LuLu2008

LuLu2008

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  1. So overwhelmed..any advice?

    LuLu2008 replied to Rachelks's topic in Home Health

    I can tell you what goes through my mind when I think of looking for another job. The directors of the various home health agencies in my city all know one another and compare notes. I would not...

  2. So overwhelmed..any advice?

    LuLu2008 replied to Rachelks's topic in Home Health

    Very interesting post, thank you! I just would like to know what these mean: QCC CM Also: when you are called to admit a patient on the weekend, what type of prescreening process takes place? In my...

  3. So overwhelmed..any advice?

    LuLu2008 replied to Rachelks's topic in Home Health

    I am fairly new to Home Health nursing. I would like to know how others in the field get paid. For me, it is "per visit" no matter how much paperwork and phone time I spend outside of the patient's...

  4. wound vacs, NWPT what do you like?

    LuLu2008 replied to bebop1's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    ******* You wrote a lot, and what you wrote was a little bit confusing. It seems that if you are the unit manager and have healing wounds that would be a good starting point for a conversation with...

  5. Interview etiquette for finding out the pay!!!

    LuLu2008 replied to XYnurse2B's topic in General Students

    Well, it seems we are all over the map about this important subject! What is interesting to me is that we have a so-called "nursing shortage" which would imply that nurses would be sought after by...

  6. Interview etiquette for finding out the pay!!!

    LuLu2008 replied to XYnurse2B's topic in General Students

    I have been on the other side of the desk, hiring people (but not for nursing). I thought it was good to bring up pay early before interviewing because some people didn't want to apply for the job...

  7. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    LuLu2008 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    People are so puzzling, just as you point out... the self assurance and even arrogance of some nurses does not always equal their competence, knowledge, skill set or ability to work as a team member....

  8. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    LuLu2008 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Of course she meant "enunciation" in our discussion of word distortions and

  9. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    LuLu2008 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    an-nun-ci-a-tion (-nns-shn) n. 1. The act of announcing. 2. An announcement; a proclamation. 3. Annunciation Christianity a. The angel Gabriel's announcement to the Virgin Mary of the Incarnation. b....

  10. Tech saying they are a nurse

    LuLu2008 replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    Iam46yearsold, as I see it the problem is the unclear usage of the word "nurse" which some states have clearly defined as a protected title. I think people who do not have a license and use the term...

  11. Nasal cannula

    LuLu2008 replied to believing's topic in General Nursing

    I am in home healthcare. I am telling patients to change the nasal cannula (if using continuously) weekly and wipe off daily with a tissue. Is this overdoing/underdoing it? If I could afford a LARGE...

  12. Tech saying they are a nurse

    LuLu2008 replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    The Handbook of Nonsexist Writing is just a reflection on current usage, but not a guide to good

  13. Tech saying they are a nurse

    LuLu2008 replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    http://nursingworld.org/mainmenucategories/ANAPoliticalPower/State/StateLegislativeAgenda/TitleNurse_1.aspx Good article. It is about the title "nurse" being protected. Yes... doctors can save $$$$...

  14. To Flu Shot or Not??

    LuLu2008 replied to nurseinprogress2010's topic in General Students

    I think the nurses in the office acted unprofessionally and spoke to impressionable nursing students in a manner that a lay person would use in speaking to another lay person. How can we elevate our...

  15. Wound Vac Tips and MRSA sterile dressing

    LuLu2008 replied to garciadiego's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    It was GREAT that you gave the link to that website as I was shown by another nurse how to change the dressing and cut the foam, but after seeing the video online (at the link you provided) I noticed...

  16. What The Bleep Happened To The Shortage?

    LuLu2008 replied to Pedinurse888's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Hi, I cannot take a night shift position due to parenting responsibilities while my spouse is deployed with the Army. I know about the competency because of my clinical experiences during the RN...

  17. What The Bleep Happened To The Shortage?

    LuLu2008 replied to Pedinurse888's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    You must mean the heartland of the USA, not Central

  18. What The Bleep Happened To The Shortage?

    LuLu2008 replied to Pedinurse888's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Let me add my voice to this! Instead of what the bleep happened to the shortage... perhaps it would be interesting to ask: WHAT nursing shortage? I took a RN Refresher Course after staying home to...

  19. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    LuLu2008 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for reminding me of what an embarrassment it is to have people like this in nursing! Why do they graduate? How do they hold jobs? What is the standard of acceptable professional...

  20. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    LuLu2008 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I went to the link you provided, looked up "orientating" and found it to mean facing the East! Therefore, when you are "orientating" you should be facing the East... or would it be you are...

  21. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    LuLu2008 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    LOL you used "it's" incorrectly in your response... trying to prove my

  22. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    LuLu2008 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Language is an evolving and dynamic means of communication. The award winning essay on this website used "it's" in error, instad of "its." Watch for the day when the errors that urk us...

  23. Pneumonia Diagnosis: No Isolation? Offered Vaccine?

    LuLu2008 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am curious to know the explanation for a patient admitted to a med/surg unit of a hospital with a diagnosis of "pneumonia:" on antibiotics, placed in a room with another patient, no airborne...

  24. Pneumonia Diagnosis: No Isolation? Offered Vaccine?

    LuLu2008 replied to LuLu2008's topic in General Nursing

    You are right; I wasn't thinking it