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  1. Reported for this?

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    about 45,including 3 past nursing supervisors. She is getting nurses who have worked only 1 day on this case too. From the "gossip" I am hearing,the regional administrator fired her. She had only been...

  2. Reported for this?

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    Most times,the feed is already running. I can't just discard the formula. Not sure what to

  3. Reported for this?

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    So I am on another case with a different agency tonight. On this case,another nurse from another agency makes the formula. I've been with this case for 3 yrs. It cannot be prepared any other...

  4. Reported for this?

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    They differ from agency to agency. I only had an hour orientation when our cases transitioned to the new agency. With this agency,we don't count narcs. We were told"We dont want the nurses held...

  5. Reported for this?

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    How would I break down the 10 scoops and 1860mls of water for an 8 hr shift? A new 485 with new agency should have been made in May,but we haven't had a new one

  6. Reported for this?

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    Its not that.....home care has many gray

  7. Reported for this?

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    No,because I do not see her on night shift. She makes the formula on evening shift. Was told she doesn't really want us in the kitchen like

  8. Reported for this?

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    We did not know she added milk until she told the new

  9. Reported for this?

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    We did not know,because she never told us. She did not tell the previous nursing supervisor either. She has apparently been doing this for a year. The only thing I remember doing is asking the...

  10. Reported for this?

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    This new agency based in Texas apparently is reporting hundreds of nurses that worked for the defunct agency for various offenses. The gossip going around is that the new agency realized that the...

  11. Reported for this?

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    I would never,ever give a pre poured med. Can a mod move this to the PDN forum? Just want to see what other Pdn nurses do in these

  12. Reported for this?

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    I guess going forward,I can just write in my notes "Mom prepared formula",or "Nurse on previous shift prepared formula".(for my other cases) To be honest,on most of my cases(esp nights) formula is...

  13. Weed and work.

    smartnurse1982 replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well,I've worked in home health,with various agencies over 11 years in 4 states,and never took a drug test. I still do work in hh. When I worked in LTC,I never got tested

  14. Reported for this?

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    We didn't know......we just poured the already made formula into the feeding bag. The new nursing supervisor found out because the parent told her. This is a new agency supervisor because they merged...

  15. Once you work in acute care you can't go back to LTC?

    smartnurse1982 replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in both Ltc and homecare as a new grad Rn in 2009,but by 2011,Ltc facilities would not hire me. I finally asked a DON and she said home care nurses might have time management

  16. I saw another nurse assault a patient

    smartnurse1982 replied to morman's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No,but what if the pt doesn't remember it? It will be 2 witnesses against

  17. I saw another nurse assault a patient

    smartnurse1982 replied to morman's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have a question for everyone. Say the OP reports the abuse,and also says Witness 2 also saw it. What happens if Witness 2 denies

  18. Tension between Nursing Home Nurses and Acute/Critical Care Nurses! Lets visit!

    smartnurse1982 replied to downsouthlaff's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    When I worked in Ltc I never called the ER to give report. I did send copies of the MAR,TAR,and 485 with the patienT. What would be the purpose of calling when things are easy to

  19. Cannot find no ADN programs!

    smartnurse1982 replied to xoxo23's topic in General Students

    Are you by chance an Lpn or Emt? There are on-line programs for an ADN but you have to be an

  20. When schools don't have nurses....

    smartnurse1982 posted a topic in School

    Are the non-medical staff trained in medical emergencies? there is this incident in NY Family says no one helped brain-dead girl who choked on school

  21. Is My Pay Really That Bad???

    smartnurse1982 replied to Nurse_Lightning's topic in Travel

    Well,I am in homecare and I started at $33/hr but after 7 years pay has dropped to $28/hr. Employers are blaming it on decreasing reimbursement rates from government programs,namely

  22. Who really wants BSN degrees?

    smartnurse1982 replied to demford's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    That isn't true at all. Maybe you mean "If you only want to work in hospitals,then you need a Bsn". I work as an Rn in Nj,but in non acute

  23. My online shopping reviews - please share yours!

    smartnurse1982 replied to MJB2010's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    anyone try jaanuu

  24. Ethical dilemma

    smartnurse1982 replied to hotflashion's topic in General Nursing

    Question: When the Op fills out an application for an nursing position in a hospital,can she place this under "Rn experience" even if she worked as an Medical

  25. Wall street journal

    smartnurse1982 replied to target98765's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Like the poster above , I never worked in an acute care setting. I remember when I first got my Rn license and applied for a position as a correctional nurse they wanted at least 1vr of med surg...