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I've been offered a position asa private duty nurse via private pay for a trach + vent patient at home. I have always wanted the experience to work with vent dependant pt and they are willing to train me as a family. From a legal perspective for mine...

I've never had a decannulation experience but am pretty comfortable with standard trach care and inner canulla changes from 10 years of LPN experience in a skilled nursing facility and trach home care patients. Am familiar with Mic-key and GJ care a...

It's not that I don't wanna sign up with an agency. The client is via VA, and gets x amount of hours approved, the remaining they pay outta pocket to cover 24/7 skilled nursing so paying the nurse cash eliminates the middle man (the agency). The gua...

I don't mind who thinks what, my W2s and 1099s speak for themselves whether I'm a valued skilled nurse or not.

Hi I am also looking to relocate to ATL area from PA where I am familiar with working solely as an independant contracting nurse/1099 income. I was also wondering of this type of nursing is as common down south as it is up here. I contract with 2-3 ...

I do PDN and LTC facilities through staffing agencies. Try it that way.

$26/hr with Agency A $28/hr with Agency B Philadelphia, PA

Do you mind reading my post in the beginning of the page about TX LVNs. Thankyou much 😘

And your license does not have the number of trials it took to get. Congratulations, and break a leg. I always feel like nurses who had a fair share of struggles in school make the best professionals.

Depends on your state and the counties your agency/ies cover. To be continously busy, you will have to register with more than one, upgrade your skills and learn to market yourself. Where I am, the need for skilled in home care nursing is enormous. I...

Thats me right here. Still wanna continue with education but looking into other areas other than nursing.

I completed my prereqs more than 10 years ago, and CCP together with many other schools are now adopting the 10 year rule, some even 5. I went to LPN school inbetween, now that I want to bridge my courses are too old. I worked hard to put myself in ...

Did you send your Driver's license copy or your passport copy as proof of ID, or both?

Vacation mama. Take time out *in a good way* Consider volunteering, perhaps in a third world place where you'll be appreciated.

Hi. I have a private duty 65yr old quad, Pegtube, trache, catheter, and lives with daughter at home in his own house. Since day 1, daughter has been altering and not following with plan of care by PCP. The problem is she expects us nurses to do the ...

You're absolutely right, Lev > 3. I do defense "butt covering" notes every shift. Last call to supervisor I reiterated that, that together with my nsg notes I have to do an extensive defensive note quoting verbal abuse language from PCG to me (nur...

MD has totally opposed CG's home made plan of care. Dietitian has repeatedly refused to sign anything regarding this diet family has decided to take. CG will do whatever she wants, her way or the high way. She believes they're out to get her father'...

I've seen slight adjustments to 485 too, eg Vitamins, like an Omega 3, something like that. but not total disregard for the whole plan of care. There's obviosly a whole lot of emotions going on with the daughter regarding Pt's condition, and that's u...

Good news. I stopped the case visits. Couldn't keep risking my life.

I do a 2hr early AM visit from 0400-0600 in a "not so great" neighborhood full of crack homes in a small lil ally. My fiancé worries about my safety every morning I walk out of my house. It just doesn't sit well with him to have me out there this ear...

If I were you, I'd stick to Home Health Private Duty atleast for the remainder of your LPN-RN bridge. Am not sure if there's any other job that will give you the flexibility, and down time for reading like HH/PDN does. Other jobs will demand you on y...

Been scanning the threads as well for a current feel for the LPN market down in Atlanta area,GA. I too am also thinking of making the great trek from up north (PA/NJ) to ATL,GA due to the pleasant housing market and reasonable cost of living. I am a...

I haven't been physically threatened, but I did cover a case for two weeks where I felt unsafe. 5yr old pt lived w/ mom and step dad. Step dad looked high all the time,plus there were random males in and out of the house, some would creep out from up...

I was introduced by a friend of mine to senior in-home care/caregiving. When an opportunity to take care of an elderly lady in her apartment for 9 days came, I jumped on it. It didn't feel like work, it felt like taking care of a family member. As ti...

Hi everyone. I was just browsing through Roxborough SON website and its requirements. I don't see a TEAS test requirement component. Does this mean they don't do TEAS? Also, I recognise 2.5 GPA minimum required, how competitive is it to get in? I've...