brillohead ADN, RN

Cardio-Pulmonary; Med-Surg; Private Duty

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    LPN being scheduled to work as CNA....

    brillohead replied to bebbjo's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Or maybe we realize that jobs can be hard to come by in some areas, and a job where you're getting paid nurse wages is better than no job at
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    ideas for 8 hour shifts during nights

    brillohead replied to overtonis's topic in General Nursing

    Private duty nursing varies... I have shifts that are 1900-0700, 2000-0800, 2100-0900, etc. Just depends on the agency and the client's needs (or the client's family's desires). Other places have...
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    School Uniform Advice

    brillohead replied to Ddoyle's topic in School

    This product won't be available to ship until October, but maybe it would help with the organization end of things? Video Demonstration – EZSTAX Another thought -- if the school does in-house...
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    LPN being scheduled to work as CNA....

    brillohead replied to bebbjo's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    How is she being taken advantage of? She's being paid LPN wages. She's an LPN. She's being asked to toilet / bathe / dress / feed patients -- all of which are basic nursing care tasks. She's not...
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    LPN being scheduled to work as CNA....

    brillohead replied to bebbjo's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    If you want to continue to work there, I'd just suck it up. You're being paid your nursing wages, and you're doing nursing tasks. Better to be seen as an employee who is a dependable team member than...
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    Private Duty wish: computers!

    brillohead replied to Elektra6's topic in Private Duty

    I'm guessing that the tablets will only have PDN-specific software on them, to deter "playing" with them (by nurses or family members). I'm just leery of having to "text" narrative notes with an...
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    Private Duty wish: computers!

    brillohead replied to Elektra6's topic in Private Duty

    One of my agencies is supposed to be going to tablets kept in the patient's home.... we'll see how well that goes
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    How do I start my own Private duty nursing?

    brillohead replied to Karilynnmorgan's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Just make sure you've researched the legal and financial ramifications fully. Working as an independent contractor means that you carry 100% of the legal liability, which is separate from your...
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    Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    brillohead replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    I left some of my peeves in this thread on the same subject:
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    Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    brillohead replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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    Difference between hemeplegia and hemiparesis?

    brillohead replied to Stevens33's topic in General Nursing

    Where do you draw the line for loss of "some" motor function in a limb? If someone can move their biceps but not their triceps, they have motor function in some muscle groups, but not in others. I...
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    Difference between hemeplegia and hemiparesis?

    brillohead replied to Stevens33's topic in General Nursing

    Most of my quadriplegic patients have at least *some* movement of their upper limbs but not *complete* movement of their upper limbs. Because the arms/hands are somewhat affected by the paralysis,...
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    I apologize

    brillohead replied to uRNmyway's topic in Emergency

    I work Private Duty, and I had to take a patient to the ER once at the insistence of the (non-present) guardian "because can't breathe" (as diagnosed by non-medically-educated guardian via phone call...
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    low balling me with pay rate?

    brillohead replied to DreadiLocs's topic in Home Health

    In Michigan, RNs on Medicaid cases are only making
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    Employee benefits we don't get in Pdn

    brillohead replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    My family was uninsured last year -- we paid almost $2,000 in penalty fees to the IRS this April because of it. We're on my husband's insurance this year, paying $5,000/year to cover three people with...
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    Paralytic Ileus

    brillohead replied to LuAnnLeCronier's topic in General Nursing

    Did you ask the resident who proposed the diet change? Or is this homework you're wanting us to complete for
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    Need advice! Contract or travel to work??

    brillohead replied to ER.rn0922's topic in Nursing Career

    A commute of 45-60 minutes is no big deal, IMO. I'd go with what you know you want, unless there is a reason (like small children / childcare issues / lack of dependable transportation) compelling...
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    Bedpan? Why not a Poise pad?

    brillohead replied to TryVeganToday's topic in General Nursing

    Even if you're rolling them to put a brief under them, you're still able to keep them relatively flat, and a brief is going to contain the urine. A bedpan, on the other hand, is still going to end up...
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    Proximal vs Distal

    brillohead replied to stephanne's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm not really sure how else to describe this to you... you have the main points. Proximal is closest, distal is farther away. Point of attachment is where the limb attaches to the torso. Stick your...
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    New Grad, Non-Floor Nursing?

    brillohead replied to ParryPerson's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't mind patient care, why not look into Private Duty Nursing? (There is a separate forum here on AN devoted to PDN: Private Duty Nursing Forum ) Pay is typically lower than hospital pay,...
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    Bedpan? Why not a Poise pad?

    brillohead replied to TryVeganToday's topic in General Nursing

    Weighing seems like a pretty easy way to go about it. You know the starting weight, subtract that from the post-urination weight, convert weight to volume. That's going to be a lot more exact than...
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    Bedpan? Why not a Poise pad?

    brillohead replied to TryVeganToday's topic in General Nursing

    Going off on a bit of a tangent here.... I've never understood why "adult briefs" aren't made with a proportional amount of the gel-crystals like baby/toddler diapers are? I know that the almighty...
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    I can't do this anymore . . .

    brillohead replied to CamillusRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    And soooooo many docs on tv take blood pressures, start IVs, give injections, do blood draws, do pre-op prep, deliver meal trays..... have these tv writers ever even BEEN in a
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    I can't do this anymore . . .

    brillohead replied to CamillusRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    On last week's two-hour Gray's Anatomy episode, they replayed the flashback of McDreamy's demise AGAIN, which means I had to watch the same four IV pumps AGAIN running the same two drugs on each pump,...
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    I can't do this anymore . . .

    brillohead replied to CamillusRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    What always surprises me is the fact that all of these "medical" shows have MEDICAL CONSULTANTS listed in the credits. SPOILER ALERT FOR GRAY'S ANATOMY Last week's episode, as the nurse is shutting...