sinawahi

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1. Time with one Patient and Documentation

   sinawahi posted a topic in Home Health

   How long does it usually take you to do one routine medicare visit? I usually spent 1 hour with the patient and 45 minutes to do documentation if there is nothing

2. Question about handling a Patient

   sinawahi replied to sinawahi's topic in Home Health

   Thanks for the answers. I am seeing her for med management. Spoke with the md. We are going to keep her for

3. Question about handling a Patient

   sinawahi posted a topic in Home Health

   I have a patient who was supposed to pick up her medication at the pharmacy one week ago after I ordered it by the MD. Today at my visit she still didn't pick it up. She already run out of his Bp...

4. pregnant

   sinawahi replied to sinawahi's topic in Home Health

   Crackers help me a lot. Since mid-last week I feel a little better. Still nauseated and always hungry but ok. I am also very tired, never have been that tired in my life, and I started to get very...

5. pregnant

   sinawahi replied to sinawahi's topic in Home Health

   Thanks for the tip Kyasi. I found out the hard way not to take the vitamin on a empty stomach. Now I take it after work :). I still didn't tell my boss and try not to until I get my first picture and...

6. pregnant

   sinawahi posted a topic in Home Health

   A week ago I found out I am 6 weeks pregnant. I am very exited and happy but I am soo nauseated. I don't know how to survive my working day's. Every time a go in a home to do a visit, I pray that I...

7. Effectively Managing Your Case Load

   sinawahi replied to Jasminecol17's topic in Home Health

   That was really interesting to hear how other home health nurses organize themselves. My agency does not allow me to take patient's information out of the office because of Hippa. So what I do is I...

8. Medication

   sinawahi replied to sinawahi's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I am totally scared to give out medication. I don't want to give out something which I don't know exactly, but how can I ever remember all the side effects, interactions and dosages. Just hope that...

9. Medication

   sinawahi posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   As a new RN, do you look up every medication for their side effect, interaction and dosage size...before giving it? I am just wondering how other nurses handle the situation of having no time but...

10. Would you do this?

    sinawahi replied to sinawahi's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks so much for the answers. I think what I will do now is, I will go to the hospital tomorrow to get the teaching and to give support to my friend. I will let him know that I will not administer...

11. Would you do this?

    sinawahi replied to sinawahi's topic in General Nursing

    They are teaching him at the hospital tomorrow how to administer the antibiotics by himself at home. The dressing change will be done in the hospital. So there will be no visit from a home care nurse...

12. Would you do this?

    sinawahi posted a topic in General Nursing

    What happened is, a friend needs antibiotics though a picc line. Since he does not has a insurance, he asked me if I could do this to save him money. I am a new grad RN and really unsure if I am...

13. Funny Stuff To Make You Laugh

    sinawahi replied to Lisa From Maui's topic in General Nursing

    this is so funny, thanks for

14. Bucket List, Oahu

    sinawahi replied to Lisa From Maui's topic in General Nursing

    go surfing on sunset, go shark cage diving, have a baby on oahu which then would have honolulu as place of birth on the birth certificate, skydiving, hula dancing and so on and so

15. Preparation for my first job

    sinawahi replied to sinawahi's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks for the tip, I will do that. My education was quite different, but I think I will figure that out hopefully. Didn't know each state documentation laws are different. Where can I look that up...