brillohead ADN, RN

Cardio-Pulmonary; Med-Surg; Private Duty

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    What's in your bag (and/or car) -- the PDN version!

    brillohead replied to brillohead's topic in Private Duty

    Exactly! I absolutely *hate* to be somewhere and not have access to something I wanted. And since I'm the one schlepping it all over the place, I figure I only have myself to blame if the bags are...
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    How Not To Bring Germs Home...

    brillohead replied to sparky605's topic in General Nursing

    I cannot believe I'm the first person to mention this word in this thread: FOMITE! (Sorry, couldn't resist.... lordy but I miss that crusty old bat
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    I'm sorry, honey. Mommy is a nurse...

    brillohead replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    His mom's a redhead... there's not much this kid hasn't heard and won't
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    "Wasteful Nurses"

    brillohead replied to eeffoc_emmig's topic in Private Duty

    I do wonder how many of these kids never feel human skin over the course of an entire day. I understand that the risk of infection/cross-contamination is higher for "home health visits" where you see...
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    "Wasteful Nurses"

    brillohead replied to eeffoc_emmig's topic in Private Duty

    Lily Tomlin is amazing to this day! "One
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    I'm sorry, honey. Mommy is a nurse...

    brillohead replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    My kid plays hockey. He now tells his teammates to "rub some dirt on it,
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    "Wasteful Nurses"

    brillohead replied to eeffoc_emmig's topic in Private Duty

    Good lord but I'm old... yep! LOL And according to IMDB, she did it even more often on Sesame Street!
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    "Wasteful Nurses"

    brillohead replied to eeffoc_emmig's topic in Private Duty

    Yep.... I always feel like Edith Ann from Saturday Night Live in pretty much any grown-up
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    Home health vs med surg

    brillohead replied to FutureResearchRN's topic in Home Health

    I got hired at my first interview, too. I think it's more likely to happen in Home Health / PDN because you're not dealing with the whole "corporate structure" thing like you are in a facility. A...
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    "Wasteful Nurses"

    brillohead replied to eeffoc_emmig's topic in Private Duty

    I hear ya! I have an upholstered chair, a mini-fridge, and a microwave in my client's bedroom for my use. There's also a fold-up "tray table" and a separate folding chair (I use it as either an extra...
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    "Wasteful Nurses"

    brillohead replied to eeffoc_emmig's topic in Private Duty

    Sorry, but if I had to sit on a bar stool all night long, I'd be bringing my own folding chair! I don't mind not having tv or internet at work (it's not like I would have it if I were working the...
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    Epic (Nursing) FAILS!

    brillohead replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nursing Humor

    THIS! Why do they not make them in teeny-tiny
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    Needing Advice...

    brillohead replied to Coppersmom's topic in General Nursing

    What about switching to a different unit in your existing hospital? Every floor has its own vibe, its own politics, its own sense of community. Maybe it's not the facility that is burning you out,...
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    Need expert advice on how to pass 39 patients' medication in a 2-hour time frame.

    brillohead replied to OneMurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Someone needs to construct a machine-gun style Pyxis machine, so you can just rapid-fire shoot the pills down everyone's throats. Sorry, that's the best advice I have -- this is one of the reasons I...
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    Advice

    brillohead replied to Falafel's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Look into Private Duty Nursing. It's a type of home health where you work a whole shift in the home, rather than the typical home health visits to a bunch of different patients per day. It doesn't pay...
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    Do you know this nurse?

    brillohead replied to KATRN78's topic in Private Duty

    Well, I'm 45yo as of yesterday. Divorced and remarried and will be divorced again in 4-5 years. Scheduled 36/week, often working 48/week to cover a shift as needed. Perfectly happy with that level,...
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    can you take a vacation?

    brillohead replied to clearblue3's topic in Private Duty

    I already told my patient's family about a planned vacation in June that will result in three days of missed shifts. If the agency can't get someone to cover my hours, the family makes do without...
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    Nurse changing vent mode

    brillohead replied to NightNurseRN13's topic in Private Duty

    What, you mean that I can't just eat cake and ice cream for every meal just b/c it "feels better" than eating salad and
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    Tired of unpaid OT

    brillohead replied to Elektra6's topic in Private Duty

    Wow, no way in heck would I stay beyond my scheduled time without pay! Sounds like you need to have a sit-down with the patient and the mom and spell out the parameters of your service. Explain that...
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    Nurse changing vent mode

    brillohead replied to NightNurseRN13's topic in Private Duty

    Wow, I can't even imagine WHY she would be doing this.... to what end??? Just goes to prove, you can't fix
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    The Infamous Cab-ulance

    brillohead replied to MedicalPartisan's topic in Emergency

    The friend I was discussing it with lives in
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    Home care companion

    brillohead replied to DinoJack's topic in Home Health

    This should be the easiest part of your job, I would think. Does the client need help with laundry, vacuuming, cooking? That would be a home care companion (lay person or CNA) situation. Does the...
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    What's in your bag (and/or car) -- the PDN version!

    brillohead replied to brillohead's topic in Private Duty

    Just realized I didn't answer my own thread! DOH! Sorry about that! Backpack Main Compartment: Clipboard (repurposing my old nursing school clipboard with the paperwork compartment behind the...
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    New Grad PDN (Advice, please?)

    brillohead replied to MissEm's topic in Private Duty

    I'm still waiting for someone to post the CMS link requiring one year of experience for nurses to do
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    New lvn grad with 12 hours shift: how do I prepare?

    brillohead replied to Sheryleneglvn's topic in Home Health

    Also, read everything you can over at the Private Duty Nursing forum. I don't suggest posting there, though, until you have more experience. New grads are not welcomed with open arms in the PDN...