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  1. Vacations and Hospitalizations

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    Well,its medical but elective plastic surgery. I'm not telling them that part

  2. Vacations and Hospitalizations

    smartnurse1982 posted a topic in Private Duty

    Do you lose your shifts when you go on vacations,or if the pt goes in the hospital? Do you go back to working the same shifts after your vacation,or when the pt comes back home? I want to take a month...

  3. Nurses who can't find work.

    smartnurse1982 replied to JesusKeepMe's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Its not my resume. I don't understand...can you please explain? One nurse manager told me I have no concept of "time management". She said private duty homecare esp was the one that had no concept of...

  4. More Use of LPNs In Acute Care Settings

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

    What about having the Adn's under the Bsn? I understand both are nurses,but with the talk of phasing out Adn's....you get the

  5. O2 percentages and liters

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Oh btw,we aren't charting Fi02 at all; we just chart the 02 flow

  6. O2 percentages and liters

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Wow,thanks Gemi. Yes,its scary that those higher up aren't even training us right! Esp the nursing supervisors with Master's in Nursing!

  7. Is having an ADN really a terrible choice?

    smartnurse1982 replied to Guest757854's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    MissChrissy,why should phase out either Lpn or Adn? Why not phase out both? What's going to happen to Adn's? Can you really downgrade them to Lpn's? You do realize those are 2 different degrees? (I...

  8. Is having an ADN really a terrible choice?

    smartnurse1982 replied to Guest757854's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Yes,maybe it would have been easier for Adn's to just become an Lpn until they ggot their

  9. Vacations and Hospitalizations

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    I've been with this kid for 3 years,going on 4 in January. I did ask the coordinator for mom's phone number,and she said "we aren't supposed to give that information out". I was just following agency...

  10. WHat is considered acute care experience?

    smartnurse1982 replied to newbieRN724's topic in Nursing Career

    I forgot to add,that what I listed above isn't considered acute

  11. WHat is considered acute care experience?

    smartnurse1982 replied to newbieRN724's topic in Nursing Career

    I've been thinking the SAME thing. Hospitals won't hire me because I don't have acute care experience,but I work in home health with vents,trachs,and central

  12. Nurses who can't find work.

    smartnurse1982 replied to JesusKeepMe's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I have one more thing to add.....don't think because you get hired at a Ltc/skilled nursing facility that hopsitals will want to hire you after 1 yr. Same with home health. I have 9 yrs experience in...

  13. O2 percentages and liters

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    I've learned for evey liter of 02,the % of Fi02 increases by 4%. So 2liters is 28%,3liters is 32 %,4 liters is

  14. O2 percentages and liters

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Yes,common sense does tell you to adjust 02 to keep sats above 93%. However,the order isn't sufficient. If we kept the humidifier cap at 21%,this child would need at least 10L. Plus,21% is room air....

  15. no dose to give written on MAR anymore?

    smartnurse1982 replied to SDALPN's topic in Private Duty

    I don't like putting "ml" on the Mar. Its better that you put "mg" and leave it at that. Ex: Mar says 3ml neurontin. That's what we were giving for the past yr. Noticed a smaller bottle from pharmacy...

  16. Not affectionate enough???

    smartnurse1982 replied to Tired_Mommy's topic in Private Duty

    I might rock a pt in a chair,but I'm a night nurse,so that isn't happening(for now at least) Kissing? No way. I wouldn't want to be the one explianing to Mom how the kid got herpes type 1 in her eyes...

  17. Never a "thank you"...

    smartnurse1982 replied to CloudySue's topic in Private Duty

    I don't mind if the families don't do it(they usually do though) Its the AGENCIES I have a problem with....somtimes they say "thank you" but what about some time and a half at least for working...

  18. PDN role at school

    smartnurse1982 replied to PerfectlyPlump's topic in Private Duty

    I've always wondered this. Going to school with one child had the teachers at one school didn't like the fact that I didn't help with teaching the child,and also many didn't like to help me change...

  19. Many Baby Nurses Aren't Nurses At All

    smartnurse1982 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Private Duty

    I don't like the name"baby nurses". I work with babies,but they are NOT ordinary kids. These are infants with trach,vents,Ngt,gtubes,and sometimes TPN and Picc lines who just so happen to live at...

  20. What do you do when you have cancelled shifts?

    smartnurse1982 replied to tots24's topic in Private Duty

    What i say is never schedule with 1 client. What my agency does is let me have 4 clients. One of them,i work 2 shifts per week. The rest,i work 1 shift per week. That way,if client #2 is in the...

  21. Implementing BSN as entry to practice

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

    For all this talk about downgrading Adn to the Lpn level,why not just eliminate the Lpn title? Downgrade Lpns to something else. You can also eliminate Meds techs and replace them with Lpn's. I...

  22. Implementing BSN as entry to practice

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

    Everyone keeps ignoring the elephant in the room.... There are actually 3 levels of nursing: Lpn Adn Rn Bsn

  23. Great Salary But Sometimes I Wonder...

    smartnurse1982 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I will say that geography matters more than anything. When i was in the south,the pay and benefits had me in tears. In Nj,its a huge

  24. Great Salary But Sometimes I Wonder...

    smartnurse1982 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Thats the free market. I chose nursing,and i have to deal with

  25. Family is trying to kill me!

    smartnurse1982 replied to eeffoc_emmig's topic in Private Duty

    If you arent a cat person,why did the agency place you in a home with cats? I let my agency know iwill not work around pitbulls and other aggressive breed