ididitrn

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1. Question about drawing labs....

   ididitrn replied to luvmy2angels's topic in Home Health

   Our agency has lab slips from the various labs in the area that have all the different tests listed . Usually these slips will say next to the test or at the top of the column which tube you need to use. If the test is not on the lab slip I will ca...

2. Home Care Etiquette

   ididitrn replied to Zaladreyn's topic in Home Health

   I second what Alexk49 says. I would like to add to that, please turn the TV off, or at least turn it down. It's can be really distracting for both the patient and the nurse when you're trying to do your assessment or do teaching.

3. Green Christmas-Full Cemetary??

   ididitrn replied to racing-mom4's topic in General Nursing

   Wow, I haven't heard that saying in years! My uncle was an undertaker and used to say that...and he's been gone since 1968.

4. HH wages for MA RN's

   ididitrn replied to vascularnurse124's topic in Home Health

   I work for a northshore VNA and make a little over $30/hr plus mileage. I might make a little more working for one of the unionized hospitals around here but it's worth $1-2 less for me to work sane hours.

5. HH Case Manager: What Is It Like?

   ididitrn replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Home Health

   I've been doing HH for a couple of years now and would not go back to the hospital for anything. As an RN/case manager I generally see 5-6 patient per day. An average visit is 30-45 min. I occasionally get an admission and they usually take me 1 1...

6. Ultimate Nursing Bag

   ididitrn replied to ididitrn's topic in Home Health

   The bag arrived this afternoon. It does not come with any equipment but there are enough compartments and pockets for all of my equipment. It does not have clean/dirty areas but I was my hands before going into the bag and clean the equipment with ...

7. Ultimate Nursing Bag

   ididitrn replied to ididitrn's topic in Home Health

   I decided to order it...it should be here in a few days. Hopefully it's what I'm looking for.

8. Ultimate Nursing Bag

   ididitrn posted a topic in Home Health

   I'm interested in purchasing the Ultimate Nursing Tote Bag by Nursemates but I would love to hear from anyone who may have one now how they like it. The trouble with buying something on-line is you can't actually pick it up and look it over. Are th...

9. Does anyone else like working night shift besides me?

   ididitrn replied to Joyfullme's topic in General Nursing

   I graduated from nursing school at 45 and worked nights for three years. I loved nights for the camraderie, the peacefulness (no phones ringing off the hook, no overhead pages, etc) being able to get up from documenting on the computer then coming b...

10. North Shore Community College......

    ididitrn replied to kjmathews's topic in Massachusetts

    I graduated from NSCC several years ago and felt I received a well rounded nursing education. They do a good job of preparing you for the NCLEX and preparing you to practice as a beginning nurse. There was a huge learning curve once I began workin...