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  1. Environmental Insanity!!

    ventmommy replied to CloudySue's topic in Private Duty

    Haha, I had my A/C on as well! If your patient has an oxygen compressor, turn it around so the exhaust is facing you. It puts out a tremendous amount of heat. One of my son's nurses did this (not...

  2. PDN role at school

    ventmommy replied to PerfectlyPlump's topic in Private Duty

    I'd be nervous about using your own vehicle for transporting a child. What does your auto insurance policy say about using your vehicle to do your job? In my school district, anyone in special ed is...

  3. Do you ever feel like you have to defend your position as a PDN?

    ventmommy replied to mluvsgnc's topic in Private Duty

    Here are some REAL skills that the "not real" nurses (LPN, RN, Diploma, ADN, BSN, MSN) did at our house: TPN administration IV site care Trach care Trach tube changes Endless suction of nose, mouth,...

  4. Best thermometer for kids with aversion to touch

    ventmommy replied to PerfectlyPlump's topic in Private Duty

    This is a very interesting thing. I just read the manual so I could see what the min/max temperatures were and it's got a pretty good range at 90F to

  5. Best thermometer for kids with aversion to touch

    ventmommy replied to PerfectlyPlump's topic in Private Duty

    I fail to see how mine, which were safely kept in a bedside drawer when not in use, are possibly more abused and misused than ones that live in a nurse's bag that is thrown around multiple houses,...

  6. Best thermometer for kids with aversion to touch

    ventmommy replied to PerfectlyPlump's topic in Private Duty

    I required nurses to use our thermometer and B/P cuff. Even if our equipment had calibration that was slightly off, the readings would be consistent. There is no guarantee that the nurse's equipment...

  7. Transporting 17yr From Tub to Walker

    ventmommy replied to uthscsa2011's topic in Private Duty

    I had no idea you were a male nurse, Systoly! I don't know why since your avatar is clearly a male symbol, I just never pay attention to them. I have mental images of the nurses that write on here a...

  8. Irked, but I should understand (Vent)

    ventmommy replied to CloudySue's topic in Private Duty

    I bet it's because so many nurses haven't called out sick in the past and the mom is now overly cautious. Maybe explain to her that you and your mom both have a little cough that is triggered by cold...

  9. Transporting 17yr From Tub to Walker

    ventmommy replied to uthscsa2011's topic in Private Duty

    In the same situation (alone)?

  10. Transporting 17yr From Tub to Walker

    ventmommy replied to uthscsa2011's topic in Private Duty

    If she's going to a walker, she must be able to stand and walk fairly well. I bet you are there for her safety (wet, slippery surface) and maybe to help with the upward momentum going from sitting to...

  11. Trying not to step on toes

    ventmommy replied to Not_A_Hat_Person's topic in Private Duty

    I was always the one to call the doctor but if for some reason I wasn't home and it was life-threatening, I sure as heck expected the nurse to call 911 and then me (when it was safe to do so). If it...

  12. Best thermometer for kids with aversion to touch

    ventmommy replied to PerfectlyPlump's topic in Private Duty

    I am not a fan of temple thermometers. We use a digital thermometer axillary. If it indicates hypo- or hyperthermia, I check rectally. What kind of thermometer did the nurse have? How do you know...

  13. What do you wear to meet a family?

    ventmommy replied to Elle23's topic in Private Duty

    More proof that a decent agency should hire me as Director of Client

  14. What do you wear to meet a family?

    ventmommy replied to Elle23's topic in Private Duty

    That's just silly to NOT get this info. I'll have to dig out the intake paperwork and my own notes that I gave to our agency. I know the intake paperwork including things like "what is the...

  15. What do you wear to meet a family?

    ventmommy replied to Elle23's topic in Private Duty

    Texan56, Doesn't your agency give your families an intake packet with all kinds of family and house related questions?? If they do, what's the point of it if they aren't showing it to the nurses....

  16. Patients mom wants me to get in bed with her

    ventmommy replied to Adele_Michal7's topic in Private Duty

    It's weird. I wouldn't have a problem if you wanted to cuddle my son in the rocking chair but I'd be creeped out if I saw you in bed with him. My husband and I liked to get in bed our son. We got...

  17. Patients mom wants me to get in bed with her

    ventmommy replied to Adele_Michal7's topic in Private Duty

    Weighted blankets are an AMAZING thing. You (and by you, I meant anyone in general) can make them yourself if insurance won't cover them or you can't afford them. It might help her sleep through...

  18. Positive thread! Your best family/working environment

    ventmommy replied to SDALPN's topic in Private Duty

    My

  19. Ew!

    ventmommy replied to Adele_Michal7's topic in Private Duty

    Sex was one of the most awkward things for my husband and me. I know you wouldn't be able to hear us because of the layout of our house but you could if you needed to come down our hall to the linen...

  20. Night nurse sound asleep!

    ventmommy replied to maryen's topic in Private Duty

    I can't even fathom this. As a parent, I'd absolutely want you to tell your DON if you didn't want to tell me. I would never expect you to confront her. I can understand where Caliotter is coming...

  21. I don't understand this...(vent)

    ventmommy replied to eeffoc_emmig's topic in Private Duty

    So

  22. Charting for Home Health Pediatric Patient

    ventmommy replied to chickengirl1977's topic in Private Duty

    Do you go to school with him? What is his diagnosis? What things are you doing to care for that

  23. How do I get my pt to cooperate?

    ventmommy replied to cazach0122's topic in Private Duty

    Is she developmentally delayed? If not, there is no reason that her parents aren't setting boundaries for her (ex. after dinner, Nurse Cazach will give you a bath and then you may use the iPad for 30...

  24. things said wrong that drive you crazy

    ventmommy replied to SDALPN's topic in Private Duty

    In EMS, I used to hear a lot from patients (when asked for medical history) "I got the sugar and the

  25. Weird thing happening...

    ventmommy replied to Elle23's topic in Private Duty

    Did they recently turn the heat on? Perhaps their is mold in their ductwork that is being made worse from the