HalfmoonMaggieRN

HalfmoonMaggieRN has 25 years experience and specializes in neuro, ortho, peds, home, home cardiac.

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1. How do you handle patient information on security sign in sheets?

   HalfmoonMaggieRN replied to Chi-townHomeRN's topic in Home Health

   No. You're not revealing any personally-identifiable health information by recording the name and location of the

2. Question regarding insulin administration

   HalfmoonMaggieRN replied to mappers's topic in Patient Medications

   This reminds me of the old "sick-day rules". Insulin-dependent diabetics were taught to give 50% of their usual insulin dose on days when they were ill and would likely not be taking their usual...

3. Are doctor offices likely to hire new grad RNs?

   HalfmoonMaggieRN replied to emptyboxcars's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Most of the nurses posting here are focusing on alternative work settings. My experience and opinion is that you will need to work in a supported setting prior to moving to a more independent role....

4. Do home health (visiting) nurses usually work on holidays?

   HalfmoonMaggieRN replied to lsvalliant's topic in Home Health

   It depends upon the agency and its caseload, the availability of per diem and/or "volunteer" nurses, and the contract (if there is one) stipulations. In my experience, patients and/or families are...

5. Compassion or reality for obese patients?

   HalfmoonMaggieRN replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

   Obese people usually know they're obese, and stating the obvious only serves to make the patient withdraw from contact with the health care system and its providers. This is counterproductive on two...

6. NOT going to the pinning ceremony

   HalfmoonMaggieRN replied to CaliforniaRNnow's topic in General Students

   Many years ago, I was a newly-minted professional nurse who also had previously earned a baccalaureate degree in another academic discipline. I had no interest in attending my college graduation, to...

7. 30+ page care plans

   HalfmoonMaggieRN replied to Boog'sCRRN246's topic in General Students

   The documents attached to some of the comments here are more than nursing care plans. They're academic exercises with the goal of teaching the students to put the nursing process into practice. Most...

8. 30+ page care plans

   HalfmoonMaggieRN replied to Boog'sCRRN246's topic in General Students

   Boog's Girl has succinctly described the steps of the care planning process. The exhaustive listings of some of the posts: "every single lab value", "every single medication and their interactions",...

9. 30+ page care plans

   HalfmoonMaggieRN replied to Boog'sCRRN246's topic in General Students

   I see how it would be possible to get 30 pages if the assessed needs of the patient were viewed in an extremely focused and isolated manner, and when beginning to write care plans this will probably...

10. Clients? Are they no longer patients?

    HalfmoonMaggieRN replied to bassadict69's topic in General Students

    There are, as is usually the case, (at least) two sides to this issue. While "client" admittedly has the connotation of a business relationship, there is also the perspective of control in the...

11. Pain is subjective?

    HalfmoonMaggieRN replied to lena130's topic in General Nursing

    The subjective data provided by a pain scale is only part of your assessment. As you mentioned, objective data will allow you to see the larger picture. In noting that some patients' activity and...