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  1. Would you ever own a motorcycle? YES or NO?

    debblynn13 replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

    Hospice nurse here. My perspective is ....life is too short to live in fear. I wear all the protective gear. Most of the time I ride in low traffic areas. Big on defensive riding...and I keep my...

  2. Older nurses taking forever to computer chart

    debblynn13 replied to Giga's topic in General Nursing

    I am a 53 almost...year old nurse and I am the go to person if someone has computer issues. How did I get this "job"? I was aware of people and if they had problems I would offer suggestions, short...

  3. Huge Dilemma...please help!

    debblynn13 replied to Traum-a-Rama's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    We have peer interviews at our facility. You have your HR interview and then the manager of your floor interview first. They send only the people they would hire to the peer interview. Unless they...

  4. Documenting pain

    debblynn13 replied to jyhn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We have been having the same problem and have been discussing how it could be changed to be more user friendly. We are one of McKessons test sights and give suggestions on changes we think would help....

  5. Drug Diversion

    debblynn13 replied to eileenis1's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We have used a Duragesic patch and brought in one patch at a time and had the family put the old one in a baggie for us to pick up at the next visit. It is a difficult situation.

  6. Would you ever own a motorcycle? YES or NO?

    debblynn13 replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know, hot glue can be pretty dangerous. Make your own flour and water paste, much safer and you can eat it if you get

  7. Would you ever own a motorcycle? YES or NO?

    debblynn13 replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

    I am 52 yrs old and just started riding last year. Never thought I would ever ride, always thought it was too dangerous. I work in Hospice, maybe that is why I feel we need to live life as much as...

  8. do any home hospices provide linens 4 hospital beds

    debblynn13 replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We supply linens with our hospital beds but we don't supply depends or disposable chux or baby wipes. I usually do have a few in the car for emergencies but it is expected the families will buy the...

  9. Dress code.....

    debblynn13 replied to indianahope's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Nice street clothes, no jeans and Lab coat. I admit I don't do the lab coat most of the time. I don't like advertising to the neighbors that I'm the nurse. Also I get too hot wearing a coat over my...

  10. CNA Commandments

    debblynn13 replied to greeniebean's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Thou shalt not say to the resident...You don't like me and I don't like

  11. CNA or LPN? What is the difference in Iowa?

    debblynn13 replied to ckhamill's topic in General Nursing

    Here is a list of activities an LPN can do. Iowa Board of Nursing Here is a generic cna job description.. CNA Job Description A Certified Nursing Assistant fulfills the need of patient care in...

  12. Changes to On Call Job Description

    debblynn13 replied to pixiec11's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I am a full time case manager with an average load of 10 - 12 pts. We are a small nonprofit hospice connected with a hospital. We also have an inpatient unit. Currently we have 3 full time case...

  13. Paediatric - Palliative Care - Hospice

    debblynn13 replied to Stargirl1980's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I agree with tewdles. It takes a special nurse to be able to take care of kids at end of life. I haven't had to take care of any children in my hospice career, yet. I feel that you need to know...

  14. How to Put On a Nasal Cannula

    debblynn13 replied to Tina_Hayes's topic in General Nursing

    I've had my end stage copd patients that put the cannula in their mouth when they are feeling more short of breath. They swear it works better. Otherwise in the nares....curved

  15. First job where? and Length of orientation?

    debblynn13 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just applied last week to several hospitals in the area. I would like to have some idea what people are recieving for orientation times in the different areas of nursing. I have applied for...

  16. Falls in Assisted Living

    debblynn13 posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We have several patients in assisted living facilities as hospice patients. Most of the time these people become a high fall risk and the families and facilities do not want the patient to be moved....

  17. More frustrations dealing with end of life oncology patients...

    debblynn13 replied to mama_d's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with everyone else. Also are you required to get sats? Those numbers will make everyone upset but they are normal for a dying person. We have taken the mask off people if it really...

  18. Medicine disposal

    debblynn13 replied to JNF RN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We have been instructed that the medications are the patients meds and the family is to destroy them. We instruct the family to make a solution out of the pills and then mix it with kitty litter and...

  19. Greetings... Hospice Nurse Falling Apart

    debblynn13 replied to grbrico's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    12 to 14 visits a day in a 4 county area? WOW, is all I have to say. Unless you have a bunch of visits all together in a nursing home I don't see how this is realistic. How can you give good care?...

  20. A blessing in disguise?

    debblynn13 replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We have been told that hospice is to supplement but not replace services given by the nursing home. So if the patient/client was getting a shower/bed bath 2 times a week prior to hospice then she...

  21. Just starting CNA in Iowa

    debblynn13 replied to Fran88's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Fran, I graduated from DMACC and worked my first nursing job at Methodist. I would suggest you try to get a job in a hospital. It would help immensely in your nursing classes. I just checked...

  22. Hospice Electronic Documentation

    debblynn13 replied to jyhn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We use McKession and I think it is the most convuluted program I have ever seen. I feel I am better than average in computer literacy and spend quite a bit of my time helping others figure out how to...

  23. COPD and hospice

    debblynn13 replied to suni's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Sounds like a very good possiblity. You can always ask the doctor about getting a referral. Make sure they give you a choice of hospice providers. You can always have hospice come out and assess your...

  24. Hourly Rounding

    debblynn13 replied to Erianne1074's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We have the same exact script at our hospital. SOMEONE is making money on this one...LOL. Anyway I'm in home hospice and one of my patients prefers me over some of the other nurse because I don't...

  25. Moving to Iowa

    debblynn13 replied to malachi39's topic in General Nursing

    I looked at your past posts and see you are taking your LPN boards. You will find that most of the hospitals won't hire LPNs. I know Broadlawns sometimes does and the clinics do. There are a lot of...