nrsdolphin replied to dev.miles's topic in Uniform/Gear
I'm deaf in 1 ear and partially deaf in the other one. I've had 2 electronic stethoscopes and love them. Each lasted over 5 years. I have a Cardiology III now but my hearing with it isn't very good. Just ordered another electronic one. Giving...
After going thru LPN and ADN, all I can say is hang in there. There will be days you will swear you can't go on and can't go another night without sleep, you'll never understand the difference between cc and ml or how many drops per minute for each d...
nrsdolphin replied to mingez's topic in Psychiatric
I worked at a VA hospital for 12 yrs, 5 on psych unit. We were taught to defend ourselves and not injure the pt, we also had a code red response specifically taught pt takedowns and defense that specifically kept the pt safe. Also, staff have been i...
nrsdolphin replied to indbletrble's topic in Home Health
All of our nurses have pulse ox machines in nurse bag. We generally check on soc for a baseline, and then we check every home visit if they have dx of chf or copd, also if any major cardiac issues. These are addressed on 485. So far md's have had n...
nrsdolphin replied to RN1263's topic in Home Health
I can do 2 admits and an SN visit for ROC or a recert in one day. But I also have to have time to audit all admitsand d/c, teach chronic care class weekly, nurse ed, pt ed, go to seminars at least 2x month. So, doing these things are a nightmare at...
nrsdolphin replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health
I've been in HH for over 4 yrs now. I've been casemanager, field nurse. Now I'm QA and do a lot of the admits. I audit admits and discharges, help with nursing ed as well as find new info for pt ed. Will be taking the certification test for Oasis an...