CloudySue

CloudySue

Pediatric Private Duty; Camp Nursing

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  1. I'm a nurse, not a babysitter!!!

    CloudySue posted a topic in Private Duty

    I sometimes don't understand how people get approved for skilled nursing care. A lot of parents seem to obtain services and think they got a free nanny. I had one client who needed someone to go to...

  2. Camp Meds... not a fan

    CloudySue posted a topic in Camp

    I'm at a camp where there's about 150 campers at any given time. We "require" Camp Meds but at least half of the families disregard using it. Since my camp made the decision to charge non-compliant...

  3. Woodward in PA?

    CloudySue replied to MHDNURSE's topic in Camp

    I have not, but if you are interested in working in PA, my camp in Pike County is always looking for nurses. This will be my 6th year, highly recommend it! LMK if you need

  4. The rest of the year

    CloudySue replied to heather42r's topic in Camp

    Pediatric private duty,

  5. My camp needs another nurse!

    CloudySue posted a topic in Camp

    Hi! My all-girl, ACA-accredited camp is in need of a nurse, it's 7 weeks in Milford County, PA. This will be my 4th year there, small camp, great people. Free tuition for your children, boys can go...

  6. How to stay awake during NOCs in PDN?

    CloudySue replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in Private Duty

    Many great ideas here, ones which I use daily! I keep a strict sleep schedule. I might go to bed 2-3 hours early on my nights off, so I can enjoy a few extra hours w my family the next day, but it's...

  7. My camp needs another nurse!

    CloudySue replied to CloudySue's topic in Camp

    I PM'ed you. BTW I made a mistake in the location, it's the town of Milford in Pike County,

  8. My camp needs another nurse!

    CloudySue replied to CloudySue's topic in Camp

    My camp has various sessions, from 2 to 7 weeks. Short jobs available!

  9. My camp needs another nurse!

    CloudySue replied to CloudySue's topic in Camp

    Quit poaching my nurses, yo! Git yer own

  10. Bored during home care!

    CloudySue replied to Me93RN's topic in Private Duty

    If you have a good data plan, or if the families allow you their wifi password, then pick a great series and binge watch! Just this month I gobbled down three seasons of "Vikings"! I am a Girl Scout...

  11. You know you're a Private Duty Nurse when....

    CloudySue replied to brillohead's topic in Private Duty

    I'm that way w reading glasses! I have about 5-6 pairs of dollar store glasses in my

  12. **venting**

    CloudySue replied to bdbrdb's topic in Private Duty

    All of you who are saying his vacay is over, get a job, he's the lazy one, etc. I say, he DOES have a job. Being a stay-at-home dad is as much work as being a stay-at-home mom. Remember the old cliche...

  13. I didn't know I'd be running a freaking daycare center

    CloudySue replied to LindseyE's topic in Private Duty

    This happened to me once at a new case. around 5 in the morning, both parents went to work and left me, my 6 year old client, and 5 other siblings sleeping in their beds. The mother was very offended...

  14. should I get liability insurance?

    CloudySue replied to mmccool719's topic in Agency Nurses

    Yes. Absolutely. It's about 100 dollars a year or so. I was warned in nursing school to NEVER trust your employer to cover your butt. Corporations will deny responsibility and throw you under the bus...

  15. I didn't return to my old camp because...

    CloudySue replied to Alex Egan's topic in Camp

    I didn't return to my first camp for a number of reasons, but the big one was that I was expected to pretty much ignore my girls at camp. I wasn't permitted to speak to them more than just a greeting...

  16. Agitated Pt Makes for Hard G-Button Feedings

    CloudySue replied to LVN2BSN2016's topic in Private Duty

    I didn't see anything here either that indicated that they thought you were an idiot. If these responses upset you so easily, you may want to take a hard look on how you take constructive criticism...

  17. Lice more prevailent?

    CloudySue posted a topic in Camp

    We had an extraordinarily large amt of lice cases come to camp this year. Fortunately we started with a contracted lice company who has been taking care of checks and initial treatments, so we have...

  18. Old wives tales

    CloudySue replied to SDALPN's topic in Private Duty

    I also worked in a home w onions "to remove germs". It was a Mennonite home. They replaced them once a week or so and they really got rank. The room reeked so bad and I was working 12 hour shifts, so...

  19. It was only 3 weeks

    CloudySue replied to SnowShoeRN's topic in Camp

    Many camp nursing jobs ARE only for three weeks, or less. I've met nurses who just spend one week of their paid vacation from their real job to provide their own children with a week of camp. You...

  20. Walking into a mess

    CloudySue posted a topic in Private Duty

    Am I being picky, or does anyone else get annoyed when they start a shift and the parents don't do any cleaning maintenance? For example, the enteral pump bag still has remnants of the last feed in...

  21. I got subpoenaed

    CloudySue posted a topic in Private Duty

    Fantastic. I've been subpoenaed by the lawyer of a client's parents who recently had their child removed from the home to testify on their behalf. I'm supposed to meet w their lawyer, the other nurse...

  22. Legal issues and other topics in private duty nursing

    CloudySue replied to chrty_knox's topic in Private Duty

    No, an LPN would not take $10-12/hr for lower level tasks. We are nurses too and command better wages. We are not glorified

  23. I got subpoenaed

    CloudySue replied to CloudySue's topic in Private Duty

    I had a phone interview on Friday w the client's parents' lawyer, with the clinical supervisor and office director in the room w me. It went quite well, just straight questions/answers to clarify...

  24. Employee benefits we don't get in Pdn

    CloudySue replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    I went through ACA coverage because although what my employer offered for single employees was acceptable, it got crazy expensive for my husband and kiddies. But now I got a flyer in the mail this...

  25. Mantoux question

    CloudySue posted a topic in Camp

    Hi, Gang, Every year the counselors who arrive without proper Mantoux documention get shuttled into town during pre-camp for their tests and subsequent checks. Our head nurse is no longer with us and...