CloudySue

CloudySue

Pediatric Private Duty; Camp Nursing

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  1. Have you ever been asked to falsify notes?

    CloudySue replied to HisTreasure's topic in Private Duty

    Sometimes my client wants her bipap off a couple of hours earlier so she can be more comfortable but still wants me to document that it was removed at the time she gets up. Other than that I've been...

  2. PD is like the armpit of nursing

    CloudySue replied to ceebeejay's topic in Private Duty

    Everybody is just jealous about how awesome our job is!

  3. Girls? Boys? or Co-ed camps?

    CloudySue replied to SnowShoeRN's topic in Camp

    My first year was in a co-ed camp. The following year i was in a girls-only camp. I noticed that the counselors were so much friendlier and attentive to both campers and other staffers at the girls'...

  4. Medicaid Waiver Homecare Nursing

    CloudySue replied to nursegwen1's topic in Private Duty

    Some nurses take issue with the agencies "taking over half of what's mine" but I don't feel that way at all. LET them deal with the business end, I'll gladly take what I get if I can just show up, do...

  5. "Wasteful Nurses"

    CloudySue replied to eeffoc_emmig's topic in Private Duty

    I like to do both at the beginning of a shift, wash hands w s/w and then use hand

  6. "Wasteful Nurses"

    CloudySue replied to eeffoc_emmig's topic in Private Duty

    Penny-wise and pound-foolish. A respiratory infection and hospital admission d/t using unclean caths would end up costing a whole lot more than an extra case of

  7. Decannulated... What now?

    CloudySue replied to CloudySue's topic in Private Duty

    Well, she came home last week and has been doing great. They're keeping a nurse on overnights for 6 weeks. About a year ago, her mom wanted me to go out w her and her friends on her birthday to a bar....

  8. Do you know this nurse?

    CloudySue replied to KATRN78's topic in Private Duty

    I'm kind of at a loss as to why there's an entire topic devoted to this "type" of nurse. I can think of much wackier types which are probably more entertaining to

  9. Do you know this nurse?

    CloudySue replied to KATRN78's topic in Private Duty

    I'm not exactly that, because I'm happily married, but in the winter when hubby is laid off I work 6 nights/week because I have to keep overnight hours whether I'm working or not, to keep my sleep...

  10. New Grad PDN (Advice, please?)

    CloudySue replied to MissEm's topic in Private Duty

    If these new grad PDNs heed nothing else, it should be this one thing: make sure you have professional liability insurance. Never trust your livelihood in the hands of your employer or the...

  11. WWYD: Caregiver not home at end of shift?

    CloudySue replied to HisTreasure's topic in Private Duty

    It is in the parents' best interest to read the notes at the end of the shift, BEFORE signing off, every day. This is the best protection the caregivers have to ensure quality care for their child....

  12. New Grad PDN (Advice, please?)

    CloudySue replied to MissEm's topic in Private Duty

    Really? You hadn't had one LTC skill carry over to PDN? As I'm sure you know, LTC stands for Long Term Care, a facility for people who are medically fragile but relatively stable, and need daily...

  13. New Grad PDN (Advice, please?)

    CloudySue replied to MissEm's topic in Private Duty

    I wouldn't really call us bring "ruthless", I think we just get frustrated by the fact that new nurses come fresh out of school thinking they know enough to work alone, and don't seem to heed our...

  14. WWYD: Caregiver not home at end of shift?

    CloudySue replied to HisTreasure's topic in Private Duty

    This may be nitpicky, but I hate when they set their alarm for exactly 7am and take a few minutes to rouse. By the time I give report and wrap up the note on who I have reported to, it's 7:10. It's...

  15. Some days are harder than others (vent)

    CloudySue replied to ceebeejay's topic in Private Duty

    Please clarify: did you actually say all this to the caregiver, or are you just venting your thoughts here? Because even though it would take nerves of steel to say all that, I think it would be a...

  16. Per Diem

    CloudySue replied to ceebeejay's topic in Private Duty

    I'm not sure what the state-mandated pay is for the various states, but I do know that agencies are paid more than twice that, and they get to decide what they want to pay. Believe me, they are...

  17. Per Diem

    CloudySue replied to ceebeejay's topic in Private Duty

    Still low for any PRN skilled

  18. Per Diem

    CloudySue replied to ceebeejay's topic in Private Duty

    $17 for a PRN PDN job sounds very, very low, especially for an RN not receiving benefits. That number should at least start with a 2. They are shafting you. I'd renegotiate or

  19. Please explain why a nurse is needed...

    CloudySue replied to eeffoc_emmig's topic in Private Duty

    Ev'rybody, Imma gonna let you finish, but I want to hijack this thread for a moment to say "Congratulations" to Ventmommy for the adoption of your new child! I wish you and your family a wonderful,...

  20. Craziest PDN/PDN Venting Thread

    CloudySue replied to Adele_Michal7's topic in Private Duty

    Probably the same phenomenon that happens with parents on group support sites complaining about how bad nurses are. It's really 1:10 (most likely even less) but they're the only ones they ever talk...

  21. Vent to/about my "coworker".

    CloudySue replied to KATRN78's topic in Private Duty

    Sorry somebody's touching your documentation, that's such a big no-no. I worked once in a place where the amount supplies was abounding. "Restock supplies" for some reason was on the MAR instead of...

  22. Good camp nurse nicknames?

    CloudySue posted a topic in Camp

    I don't think my camp does the nickname thing, but I've been trying to think of what good medical-type name I would choose, if they do! I was thinking "Axilla", sounds cool like an adventure-type...

  23. Bad Parenting equals difficult patient

    CloudySue replied to 2ndcareerchange's topic in Private Duty

    When I'm chatting w my A&O college student client, I often tell her about some of the more crazy/outrageous, etc. things I see discussed on this site. She was floored by the anecdotes of clients...

  24. a new PDN case for me!!

    CloudySue replied to WI_home_RN's topic in Private Duty

    Excellent idea. I wish our state did that. I'm sure it's largely to prevent agencies from throwing untrained nurses on vent cases w nothing more than an orientation. Like what happened to me way back...

  25. Craziest PDN/PDN Venting Thread

    CloudySue replied to Adele_Michal7's topic in Private Duty

    I always wrap mine in a baggie and take them home for disposal, I don't want dogs getting into the garbage can... Can you say "mortified"??? I take all my garbage home. They don't need to know how...