ProBeeRN

ProBeeRN BSN, RN

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  1. Skin care... what dressing for what?

    ProBeeRN replied to Nuieve's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Does your facility have a wound care nurse on staff? They can be an invaluable resource for things like this, and probably have tons of books and literature they can give you- even if it's a pocket...

  2. Split-Shift relationships

    ProBeeRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    As we all know, nursing is a 24/7 kind of field. And the rest of the world...more Monday-Friday 9-5. How do you guys make it work when a significant other is on a different shift (and therefore a...

  3. Would You Like A Bit Of Inspiration, Today?

    ProBeeRN replied to greenfiremajick's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. :heartbeat Absolutely

  4. Missed a call for an on-call shift

    ProBeeRN replied to BabyLady's topic in General Nursing

    1. Get cheap phone for on call 2. Put on most annoying ringer on loudest volume and add in vibrate too if you can 3. Place phone on nightstand 4. Wake up every 2-3 hours and check phone frantically...

  5. anyone else?

    ProBeeRN replied to chillchick's topic in General Nursing

    Eh. It's a fine line for me. I look younger than I am and I'll often get told "Oh, you don't look like you're old enough to be out of high school!" (I'm 24). That does bug me because I feel like...

  6. Accepting gifts from patients...

    ProBeeRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    First off, I work in homecare but I'm posting this here because I think we all encounter this in one form or another and I want some opinions. Where do you draw your boundary lines on accepting gifts...

  7. Accepting gifts from patients...

    ProBeeRN replied to ProBeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    yep, agreeing with pretty much all advice here. I'm off today but will talk to my manager tomorrow. Maybe at least I can find out what policy is (and if there isn't any maybe I can help get one...

  8. Isn't there such a thing as a learning curve?

    ProBeeRN replied to tasha1722's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, ok. Makes a little more sense now, but then again, it's early for me here so my brain isn't working yet (just put munchkin on the bus). Really sorry about what happened- I know I've had days...

  9. Isn't there such a thing as a learning curve?

    ProBeeRN replied to tasha1722's topic in General Nursing

    I'm confused about you never charting the vitals. Even if you had basic vitals that you did with your assessment that should give you some back up for withholding the med. what is your floor's...

  10. STRESS LEVEL: Home health VS Hospital job

    ProBeeRN replied to redhead09's topic in General Nursing

    1. ask if you don't know. if they know you are a new grad, then they know that you will need some extra support. if you've never even seen a wound vac...tell them!! if you don't have much...

  11. Medicare Supplies

    ProBeeRN replied to spejsa's topic in Home Health

    We contract with Medline (http://www.medline.com) for all Medicare patients and the supplies are shipped to the home directly. We are able to get some stuff to keep in our cars (gauze, saline,...

  12. MRSA and Home Care

    ProBeeRN replied to Willow Moonsidhe's topic in Home Health

    We have "MRSA kits" that consist of a disposable bp cuff and stethoscope, plus we can use gowns/gloves/goggles as needed. Haven't actually seen the kits in many homes though. In theory, if bag...

  13. STRESS LEVEL: Home health VS Hospital job

    ProBeeRN replied to redhead09's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a case manager in home health, my caseload is 6-7 revisits in a day, less if admissions, etc. It's less stressful on a day to day basis, but stressful in other ways- I've been where I am for...