neonatal3 replied to hospice 3601's topic in Retired Nurses
Hello all! Enjoyed reading your comments about work options for us older nurses. Each situation about working as an older nurse seems to be different. Other factors to consider in going back to...
Hello all, Another factor in decisions about whether to share personal info is what is the current "norm" for conduct of nursing professionals. For example, the expected "norm" of conduct when I first...
neonatal3 replied to mamato3's topic in Private Duty
Hello fellow private duty nurses! Can relate to comments by mamato3 about whether to "tough it out with agency" or switch jobs to some other work with "for sure hours"! I have worked private duty...
neonatal3 replied to iLovemyJackRT's topic in Agency Nurses
Hello all, Appreciated reading your comments about getting cancelled on agency assignments. I am a retirement age RN working private duty home health for an agency. Yesterday I received a call from...
Hello all, Sincerely appreciate reading all your compassionate comments about nursing care of teens with profound developmental disabilities. One of the challenges for me is to try to give positive...
Hello all, How very cool to read this mix of your comments about living and working as a nurse in Florida! I have long been wondering how it might be to relocate in Florida! In past years I have been...
neonatal3 replied to prettylittlenurse2b's topic in General Students
Hello all, I agree with a comment on this thread saying that "there is no shame in not persuing something that doesn't resonate with you". Years ago I used to teach nursing in an assoicate degree...
Hello all, My favorite cousin has had a very positive experience of earning his associate degree in nursing at age 50 and working as an R.N. for 13 years now. He made a bold career change from being a...
neonatal3 replied to NoMoreStudying's topic in Agency Nurses
Hello all, I am RN who just started working for a home health agency three months ago. (have decades of nursing experience but new to home health)It is great moral support to read words written by...
neonatal3 replied to organdonor's topic in Rehabilitation
Hello all, Your comments about various guidelines for bath care of rehab. patients are very interesting and helpful. My current private duty home health patient is a "rehab type" patient in that he is...
neonatal3 replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Geriatric, LTC
Hello all! Yesterday I had with a tough job while working only one rare day with a home health Alzheimer patient! Since this 99 year old,blind,and bedfast patient was not my regular...
neonatal3 replied to neonatal3's topic in Home Health
Hello caliotter3 ! BIG thanks for your oh so helpful reinforcement about calls to involve resource people when one encounters major negative home environment issues!(Reading your kind messages is...
Hello! Wondering if any of you encounter home health situations where the patient's home environment is a progressive disaster situation with apparent need to move to a nursing home? I am currently...
neonatal3 replied to ame222's topic in Home Health
Hello all! I can relate to your comments about frustrations with problems in the home health environment of some patients. My current private duty home health patient is a quadraplegic and the...
neonatal3 replied to precious_nurse's topic in Private Duty
Hello again! In the situation where a home health patient is admitted to a hospital with sepsis, is your latest question what are "good patient management" priorities for a private duty nurse who...