mcm355

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1. Just a fun thread - Cleanest bathrooms on the road?

   mcm355 replied to lyv33's topic in Home Health

   Never thought of libraries but the ones around here have no parking so I usually go to Walmart or a department store that I know has a facility near the door. FF places are clean but if there isn't a back door, they kind of give you pig looks when y...

2. What are some of the strangest situations you have gotten into in home health

   mcm355 replied to lioneliz's topic in Home Health

   Had a young man who was an aids pt. He developed a high fever and in his confusion forgot to unhook his IV before wandering down the hallway. The connector pulled off but luckily the Hickman didn't pull out so he bled freely onto the floor. The fam...

3. Home Health Salaries in PA

   mcm355 replied to Lemmon's topic in Pennsylvania

   Cover a 3 county area of Pa. Salary is $20 per hr. no difference for case variations or admits. Mandatory on-call at $2 per hr. with time and one half of your regular hourly rate if you have to make an on-call visit. Insurance is paid for full tim...

4. Any one from Wilkes-Barre area?

   mcm355 replied to lizmatt's topic in Pennsylvania

   I live between Hazleton and Wilkes Barre and work in Home Health. Over the last few years, Wilkes Barre has become quite the shoppers paradise. Unfortunately the nursing salaries in this area are quite low compared with the Allentown and Phila. are...

5. urinary cath help

   mcm355 replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

   You would have been better to pray to St. Anthony. He has been great at helping me find everything from a meatus to a vein on a 400 pounder to a solution to a baaaaad day. Have to agree with the cath alongside the index finger as another option, es...