LuLu2008

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  1. Don't come to Colorado Springs....please!!!!!!!!

    LuLu2008 posted a topic in Colorado Nursing

    Attention new grauates, military spouses and nurses thinking of relocating to Colorado Springs. We have a surplus of RN's here and it is difficult to get a job. Please stay away so those of us who...

  2. Man with Law Degree Considering Nursing

    LuLu2008 replied to JSBes's topic in Men in Nursing

    Dear Prospective Nurse: I agree with most of the comments already written. I wonder, however, if you have thought about how you will approach real life nursing with your background in law. That is...

  3. Home Health Care in Colorado Springs

    LuLu2008 replied to churchsgirl's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Sounds like you have good plans! Your husband will survive and your career will be off to a very good start. I can tell you that the hospitals in the Springs are not the best from a nursing point of...

  4. Home Health Care in Colorado Springs

    LuLu2008 replied to churchsgirl's topic in Colorado Nursing

    You probably made a wise choice. I worked for a while in home health care and the routine visit -- even if it took 1 hour or more -- always required paperwork that was time consuming. Many nurses...

  5. Don't come to Colorado Springs....please!!!!!!!!

    LuLu2008 replied to LuLu2008's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Thanks, Sammi for understanding. I happen to be a military wife and know the choices we have to make. Best always,

  6. Nursing Job Forecast In Colorado

    LuLu2008 replied to ashaffer's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Yes, and the stockbrokers projected great returns on my portfolio back in

  7. Home Health Care in Colorado Springs

    LuLu2008 replied to churchsgirl's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Did you get the job? I knew a nurse who worked there about a year ago, who was unhappy because of some scheduling conflicts. Good

  8. Don't come to Colorado Springs....please!!!!!!!!

    LuLu2008 replied to LuLu2008's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Hello, fellow nurses....Yes, I wrote the comment about not coming to Colorado Springs "tongue in cheek" --and of course did not mean it in a rude or audacious manner! Naturally, I know that military...

  9. LPN home health and wages..

    LuLu2008 replied to emndarmic's topic in Home Health

    Hi, CNA1991 -- It doesn't make sense that you work for a home health company that does not use nurses. The only way I can see that happening is if you are performing so-called "unskilled" tasks that...

  10. My nursing program was terrible and I was too incompetent but I still graduated

    LuLu2008 replied to Matilda191's topic in Nursing Career

    Just another thought for you to chew on: Take the nurse refresher course, because it will include clinical experience and will put you back in the mindset of anatomy, medications, procedures, etc....

  11. Rant

    LuLu2008 replied to KateRN1's topic in Home Health

    Here is what I keep running across as I approve OASIS's, 485's and re-visit notes that the nurses don't seem to "get"-- 1. If a patient is a fall risk, why do you not teach fall prevention, and why...

  12. The correct way to send a patient out to the hospital...

    LuLu2008 replied to lvnnars1's topic in General Nursing

    NO! If the patient has certain medical conditions the oxygen should never be above 2.0 lpm because of acid base imbalance. Poor nursing judgement and possibly dangerous. Know the diagnoses

  13. homesolutions.net/sansio charting, scantron charting

    LuLu2008 replied to hhrnohio's topic in Home Health

    Barbie, I share your sentiments. It is tedious and sometimes feels like arts and crafts to be "bubbling" with the special pen after doing most of the charting in regular pen in the client's

  14. Older nurses taking forever to computer chart

    LuLu2008 replied to Giga's topic in General Nursing

    OK... so we are at a standoff. Let's just determine some basic competencies as a baseline for a job and until they are learned, a person is not eligible for a raise or promotion. This could refer to...

  15. Obtaining Urine Sample in the Home

    LuLu2008 posted a topic in Home Health

    How do home health nurses obtain urine cultures when an infection is suspected? In my mind, it has to be via a clean midstream catch or a catheterized sample. Some nurses disagree and are adamant...

  16. Obtaining Urine Sample in the Home

    LuLu2008 replied to LuLu2008's topic in Home Health

    Honestly, it sounds like a perfect storm for

  17. Is this a Bad Evaluation?

    LuLu2008 replied to RaziRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think it was very good. You are a keeper! And you will continue to

  18. Obtaining Urine Sample in the Home

    LuLu2008 replied to LuLu2008's topic in Home Health

    What if the client does NOT have an infection, but based upon the contaminated urine sample our health care system uses resources to culture the bacteria that actually was in the urinal. Then the...

  19. Cleaning Suction Canisters in Home Care

    LuLu2008 posted a topic in Home Health

    I have my first home care patient with a trach, ventilator, oxygen and a humidifier. There are many cords, tubes, buttons to push, etc. and it is a bit overwhelming, but a respiratory therapist works...

  20. Getting Paid for Admissions that are Refused

    LuLu2008 posted a topic in Home Health

    I had a recent referrals for a SOC. When I arrived at the home (after making the appointment ahead of time on the telephone) the client acts surprised, not really sure why I am there, and does not...

  21. Leaving an agency, giving report

    LuLu2008 replied to spejsa's topic in Home Health

    Of course I will

  22. Getting Paid for Admissions that are Refused

    LuLu2008 replied to LuLu2008's topic in Home Health

    It's nice to know that I should be getting paid. What if my agency

  23. Leaving an agency, giving report

    LuLu2008 replied to spejsa's topic in Home Health

    At my agency we have a form called "Internal Communication Form" which does not become part of the client's clinical record. Whenever I do a patient handoff, for example when I go on vacation, I fill...

  24. MD Office Referrals

    LuLu2008 replied to KateRN1's topic in Home Health

    I agree with you! Maybe it is a question of training the marketing people to obtain information you need instead of merely handing you a very non specific referral. I have asked the marketing rep to...

  25. Seeking information on BSN programs in Colorado: Pros/Cons

    LuLu2008 replied to MR1010's topic in Colorado Nursing

    You are on the wrong forum: go to Colorado nursing programs