anangelsmommy

anangelsmommy ADN, BSN, RN

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  1. Lie on notes? Don't follow care plan.

    anangelsmommy replied to anangelsmommy's topic in Private Duty

    they told me if mom sees that I am writing everything in my notes I wont be asked back...well she better not read my notes

  2. oh, you were just laying down?

    anangelsmommy replied to KATRN78's topic in Private Duty

    oh oho ohohohohoh last week the mother instructed me to lie the baby on a pillow because the child would not fall asleep in the crib.....WHAT?? oh yeah cause that is safe:no: I cannot tell you all...

  3. How many days off are appropriate?

    anangelsmommy replied to RNathome2010's topic in Private Duty

    I will tell you how my agency works. I was told that I can work as much or as little as I want. I left a job working full time to work per diem. My husband works shift work sometimes 80 hrs a week...

  4. How much personal info do you share with parents?

    anangelsmommy replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    my facebook account is under a name that you wouldnt find if you didnt really know me but i had a client that still was able to find me and stalk me online. They got my phone number from the agency...

  5. How much personal info do you share with parents?

    anangelsmommy replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    I replied about a trip to somewhere I thought interesting and an experience I had...of course MY PERSONAL experience was WRONG...because the family if from that country...learning what topics are okay...

  6. Surveillance cameras in pedi patient's home?

    anangelsmommy replied to lovelane78's topic in Private Duty

    i just wanted to add that just because there is a camera doesn't mean there is video. The camera we had pointing at our sons bed, with the monitor in our room was live with no video. It was simply...

  7. Surveillance cameras in pedi patient's home?

    anangelsmommy replied to lovelane78's topic in Private Duty

    I know this is an old post but I had to weigh in on this. I am not only a mom but I had a child that had PDN for 14 years. I started with one camera with infrared with a monitor in my bedroom so I...

  8. should I leave a client...

    anangelsmommy posted a topic in Home Health

    So I started with a new client. Family does not speak much english. mom speaks some. I was oriented to the case quite a while ago but only started a week ago and doing one day a week. Mom seems...

  9. Craziest PDN/PDN Venting Thread

    anangelsmommy replied to Adele_Michal7's topic in Private Duty

    Umm not sure that most parents would see it that way... but I get where you are coming from. and I did see many of my favorite nurses as a blessing and it isnt always paid by fellow citizens... I...

  10. Craziest PDN/PDN Venting Thread

    anangelsmommy replied to Adele_Michal7's topic in Private Duty

    I have worked two shifts in a home where no one speaks much english and much has changed since the orientation. I am constantly being ordered around and told to give treatments and meds before they...

  11. Craziest PDN/PDN Venting Thread

    anangelsmommy replied to Adele_Michal7's topic in Private Duty

    In response to the client that only wanted spanish speaking nurses: I am on a case now where the client is with extended family that does not speak english. Show up for second shift. There was a...

  12. should I leave a client...

    anangelsmommy replied to anangelsmommy's topic in Home Health

    oh, I should repost. thanks for pointhing this out. I was thinking this might be best especially since another spot on case I love just opened up. thanks for the

  13. Giving report and the nurse asked if I had done the H&H??

    anangelsmommy posted a topic in Home Health

    I was giving report last night. I have been an agency nurse for 5 years but I just started with a new agency so perhaps this is an acronym used within some agencies? but I assumed she meant...

  14. Can a physician deny an order to transport from LTC?

    anangelsmommy posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am writing a paper for an ethics class. And I have all my sources and most of the actual paper but I am stuck on one part. I do not work in long term care and do not know much about what goes on...

  15. Can a physician deny an order to transport from LTC?

    anangelsmommy replied to anangelsmommy's topic in General Nursing

    thank you everyone for all your help! As much as I hate writing papers, I have learned a lot in this

  16. Can a physician deny an order to transport from LTC?

    anangelsmommy replied to anangelsmommy's topic in General Nursing

    Like I said this is for a class. I did not write the scenario and I could not imagine a doctor doing this. This is why I posted. I was not sure of the procedures in LTC or if this scenario made...

  17. Can a physician deny an order to transport from LTC?

    anangelsmommy replied to anangelsmommy's topic in General Nursing

    well I couldn't call a code because the treatment scenario that this patient needs is not something I can provide in the facility. I was hung up on the whole scenario because I could not imagine this...

  18. Can a physician deny an order to transport from LTC?

    anangelsmommy replied to anangelsmommy's topic in General Nursing

    I guess documentation is important. And once they get to the hospital, doesnt the hospital have to treat if they receive medicaid under EMTALA? does this standard still apply for the most part?...

  19. Can a physician deny an order to transport from LTC?

    anangelsmommy replied to anangelsmommy's topic in General Nursing

    i think its the whole way they present the scenario. I just havent ever dealt with healthcare professionals that were that treated me or anyone else that way. :) just lucky I guess. but you are...

  20. Can a physician deny an order to transport from LTC?

    anangelsmommy replied to anangelsmommy's topic in General Nursing

    oh and yes in this case family is there and on board with the advance

  21. Can a physician deny an order to transport from LTC?

    anangelsmommy replied to anangelsmommy's topic in General Nursing

    according to our outline, there are advance directives and the patient is competent. I was just looking at some other posts and someone had said that when they sent a patient to the hospital from the...

  22. The soul crushing part about nursing

    anangelsmommy replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in General Nursing

    good for you! we have home nursing laws for pediatrics where the nurses have to call ems and do everything regardless of a dnr. however if the parents or guardians are there and in charge they can...

  23. Continuing Ed. Credits Held Hostage?

    anangelsmommy posted a topic in General Nursing

    I took a course that I paid a fair amount of money for and at the end of the course, I received a work call and stepped out. I guess I was distracted and did not pick up my CEU certificate. I need...

  24. Continuing Ed. Credits Held Hostage?

    anangelsmommy replied to anangelsmommy's topic in General Nursing

    I can repeat the skills I learned without a doubt. The instructor might remember me but I wouldnt even know how to go about getting him to remember if I stayed the whole time, etc., send him my...

  25. Before You Take An Elderly Family Member To The ER

    anangelsmommy replied to sharpeimom's topic in General Nursing

    -patient couldnt speak so this was irrelevant which is another reason why I typed up the hx, he was mentally disabled and did not speak. as far as assessing him, they would have to speak to me to...