chenoaspirit

chenoaspirit ASN, RN

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  1. salary floor nurse?

    chenoaspirit replied to fallinnstyle's topic in General Nursing

    the only salary positions I would accept would be in management. No way would I work the floor on

  2. What exactly do fertility nurses do?

    chenoaspirit replied to shuubie's topic in General Nursing

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  3. Over it.

    chenoaspirit replied to NightNurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you need a vacation and then possibly a different job. I felt the EXACT same way when I worked in the hospital. I now work for homehealth. Im lucky though, my boss is wonderful. Not...

  4. Potassium tablets!

    chenoaspirit replied to Acarter2618's topic in General Nursing

    I know we arent supposed to crush them, but you can dissolve them in water. Eat foots high in potassium. I dont know why those darn pills are so BIG. Dang, they are as big as horse pills. Ive had...

  5. Recertification question

    chenoaspirit replied to UpdogRN's topic in Home Health

    If you feel you have done all you can and there are no changes, then discharge them. If you continue and you arent doing anything or working toward goals, you will not be within Medicare guidelines...

  6. smokers

    chenoaspirit replied to getoverit's topic in General Nursing

    lol, this is funny.....LITERALLY. People arguing over food, drugs, cigarettes. If you smoke, smoke. If you dont, then fine. Just leave each other alone. geeez Let each person live their own lives and...

  7. Major Vent

    chenoaspirit replied to LouisVRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I feel the same way. It takes soooo much of my time to try to communicate with them. It takes away from my time with them and with my other patients. Like others have said....if they are here...

  8. need advice

    chenoaspirit replied to cymphilly's topic in Home Health

    At our agency, its the nurse's responsibilty to take care of everything r/t the patient. We do "case managing" and if there is an abnormal lab come in, they call me and its up to me to take care of...

  9. was i wrong?

    chenoaspirit replied to Lissacheer87's topic in General Nursing

    I think the only thing the poster was meaning was that if a nurse goes the extra mile for her, she will also go the extra mile for the nurse...doing more to ease her load. Its human to have more...

  10. False + on drug screen

    chenoaspirit replied to cb_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that they should take that into account, but I had NO idea those drugs would do that!

  11. VENT--Boundaries please!!!!!

    chenoaspirit replied to ProBeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Are you serious? Did he actually do those things? Yeah, he and I would have a nice chat about that! The nerve of some

  12. For those that DON'T like HHC

    chenoaspirit replied to hawkfdc's topic in Home Health

    For me, its all about the paperwork. Everything else I love, but the paperwork is obsurd. My agency actually takes good care of us employees, I have a wonderful boss, but Id like to shove the...

  13. smokers

    chenoaspirit replied to getoverit's topic in General Nursing

    OMG, I think we all know what risks are involved with smoking. We do have enough education to know that. Like someone said, this topic has been done to

  14. Simple Drug Teaching Sheets

    chenoaspirit replied to KateRN1's topic in Home Health

    http://www.upmc.com/healthAtoZ/patienteducation/Pages/patiented.aspx Just choose a category, then it gives you hundreds of topics on it and you can choose one and print

  15. Simple Drug Teaching Sheets

    chenoaspirit replied to KateRN1's topic in Home Health

    http://medicalcenter.osu.edu/patientcare/patient_education/Pages/index.aspx

  16. Simple Drug Teaching Sheets

    chenoaspirit replied to KateRN1's topic in Home Health

    Here is one that is somewhat good.

  17. Simple Drug Teaching Sheets

    chenoaspirit replied to KateRN1's topic in Home Health

    medactionplan.com..I went there and ended up on mymedschedule.com. That site is AMAZING!!!! OMG, Im sooooo glad you posted that site. It was hard to figure out how to register, but once I did, I...

  18. HomeHealth stress! New and feel like crying

    chenoaspirit posted a topic in Home Health

    I think I COULD love HH, but the stress is keeping my nerves tore up to the point I cant stand it. Nurses are giving me some of their patients. One was a new SOC, nurse told me that it was a q week...

  19. We Need Your Feedback for a New allnurses.com Video Commercial

    chenoaspirit replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I think it needs to show actual people, not the forum. Looking at "words" do not reveal the true heart of AN. After all, its not just a "website" but its actual people who bond and help each other....

  20. My proposed solution to being bullied, will it backfire on me?

    chenoaspirit replied to danceswithsnakes's topic in General Nursing

    If you do pursue this, keep a copy of ALL documents, whether it be emails or formal complaints. This way you will have proof of your attempt of resolution. I wish you the best in this. Please keep...

  21. Daytonite has passed away...

    chenoaspirit replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my. I hate to hear this. She will be sadly missed. Bless her heart, I hope she didnt suffer

  22. So sick of the paperwork....

    chenoaspirit posted a topic in Home Health

    Right now I have 2 SOC, 1 D/C, 2 ROC, and 3 recerts sittiing in front of me. I was too busy on thursday and friday to even begin doing them. Now they all are sitting in front of me and I soooo dont...

  23. slow code?

    chenoaspirit replied to pbmnms2's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with everyone's responses. There is no such thing as a "slow code". Either you code them or you dont. Imagine if you had "slow coded" him and he became worse but lived and his quality of...

  24. Advice PLEAAAASEE

    chenoaspirit posted a topic in Home Health

    I have a patient diagnosed with glioblastoma. She has private insurance. Insur approved 27 visits for SN, 27 for PT and 27 for OT. She is homebound, she cant walk or use the left side of her body....

  25. Straight caths - to clamp or not to clamp?

    chenoaspirit replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in General Nursing

    I will drain up to 1000 ml. I have had patients complain of bladder spasms when I did empty more than that. But hypovolemia? never heard of that