brillohead ADN, RN

Cardio-Pulmonary; Med-Surg; Private Duty

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    Home ventilators

    brillohead replied to Gooselady's topic in Private Duty

    Home vent stays plugged in 24/7. Portable vent gets plugged in at night along with the w/c for recharging. Removable battery on home vent gets rotated in use for outings of more than half a day --...
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    do you wash your hair every day?

    brillohead replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    My scalp is much healthier using just conditioner.... I used to have pretty horrid dandruff and seborrheic dermatitis, but it has virtually disappeared since I got away from the sulfate
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    do you wash your hair every day?

    brillohead replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I wash my hair with shampoo once a year whether it needs it or not. I wash my hair with conditioner typically twice a week (I like Suave Naturals Tropical Coconut -- silicone free, cheap, smells good,...
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    I received this email from a professor. I was a little shocked. Opinon?

    brillohead replied to kdflet's topic in General Students

    You keep using that phrase. I do not think it means what you think it
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    Things Little Old Ladies Say

    brillohead replied to raiisfun's topic in Nursing Humor

    That's the first thing that I thought of,
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    Confess! Whats the craziest force of habit you've done in the "Real World"

    brillohead replied to vhern246's topic in Nursing Humor

    I run the timeclock / scoreboard / scoresheet for my son's hockey games. There is more than one scoresheet out there that is signed, "brillohead,
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    LPN vs RN home health nurse

    brillohead replied to samirish's topic in Home Health

    maryen, go ahead and finish your RN degree! Life is short, enjoy it more. It took me 40 years to figure out what I wanted to be when I grew up, but now I'm 45yo and doing a job I love. It's never...
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    Fell asleep at private case

    brillohead replied to emKayLPN's topic in Home Health

    Personally, I wouldn't contact your malpractice insurance company until / unless something actually comes from this ... as in, if you're told you're being reported to the BON. Otherwise, you are...
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    LPN vs RN home health nurse

    brillohead replied to samirish's topic in Home Health

    It depends on what kind of "home health" you're talking about doing. If you're talking about shift work, where you're in a client's home for 8-12 hours straight providing care, that's also called...
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    Home ventilators

    brillohead replied to Gooselady's topic in Private Duty

    Trilogy here, too. Be sure to know your scope of practice with regard to the vent. Both of the agencies I work a vent case for specifically prohibit the nurses (LPN or RN) from making ANY changes...
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    Going into nursing school without any experience?

    brillohead replied to sl_94's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You do realize that BLS is just CPR for the healthcare provider, right? It was required to even get into my nursing program, so it's not going to be something that's going to help you get a job as an...
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    Going into nursing school without any experience?

    brillohead replied to sl_94's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Call and ask the hospitals/nursing homes in your area -- this is a facility decision, not a law/rule. In my area's facilities, if you have completed Med-Surg I (which is typically the next class you...
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    Going into nursing school without any experience?

    brillohead replied to sl_94's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In my area, you can get a Patient Care Tech job if you're a nursing student who has completed the first semester of Med-Surg clinicals, at which point you already have WAY more training than a CNA...
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    Fired for "sounding like I'm high"....

    brillohead replied to Knuckles31's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Oh thank goodness, I thought I was the only one who thought this way! I'm frankly appalled at the number of recommendations to "lawyer up"... don't we get mad when people want to sue us for...
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    Will NCLEX ever REQUIRE BSN???

    brillohead replied to butterflykissesxo's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    What on earth are you talking about? What "states" BONs require a BSN degree to take the NCLEX-RN
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    I received this email from a professor. I was a little shocked. Opinon?

    brillohead replied to kdflet's topic in General Students

    I've been thinking the same exact
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    Fired for "sounding like I'm high"....

    brillohead replied to Knuckles31's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Not sure where you live, but if you don't have an Employment Contract, chances are you're an at-will employee, which means they can fire you for anything or nothing (other than a federal protected...
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    I received this email from a professor. I was a little shocked. Opinon?

    brillohead replied to kdflet's topic in General Students

    Given that you have another degree/profession, I'm going to guess that you are a "non-traditional" (read: older) student. I was, too, and I was shocked at how college had changed in 25 years....
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    Will NCLEX ever REQUIRE BSN???

    brillohead replied to butterflykissesxo's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You do realize that you don't take the NCLEX every time you renew your license,
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    Travel Nurse- First gig!

    brillohead replied to N-Nads's topic in General Nursing

    Have you thought about checking out the Travel Nursing forum
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    skeptical of another nurse

    brillohead replied to The Bell Jar's topic in General Nursing

    I work private duty, and I've been amazed at the incompetence of some of the "experienced" nurses who have been sent to orient on one of my cases. I actually had to argue with one recently about...
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    Receiving report

    brillohead replied to bdbrdb's topic in Private Duty

    Regarding report.... if you're already familiar with the case and if there are no extenuating circumstances, what more are you wanting for a report? I had a case where, "He's doing good, nothing new"...
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    how to become a PDN in california?

    brillohead replied to mdflores's topic in Private Duty

    Based on the size of my butt, not a darned thing!
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    how to become a PDN in california?

    brillohead replied to mdflores's topic in Private Duty

    I hope you don't think I was discouraging you from pursuing this option -- I just want everyone to go into it with their eyes wide open, fully aware of all the legal and financial ramifications. In...
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    how to become a PDN in california?

    brillohead replied to mdflores's topic in Private Duty

    But this entire thread is NOT about a private paying client at all -- it's about being paid by state-funded Medicaid insurance. That's my point... "independent" is not the same as "private". There...