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  1. How long does your patient stay in hospital?

    ventmommy replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    Oh, and to answer your question about hospital stays, we are usually only in for 2-5 days. We have worked very closely with our PICU doctors and regular doctors. They know us. They know our skill...

  2. How long does your patient stay in hospital?

    ventmommy replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    That is disgusting that this child is wearing the same trach tie for 72 hours. How have you avoided skin breakdown/yeast infections? Why aren't the parents saying anything about this? We change...

  3. too hot in the home

    ventmommy replied to tjmschet's topic in Private Duty

    That's what our nurse said and I have no reason to not believe her. She left after she got a UTI. She works for two agencies - the one I use and the other national one with a really poor reputation....

  4. Patient gifts

    ventmommy replied to Akeos's topic in Home Health

    Our agency is pretty relaxed in this area. Everything has to be agreed upon (if we say no gifts or the nurse says she won't accept gifts, we have to abide). We have nurses that bring cards and small...

  5. Should I leave this case? Worried.

    ventmommy replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Private Duty

    Just curious why any trach/vent parent would use the ER as a PCP? They never have supplies, a lot of ERs freak out when you walk in with a vent, you never see the same nurses/docs twice, they can't...

  6. too hot in the home

    ventmommy replied to tjmschet's topic in Private Duty

    Just curious, do no other agencies give the families a questionnaire with this info so they can give a cover sheet to the nurse? When we first came home, the agency asked us all sorts of questions...

  7. too hot in the home

    ventmommy replied to tjmschet's topic in Private Duty

    I am here, tothepointeLVN! I have been watching this thread to see the nursing perspective on family rights vs. workplace conditions. Yes, people can tolerate different things. I don't like sleeping...

  8. Should I leave this case? Worried.

    ventmommy replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Private Duty

    Didn't your agency ask the mom if she had a clean driving record? Ours did because I transport nurses with us to medical appointments if my husband isn't

  9. Should I leave this case? Worried.

    ventmommy replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Private Duty

    Heck yeah. The oximeter is on 24/7. My son can go from 99% to blue and convulsing in 30

  10. Should I leave this case? Worried.

    ventmommy replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Private Duty

    If mom doesn't want the 2x2 or 4x4 under the trach flanges, why put them there? Nothing says they have to be used. We haven't put anything under my son's trach or g-tube for years and he never gets...

  11. Foster parent for medically fragile child

    ventmommy replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    Please, just consider the needs of the first before you agree to a second. In addition to medical appointments, therapy appointments, psychologist appointments, you will also have visits from social...

  12. PDN...Facebook friend??

    ventmommy replied to Ms_Bee's topic in Private Duty

    I am friends with one former nurse that we adored. She stayed with us through her pregnancy and her baby was born with serious health issues. She decided to not return to nursing. She sent us a...

  13. Foster parent for medically fragile child

    ventmommy replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    I would be very, very cautious about planning on 4 SN children especially if they are NOT a sibling group. Being a nurse and taking care of someone else's SN child IS WAAAAAY different than caring...

  14. Foster parent for medically fragile child

    ventmommy replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    You need to check with your state DSS as to what the policy is. If this is an agency policy, then it is possible that you just need to switch agencies or see what their requirements are for becoming...

  15. stupid complaints...so frustrating!

    ventmommy replied to SDALPN's topic in Private Duty

    EWWWWWWWWWW!!!

  16. stupid complaints...so frustrating!

    ventmommy replied to SDALPN's topic in Private Duty

    I am sorry that happened to you. There are lousy parents. I know some. I feel bad for the their kids and the nurses. I know a mom that I am pretty sure gets off on abusing/manipulating her...

  17. Ridiculous "House Rules"

    ventmommy replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Home Health

    Ewww...I guess there is a chance that our night nurse might have to avoid the occasional cat hairball but all our nurses where "houseshoes." I have seen slippers, crocs, clogs and tennis shoes. They...

  18. Shift care nurse - Pt in hospital

    ventmommy replied to kaliRN's topic in Home Health

    Thank you. I am sorry that you have no help in caring for your father. I can't imagine going more than 48 hours without someone to help out. I feel like our PICU and our nursing agency are...

  19. Shift care nurse - Pt in hospital

    ventmommy replied to kaliRN's topic in Home Health

    Our PICU issues a new 485 after every admission. If Pulmo updates his care plan that is included as well. I also get a discharge summary and put that in our care notebook. All our nurses have...

  20. Unsafe Home-What to do??

    ventmommy replied to lapoRtaN's topic in Home Health

    That's gross. Why can't they have an exterminator? Our exterminator comes 4 times a year as prevention (we are in the south). They know all about our son's needs and did extensive research on his...

  21. Ridiculous "House Rules"

    ventmommy replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Home Health

    I feel that exact same way listening to our nurses talk about their other cases. One nurse was coming to work every weekend covered in bruises. I finally confronted her because I was really worried...

  22. Ridiculous "House Rules"

    ventmommy replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Home Health

    I am NOT defending this family because some of that just seems crazy but I will say that over the years, the list of rules has grown as we have had nurses do stupid things. I had to tell one nurse...

  23. PDN at night

    ventmommy replied to another_vent_mommy's topic in Private Duty

    Hello Another Vent Mommy! I haven't ever had a problem with nights. Are you unusually strict about what nurses can do on nights? We allow movies (no R rated), reading, studying, crafts (nothing...

  24. Activities for non-verbal children with mental retardation

    ventmommy replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Home Health

    My son loves light touch - light massage, rubbing the backs of your nails up his legs, back, arms. He also likes tactile things around his hands - putting them in a bowl of uncooked long rice,...

  25. Unsatisfied Mom

    ventmommy replied to Akeos's topic in Home Health

    You got yelled at for forgetting a hat? Umm, you are not the mom! I pack all the stuff like that. I actually pack everything and our nurse doublechecks that everything MEDICAL actually made it into...