hoolahan

hoolahan ASN, RN

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  1. refusal of assignment

    hoolahan replied to anurse4life's topic in General Nursing

    No offense, but you need to present your case a little more clearly to your supervisors than you did here. Stick to facts, not emotions. Take your resume, did you ever have that kind of experience? I...

  2. I need advice about daughter's cp and puberty.

    hoolahan replied to Missyb32641's topic in General Nursing

    I can't help youmuch except that I did a google search and these sites had reading lists... http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/yourchild/disabsex.htm http://www.siecus.org/pubs/biblio/bibs0009.html This...

  3. MO190, MO210, M0230, and MO240

    hoolahan replied to barryg's topic in Home Health

    Barry, this is one of the hardest areas on the oasis even for experienced nurses. It has to do w a lot of things, first let me pull an oasis, i don't have these memorized. MO 190, yes for conditioins...

  4. Nurses that give bottles to breastfeeding babies.

    hoolahan replied to at your cervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow! Can I say something as a former new bf mom? I was in and out of non-progressing labor for 2 days with minimal sleep. Ended up w C-Section anyway, b/c my first was breech. Two words...window...

  5. Professionalism and Nurses

    hoolahan replied to Dixiedi's topic in General Nursing

    Dixie... This is what I was thinking too, even though I was also raised on a Mr./Mrs. standard as well. Is it possible she was just inexperienced? Not raised the way you were? This kind of respectful...

  6. When One Child Is Enough

    hoolahan replied to Spidey's mom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Very well said!! They may well receive judgement from the only thing that matters, their higher power, if they believe in one. There are enough judges in this world

  7. How to prepare for the CCRN

    hoolahan replied to buggnat's topic in General Nursing

    I took it and have maintained it since 1985, but next time it runs out, I am letting it lapse (no longer in CC and now I have to masintain CCM.) This is what I did... I bought the AACN Clinical...

  8. Portfolio for an Interview?

    hoolahan replied to Q.'s topic in Nursing Career

    When I challenged the clinical portion for my BSN, I had to make a portfolio. It was a huge pain, but when it was done, it was pretty darn cool. Now I add everything to it, I keep all job descriptions...

  9. Please be advised: Toilet Humour

    hoolahan replied to nursebedlam's topic in Nursing Humor

    This is hilarious! I got it in an e-mail a while back, and couldn't find it when I looked for it to send to someone. Glad you posted

  10. severe skin flaking...anyone seen this?

    hoolahan replied to luvbug9956's topic in General Nursing

    I looked at the pictures too, and it didn't sound like you described, I didn't see the flaking. I had one patient whio had something similar to what you described, but it was limited to his LE's. He...

  11. The fingernail police!!

    hoolahan replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe when you have actually been a nurse for 23 years, like me, you may understand the issue. I am also a licensed nail tech. After 23 years, it isn't so much the nail issue, it's the "last straw"...

  12. The fingernail police!!

    hoolahan replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I choose my overlays. The day my home health agency tells me we can't have them, it will be the last clinical shift I work. I am FT now with an insurance company, and per diem HH. We must wear...

  13. Gift

    hoolahan replied to DHnurse's topic in Home Health

    Gompers, that is so sweet of you. I did send the lady who made the dog blankets, and her husband a dozen white roses on the 66th, yes 66th, wedding anniversary. They loved it. I have made or bought...

  14. Gift

    hoolahan replied to DHnurse's topic in Home Health

    Our policy is that we cannot accept gifts over $25. I have accepted little things. A patient's wife gave me a dog bed she made from fabric remnants. She sewed threse little peices together all day...

  15. How much gets deducted from your pay for health benefits?

    hoolahan posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all. I haven't been on much lately now that I am working in the 9-5 mode in front of a computer, but I am curious and need some input, plus I thought this was a topic we haven't seen in relation to...

  16. How much gets deducted from your pay for health benefits?

    hoolahan replied to hoolahan's topic in General Nursing

    I am so happy so many of you took the time to respond, it is really interesting to see the vast differences. I can't see page one to refer to it, but whoever used to work for BCBS and had those great...

  17. How much gets deducted from your pay for health benefits?

    hoolahan replied to hoolahan's topic in General Nursing

    OMG!!! That is great!! You bring up a point, the fees I mentioned are for family coverage as well.Weare obviously getting ripped

  18. Hey Goodywhyte...

    hoolahan posted a topic in Home Health

    How's it going?? Haven't seen you here in

  19. Terms we will not admit to using

    hoolahan replied to gwenith's topic in Nursing Humor

    FUBAR F'd up Beyond All Repair PIA...do we really need to define that one? I think it's universal! lol BOHICA...Bend Over Here It Comes Again, as in when you get a bad assignment, have a rotten...

  20. Hey Goodywhyte...

    hoolahan replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

    Good Luck whatever you do Goody, wherever you go, they will be lucky to have

  21. Hey Goodywhyte...

    hoolahan replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

    It is a lot of work to start your own agency, but check into the nurse entrepenuer forum and see what others have done, they have suceeded where I have failed. I have really changed my priorities in...

  22. Anyone Ever Drop A Client?

    hoolahan replied to nightingale's topic in Home Health

    It is hard to watch someone do harm to themselves. That is one of the things about homecare, you really cannot control what a pt will and wont do. This is what I have found are the best things you can...

  23. Infection Control Nurse position in prison system??

    hoolahan posted a topic in Correctional

    Anyone have any expereince with this role? I am looking into this position since it is so close to home. It would be based in central Reception and Assignment Facility, or intake essentially I guess...

  24. Has anyone had experience with webWOC as prep for exam?

    hoolahan posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I would like to become certified as WOCN, all components. I really don't have time for classes, and a few years ago, there were several options for on-line learning for the req'd educational program...

  25. Which bag do you use?

    hoolahan replied to Jayonoway's topic in Home Health

    I have a nice leather LL Bean backpack too. It has tons of pockets, which, yes, is an issue with roaches, but if a home has roaches, I keep a smaller canvas bag in the car, I just throw in only what I...