Mandy LVN

Ok, so after taking off a year and a half from nursing I am back in the field again. I started orientation at a HHA this week as a PRN field LVN. I really like the agency I work for so far. It is a lot better than the one I was working for previou...

Palo Pinto Home Health. Palo Pinto General is the county hospital and they also run/own the hha.

I am an LVN and have been for 10 years. In Feb I decided to quit nursing because I was burn out...not just because of nursing but a personal issue as well. One week after quitting my job I landed in a psych ward for a week for suicidal ideations. ...

Thank you!! I had the interview yesterday and it went well. The DON said she would submit my paperwork and salary requirements for approval and call me back. Sounds hopeful, right? :) I am doing alot better now than I was back in Feb. Surprisin...

I have actually witnessed the "yelling" a number of times at the hospital I used to work at. One doc in particular would get ****** about something a nurse had done ( or not done) and starting yelling at high volume and cussing. This was the norm a...

I am an LVN, did HH for about 8 months before taking a "sebatical" However, while I was working, I had a patient that would call me and the CM because she had an episode of bowel incontinence. My CM sent me over to her house to clean her up....I wa...

After 9 years working in the hospital I decided I needed to switch to HH because I thought I was just burned out on med/surg nursing....after 6 months in HH it has become apparent that I am just burned out on nursing period. I am looking to switch c...

Thanks Caliotter!

I need some advice! I have an 80 yr old chair-bound patient with what was reported to me as a Stage 2 pressure ulcer. I arrived at the home and found the wound to be more of a severe excoriation due to probably sitting in feces for too long. There...

I am an LVN and have been working in HH for approx 6 months. My question is for the RNs/case managers. Do you actually do sup visits? One of the CMs I work with has never spoken to or seen a patient we've had for more than a month and a half. At...

Thanks for your input.

I am currently driving an 07 Hyundai Sonata and I love it. Gas mileage is not the greatest (21-25 mpg) but it is in good condition. I put around 500 miles a week on it so I am sure I will be in the market for a new one in a few years.

Good luck!

Yes I took the TEAS three times, last July and November, and then again in January. Got a little better score each time. I used the study guide they provide in the book store...however I think they are using a different one now. I used it mainly f...

Tejas hopefully we will! And most of it should come back after some practice. Good luck with the TEAS!

I have already been accepted to the LVN to RN program at WC to start next May! I was actually accepted to the program for this year but had to withdraw 1 1/2 weeks into the program due to personal reasons but have a guaranteed spot next year. I am ...

I need some advice! I have an 80 yr old chair-bound patient with what was reported to me as a Stage 2 pressure ulcer. I arrived at the home and found the wound to be more of a severe excoriation due to probably sitting in feces for too long. Th...

Thank you for all the ideas/suggestions! I will keep these in mind for when the patient is discharged from the hospital. He went in on Thursday for unrelated issues. Not sure if or when he will return home. I almost think he would be better off g...

I have been a field nurse in HH for 3 weeks now and I love it. However, I feel as if I am constantly bugging my case managers with questions, either about the patients or about policies, ect. My question is....how long is it going to take me before ...

At the facility I recently resigned from we isolated everyone with a history of MRSA or C-Diff, regardless of how long it had been since they were first diagnosed. We never did swabs, just isolated. And all MRSA patients got IV Vanco regardless of ...

Thanks everyone!

If I am giving it IV, yes.

I personally would be very uncomfortable having a PICC placed in the patient's home. I have seen way to many complications in the hospital with placement to feel that it is safe. IMHO it is safer to have it done in the hospital where there is plent...

I am new to home health (less than 3 weeks) and have a patient who has been a diagnosed diabetic for more than 10 years but has just recently decided that it's time to start "taking care of this." I have printed out multiple diabetic edu handouts, d...

Hmm that didn't work out like I expected it to....not sure how to correct it.