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  1. Private duty rant...

    ventmommy replied to smurfynursey's topic in Private Duty

    Nurses that don't notify me of things that are on my list of things or nurses that don't document or nurses that don't let me know when something is off, do not last long in my home nor long at the...

  2. The CRAZIEST "Baseline" You've Ever Heard

    ventmommy replied to MoLee228's topic in General Nursing

    My 5 year old is vent dependent. His "normal" VS are HR 40-60, temp 91-92 F rectally, B/P 80/50, O2 sats 95% on 5LPM, CO2 66. I have a laminated index card with all this info that I immediately hand...

  3. Giving pts. medications to take home at discharge

    ventmommy replied to TorsadesDePointesRN's topic in General Nursing

    At our hospital they send us home with anything in his room. If the pharmacy had sent up a 5 day supply and we stay 2 days, we take home the rest. It's wonderful especially for things like eye...

  4. How do you clean Mickey bolus extensions ?

    ventmommy replied to systoly's topic in Private Duty

    HAHA! That is why these boards are so great when it comes to sharing info and

  5. LVN New Grad Interviewing for Private Nurse - Tips?

    ventmommy replied to CaseyLeah's topic in Home Health

    I occasionally hire nurses off CL to pay privately when our regular hours and respite hours are used up. They can't work for the agency that we regularly use as that is a conflict of interest. We...

  6. How do you clean Mickey bolus extensions ?

    ventmommy replied to systoly's topic in Private Duty

    There are some meds that don't do well through the tube like Cipro as well as some colored meds. You can use a syringe to put it directly through the button and then flush through the button. You...

  7. Old Women Hit by Car...What Would You Do?

    ventmommy replied to sameyjaney's topic in General Nursing

    As a paramedic, even if she walked herself to the curb, we would have placed her in a c-collar and on a backboard when we got there. Doctor or not, most people would have kept her from moving until...

  8. Not enjoying going to school with child

    ventmommy replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    From one mom to another - Great job, Mom! Sometimes you just have to be the loudest, most persistent person to get your child's needs

  9. Is DNR status automatically transferable

    ventmommy replied to SilentfadesRPA's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on the state. Something that has not been mentioned is an EMS DNR. There are states where EMS will NOT recognize a hospital or nursing home DNR. You need a separate DNR in those states....

  10. ICE " in case of emergency " apps worth it ?

    ventmommy replied to Trekfan's topic in Emergency

    I have 18 years in EMS and I have never opened someone's phone or wallet. If you have an allergy, medical condition, etc. the only place we check is for a medic alert necklace or bracelet. I have on...

  11. Can't Hear Childs Blood pressure

    ventmommy replied to littleannabell's topic in General Nursing

    Our nurses get the BP on my son every 4 hours and I would say that half of them have a really hard time with it. He is very tiny for 4 with pudgy little arms and weaker than you would expect pulses....

  12. Not enjoying going to school with child

    ventmommy replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    Sounds to me like the other nurse is also having a rough time at school. Is this teacher new to special ed? Maybe she just doesn't realize that she doesn't have any say over your patient's medical...

  13. Not enjoying going to school with child

    ventmommy replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    My son doesn't go into a school building right now but I can guarantee you that if a teacher ever told a nurse that she had to leave the room to suction, especially in a special ed classroom, she...

  14. Trach suctioning. Bullet vs. no bullet

    ventmommy replied to divaRN*'s topic in Pulmonary

    I, and all our nurses per MD orders, use NS bullets to suction my son. You do NOT dump the entire bullet down the trach (I fired a nurse from his case for doing this). It is 3-5 DROPS, bag in 3...

  15. Why is it so hard to find night shift Private Duty nurses?

    ventmommy replied to yogastudentRN's topic in Private Duty

    Our nights are easier to fill than our days! Most of our nurses are LPNs going for ADN or BSN and we have one RN going for NP and another RN going for MSN. So they all like the chance to

  16. New to PDN, HELP!?!

    ventmommy replied to Yosemite, RN's topic in Private Duty

    Will your agency let you work a couple of shifts with the existing nurse? I know ours will let new nurses do that if we want them to (which we do when they are new grads). Someone with experience...

  17. New to PDN, HELP!?!

    ventmommy replied to Yosemite, RN's topic in Private Duty

    I expect my nurses to know how to do a trach change and how to troubleshoot a vent but I spend at least one full shift with them and train them on everything including the feeding pump, meds, vent,...

  18. Suctioning in the classroom?

    ventmommy replied to Not_A_Hat_Person's topic in Private Duty

    My child does not go to school because of his fragility but when we are out somewhere, anywhere, suctioning is done wherever we are. My child's ability to breathe is more important than whatever is...

  19. Nurse or Nanny?

    ventmommy replied to HappyGo1's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my goodness, I can barely sleep when there IS a nurse and could never sleep when there wasn't. And my other children have a babysitter if I have to leave, the nurse is not responsible for them....

  20. Nurse or Nanny?

    ventmommy replied to HappyGo1's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, that pained me to read your post and I am not even a nurse (yet!). But I am a mom that relies on nurses for caring for my child. He is vent-dependent, has a g-tube, severe brain damage, is...

  21. Pulse ox not working correctly

    ventmommy replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    With our insurance, we "rent" it until it is paid for which takes three years. Then it is ours. I think we are only eligible to get a new one every three years. So if it has been three years since...

  22. fairly new grad in private-duty nursing, question about orientation

    ventmommy replied to elizabethgrad09's topic in Private Duty

    Does the family like you and know that you are new? I much prefer nurses with AWESOME attitudes and good basic skills that I can train to take care of my child than a super-experienced nurse with a...

  23. Men in home health

    ventmommy replied to Noimanurse's topic in Home Health

    I really try. Sometimes I am appalled at how people treat their nurses. It is an interesting relationship that I don't think a lot of people really think about. The nurse works for the agency but...

  24. Men in home health

    ventmommy replied to Noimanurse's topic in Home Health

    I am not a nurse (yet!). I was a BSN student that left school to take care of my son. As a parent, I can tell you that I would gladly have a male nurse again. That being said, just a couple of...

  25. Mom is abusive to all the nurses

    ventmommy replied to Blackcat99's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As a mom with nurses in her home, and being just one semester shy of finishing a BSN, I can't believe a parent would treat nurses this way. That is appalling! Yes, I have had nurses that I didn't...