cathyrn01

How do you do night shift in home health? Sorry if that's a stupid question, but in our area home health is days only.

Any chance the OP is ever going to come back to this discussion? I would like to hear more of your side.

So the patient would be coming into an already occupied bathroom to urinate? At any rate, the CNA was already busy with a patient, so yes, I think you were wrong.

I honestly don't remember what the guidelines were in school, but at the small hospital where I work small nose piercings are acceptable. We are also allowed any number of ear piercings, as long as they don't interfere with work, and one ring on each hand. We are also allowed to have visible tattoos, and the more I read here, the more I'm glad for my little facility.

I have three, a Litttmann Cardiology III in hunter green and my master cardiology and classic II are both navy blue.

I agree with the other posters, you need to get out of that situation.

At my facility the nurses have to wear royal blue or white or a combination of the two. We can wear whatever we want on "Spirit Days" ( the first Friday of every month) and holiday prints at appropriate times. We are allowed one ring on each hand, and we can wear wrist watches.

In my work bag: hemostats, bandage scissors, tons of pens, notebook, tylenol, ibuprofen, nail clippers, Leatherman tool, gum, EKG book and PDR, stethoscope. In my locker: more pens, more notebooks, a few dollars & change, extra set of scrubs (including socks, undies & shoes), extra stethoscope, and clipboard.

LOL, no I'm not from JCAHO. We are having a bit of a disagreement at my facility regarding locking up routine meds (not controlled meds). Our policy is under review and no one can agree if there is a common standard to follow. As of now, we are required to keep everything under double lock, even Lasix. I was just curious how it's done at other places.

Just wondering if anyone knows if there is a national standard on this issue, or does it vary by facility? Thanks!

Perhaps your staff dislikes you because you refer to them as idiots.

What does your policy and procedure manual say? Have you asked your immediate supervisor?