kwagner_51 replied to kwagner_51's topic in Home Health
I came on here looking for advice. I didn't ask to be judged and left wanting in other nurses eyes. 1.) I have met the OWNER and he is very comfortable with me taking the position as DON 2.) He is...
kwagner_51 replied to kwagner_51's topic in Home Health
Hi nurseby07, I have been in HH for over a yr. I also did home visits with children r/t Head Start for a year. so I have over 2 yrs collective experience. I don't have experience with OASIS but as...
I took a p/t DON job in HH. Does anyone have any suggestions about what I will be doing? I will start on Oct 13,2008 Some of the things I was told at my interview were: OASIS Hiring P & P...
kwagner_51 replied to athomemom56's topic in Home Health
I have one pt that is stable. I go in give his meds, give his eye gtts and take his BP. I am there about 15 min. I wouldn't be there that long but I have to wait 10 min between eye gtts. Hope this is...
I had to give this to my 19 y/o pt yesterday in his nebulizer. I checked the box and the orders. Orderes were 2ml per neb. The box is labeled for injection!! This guy can't talk and has no way to tell...
kwagner_51 replied to Lorie P.'s topic in Private Duty
:redbeathe I told my dh and kids that HH et private duty are the BEST kept secrets in nursing!! I have been doing private duty for almost a year now. I LOVE it and am not looking for anythin
He can't talk and may have the reasoning ability of a 3 y/o. I found this site and copied the picture and info for her, but I can't make her order it. I wish I had the $$$ to buy it....
I am working HH and desperately need some advice. I care for a 19 y/o male pt. He has a G-Tube and a Trache. He is not on a vent and is mobile. I care for 2 other pts with g-tubes. Neither of them...
kwagner_51 replied to ArwenEvenstar's topic in Private Duty
I have been in private duty nursing for almost a year now. I ABSOLUTELY love it!! I am losing one pt due to family [ hers] issues. The POA is bi-polar and refuses to medicate self. She watches us...
kwagner_51 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in Nursing Career
My first nursing job was at our local hospital. I was hired in July. Learned alot but was in a managers meeting in Sept with a laundry list of 'crimes' against me. Stupid things like, Doesn't know...
Trisomy 9 is an extemely rare chromosone disorder. He is not verbal but can "talk" For example, his bottom is raw from severe diarrhea. I put Riley's Butt Cream on it today and he squirmed all over...
That's ok. I just remembered something. This is a new order but he is also taking predinsone [N. O.] and he started to scratch nurses and Mom and pull their hair. They were giving him 4 tsp QD Mom...
Hi, Y'all, I need some serious advice. My pt is 19 y/o and weights about 70#. He has Trisomy 9 very rare. Anyway he came home today from the hospital and has an order for clonidine 0.1 mg 3 x a day as...
Hi y'all, I have a question and would like your help sorting it out. Here is the situation: I work in home health, doing shift work. Pt 1 is constantly getting sick with pneumonia and strep throat. He...
When I took NCLEX, I didn't take a review course. I used Saunders book et CD and Mosby's online tests for the NCLEX. I passed the first time. A friend of mine took the review class and failed NCLEX...