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WI_home_RN

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  1. Lack of supplies to do home care?

    WI_home_RN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    Oh, unfortunately, this happens also! My 15yo peds case with all the respiratory probs recently went two days without some very necessary meds because Mom never went to the pharmacy, altho she was...

  2. Lack of supplies to do home care?

    WI_home_RN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    If you ever lack supplies, you should let the family know what is needed, or if you work for an agency, let them know. I have two cases, the adult one the RNs place the monthly orders; my peds case...

  3. Private duty nursing??

    WI_home_RN replied to ArwenEvenstar's topic in Private Duty

    Reading this thread with high interest...thanks for posting your story and following up with it :) I have been in PDN for over a year now and really enjoying my two cases. Can you elaborate a little...

  4. New grad needs advice. PDN??

    WI_home_RN replied to Ms_Bee's topic in Private Duty

    I don't think you'll have any problems fitting into PDN. Since you do have a little med-surg background, that will just make it easier. When I graduated from nursing school in 1996, I landed my dream...

  5. Mom is abusive to all the nurses

    WI_home_RN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow, i just read this thread in disbelief. It would be so hard to work with someone so hot and cold like that Mom. How did your shift go besides her being nice to you? Have you gone back at all? The...

  6. Thank goodness for my laptop!

    WI_home_RN replied to Lorie P.'s topic in Private Duty

    I thought this was a good post to revive I have two cases....my adult male vent case well he only sleeps during day shift and is awake all night long. That calls for an extremely looong day shift...

  7. communication book

    WI_home_RN replied to WI_home_RN's topic in Private Duty

    Thank you for your kind reply :) I am feeling better after reading your words of wisdom and also since time has passed since "the incident" occurred. I do not work for an agency. However, there are...

  8. As a PDN, have you ever travelled with your patient?

    WI_home_RN replied to WI_home_RN's topic in Private Duty

    Thanks for your advice all! I will only get paid for 12 hrs per day but I know I will be working technically more than that. I'm OK with that. Plus, Mom has also told me I will be given time away from...

  9. As a PDN, have you ever travelled with your patient?

    WI_home_RN posted a topic in Private Duty

    i work as a pdn rn as most of you are aware. i work for two homes. the one home is two disabled children whom have pdn cares, one mr, asd adult who has a pcw in which the rns have nothing to do with,...

  10. It cost me $59.25 just to apply for a job?

    WI_home_RN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    Inquiring minds want to know! What kind of neat little bennies to you get from this little

  11. Syringes that fit Mic-Key button g-tube

    WI_home_RN replied to WI_home_RN's topic in Private Duty

    I finally found some syringes that actually fit! So excited! I know, the smallest things can make me happy But, in talking with some colleagues yesterday about my find, we were discussing how and why...

  12. What to do at school

    WI_home_RN replied to Not_A_Hat_Person's topic in Private Duty

    I don't go to school with the kids i care for but i can ask the RNs who do attend school what they do. As a Mom of a special needs son, I can attest to Nurse's comments about the importance of the...

  13. As a nurse, how do you tell your PCP you want anti-anxiety meds?

    WI_home_RN replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Thank you for all the responses....definitely helped me

  14. How many of you nurses do NOT have health insurance

    WI_home_RN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    i have had no health insurance for about two years now. my bills are adding up as well. and i'm a private duty nursing working for the state of wisconsin (medicaid) and we get no benefits. can you...

  15. private duty nursing overseas surgical procedures

    WI_home_RN replied to cdktRN's topic in Private Duty

    you are correct in that to work as an rn in the uk you must register with

  16. private duty nursing overseas surgical procedures

    WI_home_RN replied to cdktRN's topic in Private Duty

    This sounds really interesting to me. I love my Private Duty Nursing Job in Wisconsin. However, my fiance is from India but is currently living in in London completing his master's degree (MBA). I...

  17. Wound Care Certification in Miami

    WI_home_RN replied to ramacasu1's topic in General Nursing

    I've been thinking about doing some sort of wound educator class as well and was shocked at how EXPENSIVE woundeducators.com was!! I totally gave up that idea but maybe i'll check out the other place...

  18. Am I the only person who DOESN'T sleep on the night shift.

    WI_home_RN replied to tothepointeLVN's topic in Private Duty

    i was actually reviewing wisconsin's nurses in independent practice online handbook tonite before work. there is a paragraph in it that states that if you sleep on the job and get reported about the...

  19. Syringes that fit Mic-Key button g-tube

    WI_home_RN replied to WI_home_RN's topic in Private Duty

    We've been having to do this and the meds plug up the tubing and the g-tube every time. So much easier to push meds thru the syringe. My home coordinator is going to look into ordering for us tomorrow...

  20. Confused about new medicaid rules

    WI_home_RN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    you do pdn thru an agency? in wisconsin, we are all self-employed, independent contractors although we are paid by medicaid. i don't think i would want to work thru an agency with all the problems i...

  21. Confused about new medicaid rules

    WI_home_RN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    I'm in Wisconsin and one of my colleagues has another case of a little one who has head start a few half days a week and after school is out, my colleague, the RN, who attends school with her, drives...

  22. Foley balloon issues

    WI_home_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a private duty RN taking care of a patient with an indwelling Foley. He uses an 18 French with a 5 cc balloon filled with 10 cc. He leaks constantly. Sometimes we check the balloon and only pull...

  23. Syringes that fit Mic-Key button g-tube

    WI_home_RN replied to WI_home_RN's topic in Private Duty

    forgot to mention that Luer-Lock syringes do not fit the Mic-Key button. It has to be a Slip Tip-type

  24. Syringes that fit Mic-Key button g-tube

    WI_home_RN replied to WI_home_RN's topic in Private Duty

    I like to give my meds thru the g-tube with a syringe. It seems like some of the meds stick to the sides of the 60 cc g-tube with extension tubing when i give meds that route. Its just my preference...

  25. Syringes that fit Mic-Key button g-tube

    WI_home_RN replied to WI_home_RN's topic in Private Duty

    i care for a brother and sister who both each have mic-key buttons for g-tube access. we ran out of syringes that fit into the mic-key button to give meds directly into the g-tube. mom states that the...