KittyLovinRN

KittyLovinRN

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  1. Why can't we tell pts/families we're understaffed?

    KittyLovinRN replied to delphine22's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Same thing with home care. Patients don't get the number of visits they were told they'd get that week. I'm the one who gets blamed even though I don't make the visit schedule but the office makes no...

  2. Finding your place in nursing

    KittyLovinRN replied to medic978's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with lung transplants out of nursing school for 18 months then went to an ICU stepdown for two years. I knew I needed out of the hospital. I found home care nursing and have never loved a...

  3. Oasis M1342

    KittyLovinRN replied to jhdoublin's topic in Home Health

    P.S. If it's been 30 days since the actual surgery (i.e. if the patient went to rehab for long period of time after hospital) then we're told to put "New Epith"...I guess a 30 day old incision (WNL)...

  4. Oasis M1342

    KittyLovinRN replied to jhdoublin's topic in Home Health

    Our office requests the same documentation for knees/hips/surgical incisions ... EVERYTHING at a SOC is considered non-healing. Why are you uncomfortable with this? It's just baseline documentation....

  5. Medicare Charting Guidelines for HH

    KittyLovinRN replied to roach930's topic in Home Health

    Our charting (all computerized) is to be locked down and transmitted by midnight after the visit was performed. Granted there are times where we slack and do it the next day but it is the expectation...

  6. Working too close to home I think!

    KittyLovinRN posted a topic in Home Health

    Hi all! I'm a home care nurse in a neighboring community from where I live. Turns out one of my patient's is the brother of my MIL neighbor, who both live down the street from me. The sister figured...

  7. Swabcaps

    KittyLovinRN replied to student_nurse101's topic in General Nursing

    For the short period of time we used them (they showed no significant improvement in our CLAB rates) we only put them on the PICC/Subclavian/Port caps, I never saw them used on the actual IV tubing...

  8. What shoes do you wear?

    KittyLovinRN posted a topic in Home Health

    Forgive me if this has already been talked about but I did a brief search and could not find anything I was looking for. What brand of sneakers do you wear? I've never worn through shoes like I do...

  9. What shoes do you wear?

    KittyLovinRN replied to KittyLovinRN's topic in Home Health

    Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using

  10. does anyne else miss the hospital?

    KittyLovinRN replied to Cathyd241's topic in Home Health

    Never looked back the year I've been in home care and never will. But it's okay that you don't like it, not every section is your niche, good luck with your re-entry! Sent from my iPhone using...

  11. Taking time off in home health

    KittyLovinRN replied to luvtwilight's topic in Home Health

    I've been doing home health for a little over a year and taken three weeks off. If you do some prep work it's a breeze taking the time off as long as your agency is well staffed. I'm lucky to work for...

  12. How do I find out if a HH is creditable

    KittyLovinRN replied to lchapman's topic in Home Health

    Medicare.gov Look in home care section to review agencies. Ask to shadow a nurse after your interview, ask the nurse what they do and don't like about the job. Sent from my iPhone using

  13. New home health nurse. Advice/tips needed.

    KittyLovinRN replied to sirdearis88's topic in Home Health

    Wow I feel very fortunate with my company. We do five 8 hour days w some weekends but I'm never in the field the full 8 hours, I'm paid salary up to my 6 patient/productivity points and any extra is...

  14. New home health nurse. Advice/tips needed.

    KittyLovinRN replied to sirdearis88's topic in Home Health

  15. No training on OASIS - new to home health

    KittyLovinRN replied to sukari79's topic in Home Health

    Wonderful!!! Sent from my iPhone using

  16. Nurses carrying weapons

    KittyLovinRN posted a topic in Home Health

    Wanted to get some thoughts on inner city nurses carrying a concealed weapon? My husband is a city policeman who's dealt with his share of undesirables in the same neighborhoods I venture into and is...

  17. Is it ever appropriate to...

    KittyLovinRN replied to julz68's topic in General Nursing

    I've done it NUMEROUS times, I had a patient in home care who's wife I never actually had the opportunity to meet, his sister was staying with him. The night his wife arrived, he died unexpectedly....

  18. Doing favors or giving gifts for patients: Unacceptable?

    KittyLovinRN replied to tariqblaze's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm work in home health, I've stopped at the pharmacy on more than one occasion to pick up prescriptions for a patient who was home bound or during bad weather, I work in a busy urban area so getting...

  19. You know what is awesome?

    KittyLovinRN replied to Do-over's topic in General Nursing

    That "Thank you" goes MILES for me as well. It really keeps you going for another couple of weeks/months until you genuinely hear it again :) Coming to home care has really increased the frequency...

  20. Employer trying to refuse a waiver?

    KittyLovinRN replied to Ddestiny's topic in General Nursing

    Hubby is a police officer, I asked his opinion. It COULD become a work comp issue if she's not wearing the vest. The vest is designed to stop bullets, she could easily return to work after an...

  21. Student Nurse Following Me

    KittyLovinRN posted a topic in Home Health

    I was asked to take a nursing student with me for the semester for their community health clinical. I don't mind having students, although I've only had a handful and usually only for one day and...

  22. You're violating their confidentiality

    KittyLovinRN replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    Some people are just always looking for an argument. I wouldn't take another moment to think about it! Sent from my iPhone using

  23. Smokers need not apply?

    KittyLovinRN replied to RainMom's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    My hospital system has recently gone smoke free with hiring and sent an email out in July stating current employees have exactly 12 months to kick the habit. The argument I hear a lot from managers is...

  24. Dealing with Extra Assignments

    KittyLovinRN replied to turningred15's topic in Home Health

    Sounds like you really need to have a face to face with your supervisor/boss and let him/her know your concerns. Maybe in the past nurses have left without discussing their issues with the...

  25. when must I respond by when a patient calls.

    KittyLovinRN replied to babs1963's topic in Home Health

    I second that. Especially the documenting. I've had too many times where I or the MD office instruct a patient to go to the ER and they refuse to do so, charting that has saved