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  1. Getting your coworkers help : teamwork

    onedayitllbeme posted a topic in Home Health

    Hi all, i have been working in home care/hospice for about 1 year. Sometimes at a patient's house I realize I need help. Maybe I just am not having luck with foley insertion or want second opinion on...

  2. Do you have a territory?

    onedayitllbeme posted a topic in Home Health

    Hi Home Health nurses. Can you share if your home health agency assigns nurses a territory and if you know of any software programs are used to decide which nurse new patients that come on will be...

  3. Charting until midnight?

    onedayitllbeme replied to Grasshopper11's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    It really is what you make it and what the requirements are. A visit note according to auditors should be in within 48 hours. With self discipline and a reasonable caseload and territory you should...

  4. Hospice EMR

    onedayitllbeme replied to Nascar nurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We use iPads for consolo also. Through the

  5. Female vs male patients

    onedayitllbeme replied to qaz99's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No preference , I just usually prefer not to have middle age . I like over 65 the

  6. What nursing task do you loathe???

    onedayitllbeme replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    I don't like wound care on huge necrotic wounds, also tap water enemas are a big mess especially on patients that can't hold any tap water. But honestly if I had more time and wasn't always working on...

  7. So I kind of messed up

    onedayitllbeme replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

    I would wait it out, see if your school is worried about it. If they bring it up I guess I would explain the situation and hope for the

  8. Nurse recruiter at Atlantic Health

    onedayitllbeme replied to marcd's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Just a method I use, I can usually find names of recruiters for hospitals on LinkedIn . I dont normally contact them but I might if I applied for a position online and wanted to "follow

  9. Medication error

    onedayitllbeme replied to EDRN32's topic in Emergency

    I'm so sorry that happened. It is a reminder to me to always leave the clamp below the pump on until it is programmed and I see it dripping

  10. PICC line blood draw

    onedayitllbeme replied to greyL's topic in General Nursing

    Wow I'm shocked a place would have you waste 20ml for a blood draw. I hope there is an exception for GI bleeds and other anemias. If a patient is a reasonable stick I actually prefer peripheral blood...

  11. Weirdest/most difficult thing swallowed by a patient

    onedayitllbeme replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    The inside of a instant heat pack. Turns out it is non toxic, likely for this reason. My patient was more confused than I realized! I was particularly shocked because I couldn't get him to take a bite...

  12. RN - Crushing medications

    onedayitllbeme replied to DDdove's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I generally combine vitamins at the very

  13. RN - Crushing medications

    onedayitllbeme replied to DDdove's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have had CHF patients with a gtube that have between 10-15 meds at 10am. With previous suggestion we would get to half of their liquid requirement for the day by 10am with no nutrients. Here is a...

  14. What nursing task do you loathe???

    onedayitllbeme replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    Tap water enemas in bed.. Uhh, time consuming, uncomfortable for patient and a

  15. Hep C? end of the line?

    onedayitllbeme replied to thea22's topic in General Nursing

    Negative. I'm sure. Hang in

  16. Was I right, wrong, or am I going crazy

    onedayitllbeme replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I should say a unconscious person in danger is not arouseable, sleeping is of course an unconscious

  17. Was I right, wrong, or am I going crazy

    onedayitllbeme replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    It seems based on responses that posters know the original poster, as an outsider my question would be was she arousable, an unconscious person is not arousable a sleeping person is. If she was not...

  18. Bedpan? Why not a Poise pad?

    onedayitllbeme replied to TryVeganToday's topic in General Nursing

    I have had a female patient who was completely capable of using a male urinal, she was pretty mobile though. I think we should test out the female urinal more and get the shape right. My own 9 year...

  19. would you give this bp med?

    onedayitllbeme replied to lynnburg's topic in Patient Medications

    I'm always on the fence on what to do when the blood pressure is like 106/53 and pulse is 61. Sometimes they are getting it for afib but also have dizzy spells and bouts of hypo

  20. Pixus waste never witnessed

    onedayitllbeme replied to bella14k's topic in General Nursing

    Never pull narcotics "just in case." You are asking for trouble. Waste later is ok if you pull the med go to a nurse have her watch you waste then go back and sign off. But don't physically waste...

  21. Gel Nails

    onedayitllbeme replied to er.mere's topic in General Nursing

    BuckybadgerRN, I for one find it really interesting to discuss regardless of hospital policy personally. I never wear nail polish but I'm interested in infection control so any thread that might shed...

  22. Best way to document late medications

    onedayitllbeme replied to HSclinicaleducator's topic in Patient Medications

    If it really is too busy like we had a code or something probably would go as 'dose rescheduled' and cross your fingers. We are human after all. we try our best but sometimes it

  23. Best way to document late medications

    onedayitllbeme replied to HSclinicaleducator's topic in Patient Medications

    Well I was told to think of it this way. A daily medication that is scheduled for 10am. You give it at 11:30am. You select ' dose rescheduled' is it late? No, it is a 'daily' medication and they got...

  24. Medication Error - 53 is this for me

    onedayitllbeme replied to Mindfulone1's topic in Patient Medications

    NO, of course not, that is why it is so important that she use what she has learned to help implement the standards recommended to keep children safe, such as labeling pens!! If they are to fire her...

  25. A VERY frustrated nurse

    onedayitllbeme replied to RNnewbie2014's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I feel ya girl (or guy)! I've been at this gig (days) for about 7-8 months and I still have those days where i don't clock out until 8:45pm for no great reason. Usually I clock out before 8. There are...