beckyjo

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1. accepting death

   beckyjo posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

   I need advice from experienced hospice nurses. I have a patient that I care for at home. She is an elderly lady with IDDM, Chronic renal failure, Left above the knee amputation the other leg is...

2. What Freaks You Out?

   beckyjo replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

   I had a quadraplegic patient that asked me to hold the kleenex while he blew his nose. He liteally filled the kleenex! I tried so hard not to have a disgusted look on my face as i felt the warmth of...

3. home health charting

   beckyjo replied to beckyjo's topic in Home Health

   No I am not required to use OASIS, but I will take anything you

4. home health charting

   beckyjo replied to beckyjo's topic in Home Health

   Yes please send them & thank you so

5. home health charting

   beckyjo posted a topic in Home Health

   I am desperately looking for anyone who can send me some sample forms for charting nursing care for home health agencies. I am trying to improve my agencies documentation but don't have a lot of...

6. working abroad

   beckyjo replied to matt sluggett's topic in General Nursing

   Don't come to the middle east! I have yet to see a high tech hospital or a good

7. Any Jehovah's Witnesses out there?

   beckyjo replied to Lulu_camel's topic in General Nursing

   I used to work with a nurse that was a Jehovah witness on a med surg floor. The way she dealt with the blood transfusion was if she had a pt who required a blood transfusion, she would set the whole...

8. nurse-patient relationship

   beckyjo replied to Roni254's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   hollykate, Thanks for the advise. I am currently working in home health in the middle east. One of the most frustrating things for me is I cant' seem to get close enough to my patients to develop a...

9. nurse-patient relationship

   beckyjo replied to Roni254's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I agree that open and honest communication is the best way to develop a relationship with a patient, but what happens when you can't communicate with a patient because they can't speak your language...