ChristinP

ChristinP has 6 years experience and specializes in Homecare, Public Health.

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1. call the ambulance?

   ChristinP replied to babs1963's topic in Home Health

   I have had an assortment of situations when I felt EMS should transport a patient but as long as the patient is of sound mind they have the right to refuse. I make the appropriate calls and document....

2. New to home care and freaking out because of the documation

   ChristinP replied to PeacockMaiden's topic in Home Health

   I have been working in home care for about 5 years and with 3 different companies. Your orientation to homecare seems terrible. All of our nurses spend several weeks learning how to document a routine...

3. 60 visits a week quota ?? sound possible?

   ChristinP replied to SweetRN007's topic in Home Health

   I live and work in Ct for a large HH agency. I only do revisits and I have to do a minimum of 35 visits a week. I average 8 Pts a day. If its mostly status checks & prefills without problems I'm...

4. LPN's in Connecticut hard time finding job

   ChristinP replied to lpnfromCT's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   I live in Ct. I don't believe lpns are being phased out. It's been the same for a while. The job market is poor, I have friends Rns with degrees who have found the job pickings here to be poor. It's...

5. Do you keep your door open or closed?

   ChristinP replied to 100kids's topic in School

   open doors are invitations LOL we leave it

6. Can I read TB test result that was given in Dr's office?

   ChristinP replied to umharhar's topic in Home Health

   I'm in Ct, as long as the patient has the slip from the MD, I'll check the site. We do this routinely in my school nurses office for our students and staff and I've done it for patients in home care....

7. Depression r/t nursing school AEB becoming someone I don't recognize

   ChristinP replied to Jane says's topic in Health, Stress Management

   Many of my classmates felt the same during nursing school. Some used meds, some of us exercised on break or found something to keep our minds clear and free of the craziness. I called it enviromental...

8. I Love being a Christian Nurse

   ChristinP replied to Lauryen828's topic in Spirituality, Religion

   Amazing...... After reading the OPs statement which I believe is just a 'happy, feel good type statement' and then reading all of the comments both negative & positive..... remembering I live in...

9. devalued team members

   ChristinP replied to laughingrose's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   Hospital Schools/ Diploma nurses are a dying breed. It's a shame because I've met so many wonderful nurses who graduated from these

10. Critique my cover letter! (seriously, rip this baby apart)

    ChristinP replied to woahmelly's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    i've written many cover letters and i am currently job seeking. my cover letter is constantly evolving. i tailor it to suit the company i want to hire me. i've had mine critiqued. i'll pass on some of...

11. doctor's office accessing of scripts

    ChristinP replied to morte's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    How about you ask the MDs office straight out. How did you get my information? Show me where I signed permission? Then ask how you can prevent it in the future? Shoot, I understand you are upset but I...

12. Learning a Second Language Through Nursing

    ChristinP replied to Vespertinas's topic in General Nursing

    i know some spanish mostly learned from my patients and students. i do use google translate on my phone when i visit patients in their homes. the written translation is good/not perfect. when it...

13. Is it worth the little pay?

    ChristinP replied to NurseMeganLPN's topic in School

    I don't get paid a lot but, I will have a nice pension when I retire. I have the same days off as my kids, snow days off, multiple vacations and summers off. My oldest even went to the same high...

14. permission to poop granted!

    ChristinP replied to Flare's topic in School

    I'm currently working in a high school health room it doesn't change with age :) our very old poorly designed office only has one bathroom so we save it for the "really" sick kids and send the poopers...

15. Dealing with "Web-Trained" Patient/Family Members.

    ChristinP replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in General Nursing

    While I do love my patients google and webMD moments my favorite of all time was..... Sunday morning 8am home visit, the patient insisted I call his MD (not the oncall, his real doctor) because he was...