seasonedlpn

seasonedlpn

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  1. Share Your Saying

    seasonedlpn replied to angelique777's topic in Nursing Humor

    I have enough money to last the rest of my life................unless I buy something. Never do anything you wouldn't want to explain to the paramedics. Life: A sexually transmitted, terminal...

  2. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    seasonedlpn replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    OMG!!! A dead kitten??!! Reminds me of the cartoon of the fat lady posting a "lost dog" flyer, and the Chihuaua is stuck in her butt crack! To even imagine the kitten might just be the killer for...

  3. Your Favorite one liner used with patients

    seasonedlpn replied to scaredofshots's topic in Nursing Humor

    Male patients ask if inserting a foley will hurt. I usually respond, "Well.....the hole is ALREADY there..!" When asking for a urine specimen I've told patients, "If you won't give it to us, we will...

  4. LPN in Hospice/Home Care

    seasonedlpn replied to nancyhospicern's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I'm an LPN...I work Home Hospice. I do follow-up visits for the RN case managers, take on-call time, pronounce death. As an LPN, I have a little more time to spend with the patients, as most of the...

  5. Home care hospice....challeging

    seasonedlpn replied to momcat107's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I can trelate....our Aides are the eyes and ears of our Hospice....I trust the ones I work with, no questions asked. The problem we are addressing seems to be the lack of competent caregivers...and I...

  6. Recommended Reading for Hospice Nurses

    seasonedlpn replied to introspectiveRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    All suggestions are great....but we forgot the original "Bible" of Hospice.....On Death and Dying by Elizabeth

  7. Wounds at End of Life

    seasonedlpn replied to aimeee's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    some of our hospice patients have surgical incisions that have not healed. More than once I've encountered radiation burns. I currently have a hospice patient with a cancerous growth at the ankle....

  8. Volunteer Ideas

    seasonedlpn replied to belabelisa's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    thank heaven for volunteers! i can think of a few things that might be helpful: 1.help organize family photos, sometimes children forget who all the people are in those old albums.(i have a box of pix...

  9. Question for experienced hospice nurse

    seasonedlpn replied to nursejoey05's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I've been in and out of Hospice work since 1976. When I was introduced to it as a student LPN, I knew it was my calling. Out here, in California, we use LPNs in Hospice. It has been my experience that...

  10. Typical Day For A Home Health Nurse | Life of a Nurse

    seasonedlpn replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

    Another Day in Home Health! I am known as the catheter queen...as well as the "disimpactor". I suppose it could be worse,(?), but to tell the truth, I'm pretty good at what I do. I was sent to...

  11. Typical Day For A Home Health Nurse | Life of a Nurse

    seasonedlpn replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

    Started late today. (12:30) #1: Four year old Home Health little red-headed girl @ day care, neurogenic bladder. Straight cath.Cute as a button, but can be cantankerous. Always a very time specific...

  12. Mileage Reimbursement

    seasonedlpn replied to JennyHHRN's topic in Home Health

    I work as a per visit nurse for 4 different agencies. One pays a flat $5 per patient as car allowance. Works well, especially if I have 2 or 3 in the same building! The other 3 pay mileage from the...

  13. Roaches are going to drive me out of home care!!!

    seasonedlpn replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

    Roaches? Boric acid in powder form, sprinkled around baseboards,under beds,in closets,etc. Worked for one of my Home patients. MAGGOTS! Now THAT'S where I have a hard time. One of my Home patients...

  14. Alternative Abbreviations

    seasonedlpn replied to gwenith's topic in Nursing Humor

    H.T.E. Hold the elevator O.T.L. out to lunch (like many of our patients) P.T.A. a type of bed bath D.D.D.F. down and dirty dope