BlueRidgeHomeRN

BlueRidgeHomeRN

Home Care, Hospice, OB

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  1. Tired of being asked to work extra...

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to KarmaComesAround's topic in General Nursing

    for phone calls--"caller id". for "by the way's"---"sorry, i have plans already". do not explain, do not argue or rationalize--just repeat! always worked for me--with a smile, of

  2. Wow

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to dream'n's topic in Emergency

  3. Patient Education

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to abundantjoy07's topic in General Nursing

    patients often don't understand what md's say because they hide behind "medicalese". while a postpartum nurse, i was in the room while the md came in. patient had unusual labs after a high risk...

  4. Having trouble finding an agency?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to radrook's topic in Home Health

    i don't know where you are located, but here in central va only one hospital owned agency employs lpn/lvn's. for smaller agencies (like mine) it isn't cost effective, as there is so much of the...

  5. Study: Incompetent People Really Have No Clue

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to Valerie Salva's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: thanks--best laugh all

  6. I am so tired of bedside nursing!!!

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to LadyJRN1's topic in General Nursing

    :anpom:amen! also check out the home health

  7. I am so tired of bedside nursing!!!

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to LadyJRN1's topic in General Nursing

    have you considered home health nursing? it is different than private duty alluded to earlier, but is skilled visits to patients homes (mostly medicare) for wound care, teaching disease process,...

  8. Love OB/GYN--Hate coworkers

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to Vroom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    "no job is worth that kind of misery." :saint:amen and

  9. Whoops...hydrogen peroxide enemas put tourists in hospital!!!

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    "amazing how many clumsy people clean their house naked. on another note, it's amazing how many people tell the cops that they don't know how the drugs got into their pocket." "it's not my colon, i'm...

  10. What would you have done?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to miwachiru123's topic in General Nursing

    to give the benefit of the doubt, perhaps he was misusing the word "triage" and was in fact checking patients in and getting v/s?? one can only

  11. Should rad techs make as much as RN's?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to SDS_RN's topic in General Nursing

    "]in addition, new nurses are being churned out into the job market every few months from the assortment of community colleges, universities, trade schools, and hospital-based nursing programs. this...

  12. Yet another new grad to Home Health Question Please Help?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to N51308's topic in Home Health

    glad to know you are interested in home care, but as a clinical director for a home care agency, i'd have deep concerns about hiring you fresh out of school. can you think of one year general med-surg...

  13. Devastated after 17 years

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to marcirnc's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i am so sorry for your pain--i too was fired for totally bogus reasons. unfortunately, if a boss wants you gone, they will find something. stay strong--i am now in a job and nursing field i love,...

  14. Nurses pushing a PCA pump for a patient?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to rn undisclosed name's topic in General Nursing

    i'm an old hospice nurse, and hate to see pts in pain, but you are right. never, never, ever should anyone but the pt be pushing the button. it's potentially fatal, and doesn't let staff know what the...

  15. Could an RN please help me?

    BlueRidgeHomeRN replied to kimiko87's topic in General Nursing

    "all the memorizing is just the apprentice part of your journey. once you have these tools, you can learn to apply them to problem solve and serve the health needs of each patient....and don't be...