dusky1228

Good luck!

I’ve been in Home Health for over 20 years, after many years working in the hospital. This has most definitely not been my experience. We schedule our own patients once they are assigned to us, so they are flexible within the time range as long as you see them as many times as you’re supposed to. If you were part time, you would be paid regardless-but as a per visit nurse, you may be the last one in your agency who is given patients. That may not change. Why not look around for another Home Health position?

i was in this position (had a picc line), and at that time, i had no difficulty letting selected people know-and i was fine with it at that time, with that group of staff, including managers. if i had to do it now though, i would not feel comfortable letting anyone know. maybe i would let some trusted co-worker know, but that's it. circumstances are different now. managers are different now. i agree with the posters who say it may be viewed (whether reasonable or not!) as a liability. you do not want anyone being able to imply that any difficulty you may have in your rotations are due to any medical condition you have, when it may have nothing to do with that at all. if you can meet the requirments of school and clinicals, and your doctor is fine with it, then you have no need to let anyone know. good luck, whatever you decide.

These would also be the ones who insist on bringing their feverish, coughing child to visit a relative's severely premature baby in NICU--and lie about being the brother or sister of the baby just because they "just can't wait to see the baby"! :angryfire

like some others have said, silk thermals are great for wearing under scrubs. they are thin, soft, warm and come in great colors. i got several of different colors to complement my scrubs. i found mine in the jockey store. :paw:

Yes, Yes, Yes! That's my days too!

I also agree with what so many others are saying: your sister needs to come first! I think on some level you realize that. I might also point out how damaging it would be for your 11 year old sister to be living in a home where it is SO obvious that one of the people living in the house *really* doesn't want her there. If I were her, I'd be hurt, insulted, and very uncomfortable in what was supposed to be my home too. That's no way to live for anyone, let alone a child. He sounds rather selfish, and you don't at all. Consider moving on with your life. If you choose to stay involved with him, fine, but living with him may not be in all of your best interests. Good luck!

Changing *anything* may be enough to help you feel better about your life and career. You may be suffering from burnout. Try changing shifts, units, or specialties. If you can't do it where you are, try looking for something in a different location. Maybe try home care or doctor's office, or school nursing or correctional nursing. You could even try agency. Good luck to you!

I think Vito is making the point that if there is 60 billion available (and I'm not so sure it really is!), why not spend it here, in the US, for any one of the myriad of serious diseases or other problems that need resolution? It's sort of like supporting a family that you don't even know, but neglecting your own family. I think our responsibility shuld be here first, THEN elsewhere if needed, and can be afforded.

I work in an agency that has the same "amenities" yours does (computerized charting, etc). Our productivity is expected to be 6-7/day, though mine is 5-6 because I cover an entire large county instead of the 1-2 towns that most of my colleagues do. I would think I died and went to heaven if my productivity was 2-3! And we don't have even half of the backup assistance/support from the office staff that you describe! I would be SO grateful for that, as I know my co-workers would be also. Keep doing what you are doing. If any of your staff leaves, they will soon find out just how good they have it. :wink2:

the amount of notice may not be law in each state, but may be governed by facility policy. for each of the many positions i have had to give notice for, the amount of notice required by facility policy was equal to the amount of vacation one was allowed for that year. that being said......i also feel like 2 weeks should be sufficient.

Seems like if you quit after just *one* bad work experience, then there are a multitude of other nursing opportunities! Try something else, different hospital, different venue, different type of nursing. If you enjoyed the nursing care, but just were overwhelmed with the overload and poor morale (who wouldn't be?) then go somewhere else and try. Since you love journalism, if you had a bad job experience, wouldn't you have tried another job somewhere else? Give nursing the same chance-you may just have to find the "right fit", and that "fit" is different for everyone. Good luck!

You are welcome. Best of luck!

Depends on your specialty area actually. Mine is MCH, NICU babies, so NGT are used for feedings much of the time. And often are changed *way* more frequently than "weeks".

I'm not sure if this is what you are looking for, but a Corpak Corflow nasogastric tube is a long-term use nasogastric tube that is rated to stay in for 30 days at a time, and a regular nasogastric tube is a short-term use, being inserted with each feeding or at least changed every 24 hours at most. The Corpak *is* a nasogastric tube, but is the brand name of a *type* of nasogastric tube that is intended for remaining in for 30 days at a time. Hope that helps!:paw: