RubyRN,CHPN

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  1. Going into hospice

    RubyRN,CHPN replied to burger914's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Sure, why not. I began working in home health and hospice with just over a year of TCU experience and have remained loyal to my agency for the past seven years. Wouldn't trade my job for anything!...

  2. The Business of Home Health

    RubyRN,CHPN replied to erroridiot's topic in Home Health

    What your supervisor may have meant was that for pts who have an acute exacerbation of their chronic illness (COPD is a good example) the role of the home health nurse for example may be to assist the...

  3. Low cost ostomy deoderizer/swimwear for ostomy wearers

    RubyRN,CHPN posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I've worked in the home health and hospice field for the past 7 years. I have a pt with a longstanding (approx 20 year old) colostomy an urostomy r/t radiation damage from cancer. As I draw near to...

  4. RN for on call relief ALF

    RubyRN,CHPN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :balloons: I've been approached by a ALF RN re: a position for on call relief at a local ALF. This position would include carrying cell phone/pager and answer questions from staff. I'd like to take...

  5. levsin vs scope patches

    RubyRN,CHPN replied to saribeth's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Interesting discussion. Levsin SL vs. Scop TD. Both very effective. Literature states Scop approximately 85 % effective at onset death rattle. Has anyone tried Scop 0.4 mg sc loading dose followed by...

  6. question for single moms

    RubyRN,CHPN replied to kellisdomain's topic in General Students

    Kelli my dear.... Thank you for writing and I'm sorry we haven't had a chance to visit until today. I am a single mother x 13 years now. I began nursing school, pre-req's and such when my son was 2...