ativan, Ativan, Ativan, Ativan! (ok, that's just one) metoprolol Lasix Ultram

  4. How far do you force meds?

    CloudySue replied to andrewRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ever think of ASKING them if you can give them their pills instead of TELLING them they're going to take them? I always phrased it, "Hi, Mrs. ___________. Can I give you your pills please?" The CNA's...

  5. Vent: Client's insurance changed, hours cut!

    CloudySue replied to Elektra6's topic in Private Duty

    I was always told that Home Health nursing paid in the upper $20's per hour. Now that I'm in the field I can't seem to find a job that pays over $22. They always tell me "it depends on the type of...

  6. Not enjoying going to school with child

    CloudySue replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    I'm surprised that care is done in the classroom in front of the other students. Is this in a special ed class or is the child mainstreamed? I would think doing care in front of others would be an...

  7. Home Health Hours? Work 3-4 days a week F/T?

    CloudySue replied to ws582's topic in Home Health

    With home health, the possibilities are endless. If you find a place that will pay overtime, you can make a bundle. I work the overnight and some weeks I work 6 or 7 nights, at 8, 10, and 12 hour...

  8. RN or LPN? Need advice...

    CloudySue replied to witc's topic in General Nursing

    Contact the admissions dept of several local colleges and inquire about both LPN and RN programs. RN programs are at least two years, LPN is usually one. Perhaps depending on the state you are in and...

  9. Client passing away, is this common?

    CloudySue replied to CabanaDay's topic in Home Health

    I'm sorry you are going through this, it is indeed a shock when you experience your first death in healthcare and it feels like you're the only one who gives a hoot. When I started working in a...

  10. What is this called?

    CloudySue replied to moonjumper's topic in Home Health

    If you can, get print outs of proof with the time stamps, emails of communication between you and her, etc. You may be the victim of a set-up and may need to CYA soon. What this woman is doing is...

  11. Night Shift Eating Habits

    CloudySue replied to zenman's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting thread. I've only been doing the night shift for about three months, and I thought I'd be packing on the pounds. Turns out that while I haven't lost my appetite, it has certainly settled...

  12. I know I have no buisness being there, but I need the Money

    CloudySue replied to grateful2010's topic in Home Health

    Have you ANY professional experience, or are you a fresh graduate? I was under the impression that home health agencies only hire nurses with experience, preferably 1 year minimum. There is so much...

  13. What were signing bonuses like?

    CloudySue posted a topic in Home Health

    I've only been a nurse for 1.5 years. I remember years ago seeing ad after ad in the paper (yes, before the internet took over as the place to search for jobs) offering sign-on bonuses for home health...

  14. New LVN to Home Health

    CloudySue replied to Trina22's topic in Home Health

    I've worked with two agencies. One, who will be nameless, just asked, "Can you do this?" and if I said yes they just took my word for it and threw me in. They actually threw me in cold on a vent case,...

  15. Why do you like home care? What are the advantages?

    CloudySue replied to smartandgrit's topic in Home Health

    I've been working pediatric home health care for four months after working more than a year in a SNF. At my old job, I'd leave for the day more often than not disappointed in my own job performance....

  16. Venting, and Thinking that this is getting a little ridiculous.

    CloudySue replied to alwayschanging's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    "Ostrich sizing"? I hope that's a typo. Ostracizing,

  17. inclement weather

    CloudySue replied to happy in NH's topic in Home Health

    Agencies I've worked at rank the cases' priority 1, 2, and 3. The 2's and 3's would be ok without a nurse, having a reliable caregiver in the event of bad weather or other emergency. Priority 1 are...

  18. Helpful Apps for Home Health

    CloudySue replied to karleigh's topic in Home Health

    The apps I use most often at work (I have iPhone but I think many apps out there cater to all) are "The Pill Book", which I paid about 1.99 for. There are lots of good drug guides out there. iTriage...

  19. Drs. handwriting - Can you read it well?

    CloudySue replied to RN2007's topic in General Nursing

    I think I heard that med schools are addressing this issue and requiring them to practice writing legibly. Maybe that was the block letters someone mentioned earlier. In teachers' college, I had to...

  20. Other jobs for BSN with revoked license?

    CloudySue replied to MIZtigersZOU's topic in Nursing Career

    This OP did not actually say that he/she was talking about

  21. Hooters as Job History...Could this hurt my chances of getting a job?

    CloudySue replied to AMD88's topic in Nursing Career

    Maybe this is just my chunky hips talking, but I probably would not have even chosen to work at a place with a stigma like that if I knew I was going into a profession where candidates need to be of...

  22. Hooters as Job History...Could this hurt my chances of getting a job?

    CloudySue replied to AMD88's topic in Nursing Career

    Perhaps you could structure your resume to include all your nursing experience first, all the clinicals you did, where, how long, what skills did you learn, etc. (Here's a tip: if your GPA is...

  23. Can't seem to find satisfaction

    CloudySue replied to tinderbox's topic in General Nursing

    I have been job hopping my whole life, in and out of different fields, not just nursing. While I am at a job, I'm dependable, reliable, customer-service oriented, etc. But I just get itchy after...

  24. There is no possible way to study for the NCLEX-PN

    CloudySue replied to bree*'s topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You remember more than you think. You will recognize the answers. You can do this!!! Good

  25. There is no possible way to study for the NCLEX-PN

    CloudySue replied to bree*'s topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I put my heart and soul into my PN program, put my life on hold, missed a lot of time with my kids. I didn't study much after graduation and I still passed. I passed because I worked hard all year...