karmil

karmil specializes in Med/Surg, OB, Home Health/Hospice.

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1. Do you actually wear gloves/gowns/masks ?

   karmil replied to Nepenthe Sea's topic in General Nursing

   I am Home Health/Hospice Nurse and always wear gloves and whatever I need to prevent getting or giving infection. I would report any nurse to Infection Control who is lazy or sloppy in these...

2. Postpartum home health?

   karmil replied to mom2is's topic in Home Health

   AHHHH.. but WHO PAYS for this? THAT is the

3. Is it legal to alter RN documentation?

   karmil replied to groverslisa's topic in Home Health

   I am SO GLAD I work for a fanatically HONEST

4. What kind of car should I get?

   karmil replied to anticoagulationurse's topic in Home Health

   I have 170,000+ miles on the 04 Corolla and it cost me .7 cents/mile and I make up to .58/mile. It depends on where you live. Here in the midwest a 4x4 is needed a lot! My hubbie has a 4x4 if I am...

5. Interview for home health- what questions to ask

   karmil replied to Limik's topic in Home Health

   Do a GREAT job...us LPN's are counting on other LPN's to prove their worth! Best

6. I am back to home health nursing after being a stay at home mom

   karmil replied to lharjes's topic in Home Health

   I went into HH after 17 years of being home raising kids and running a home based business. It took me a bit getting back up to speed, but it is the best nursing job I ever had! I had to learn new...

7. Postpartum home health?

   karmil replied to mom2is's topic in Home Health

   I have long thought this would be an excellent idea, especially for nursing mothers and high risk for pp

8. how many on computers

   karmil replied to cookie102's topic in Home Health

   We use CPSI. I am very cpu literate and yet this program took me a long time to master because you may answer the same question in many different system assessments. It takes me 30 min if I hand...

9. No respect for LVN's/LPN's

   karmil replied to Jen01tx's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   Tell them next time you know an LPN whose State Board (NY 1974) was 700 Questions and 8 hours long. What ignorant

10. No respect for LVN's/LPN's

    karmil replied to Jen01tx's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Sweetie, I have been "only an LPN" for 34 years and STILL wish I went on, but choose to raise children instead. I cringe when I have to work with a ADN because there bedside skill is nill, and the...

11. Osage Beach or Branson area

    karmil replied to rodggang's topic in General Nursing

    How come you hated workig at Skaggs and where did you live before? Thanks!

12. Missouri Salary Poll

    karmil replied to maggijo's topic in General Nursing

    Missouri pay is low, BUT so is the cost of living. You can buy a nice house under 100K and gas right now is $1.45/gal. Weigh the factors. I am from NY and LOVE

13. Osage Beach or Branson area

    karmil replied to rodggang's topic in General Nursing

    I have an RN friend in Branson and he told me the pay was terrible. I would love to live near there and the the cost of living is cheap. Check out Skaggs Hospital. It't good size. There are good...

14. Rural Nursing as a SPECIALTY!!

    karmil replied to ranchwife's topic in Rural

    I trained in NY, but the CHALLENGE came when I took a job in a small rural hospital in MO. I learned to be a multi-tasker quickly. I nursed all ages and dealt with all sorts of illness and did OB. Now...

15. Hello - What state are you from?

    karmil replied to KimRN41514's topic in Rural

    I am a Home Health/Hospice Nurse in a small rural area, but can drive up to 130 miles a day to see 5 pts. Everybody is related to someone here and the main town is 6,000. I am from NY (LI) and LOVE...