PerfectlyPlump ADN, RN

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    Night nurse sound asleep!

    PerfectlyPlump replied to maryen's topic in Private Duty

    I am always aware that I fell asleep. Never on duty, LOL. Adrenalin,and staying away from recliners prevent
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    I left private duty nursing a year ago

    PerfectlyPlump replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    If you can handle it, a facility offers more of a 'real' job, with all the obvious benefits and above all, not being canceled. If you can't afford getting cancelled, I hope you don't go back to
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    Night nurse sound asleep!

    PerfectlyPlump replied to maryen's topic in Private Duty

    Lying and cheating is not a sex linked trait. In my book, it is a whole separate
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    Night nurse sound asleep!

    PerfectlyPlump replied to maryen's topic in Private Duty

    Wouldn't the BON want to know as
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    Night nurse sound asleep!

    PerfectlyPlump replied to maryen's topic in Private Duty

    Being selfish is natural. Being exceptional
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    I don't understand this...(vent)

    PerfectlyPlump replied to eeffoc_emmig's topic in Private Duty

    Most of "my parents" have not been like that: distant and broken. When they are, I can see that they are in a lot of pain, sadness, or over-whelmed. It usually takes a strong spiritual component...
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    I left private duty nursing a year ago

    PerfectlyPlump replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    My agency is quite good, but you don't take PM's.
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    Night nurse sound asleep!

    PerfectlyPlump replied to maryen's topic in Private Duty

    What a
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    no dose to give written on MAR anymore?

    PerfectlyPlump replied to SDALPN's topic in Private Duty

    Yes, lots don't get how important the paperwork is...to their hours! I know of a family that just got their hours cut, and in this case I think that more accurate assessment findings would have...
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    Ew!

    PerfectlyPlump replied to Adele_Michal7's topic in Private Duty

    Can you turn up the TV, or put on headphones, or sing to the
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    How to gain a child's trust?

    PerfectlyPlump posted a topic in Private Duty

    Let's say your private duty pediatric patient is very fearful. The child was in the hospital for a long time after birth, and has had multiple procedures, and a couple of traumatic experiences in...
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    Need help with a very timid child

    PerfectlyPlump posted a topic in Private Duty

    This little sweetheart is really scared of stethoscopes, thermometers, sounds, touch, nurses, and undoubtedly doctors. Does anyone have experience "making friends" with someone like this in order to...
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    How to gain a child's trust?

    PerfectlyPlump replied to PerfectlyPlump's topic in Private Duty

    The matter of boundaries is the reason I like the scrubs policy. Since we PDN's so often have problems with the housework question, the question of 'favors' etc., it makes sense to wear what we used...
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    How to gain a child's trust?

    PerfectlyPlump replied to PerfectlyPlump's topic in Private Duty

    That makes sense. My agency likes scrubs usually, but it sounds like we need to reconsider our
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    How to gain a child's trust?

    PerfectlyPlump replied to PerfectlyPlump's topic in Private Duty

    I am not going to we ear scrubs, for sure. She is 3,
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    Need help with a very timid child

    PerfectlyPlump replied to PerfectlyPlump's topic in Private Duty

    Outstanding suggestions, y'all.
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    Need help with a very timid child

    PerfectlyPlump replied to PerfectlyPlump's topic in Private Duty

    Ooops. I posted it twice. It didnt look like it
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    Charting for Home Health Pediatric Patient

    PerfectlyPlump replied to chickengirl1977's topic in Private Duty

    I have had some parents who think nurses chart too much, including me. Two have said so, and another made it as difficult as she could. (No table, no time. Here, fold these clothes instead....! )...
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    Motivation...I need some! (night nurse vent)

    PerfectlyPlump replied to jordankreationz's topic in Private Duty

    There you
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    Let go from my first patient - Please help me understand!

    PerfectlyPlump replied to cazach0122's topic in Private Duty

    I do hear about families that "love" their nurse, and the nurse in return loves the family and especially the child, almost by the nature of "a nurse", and "a child". But after learning that these...
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    things said wrong that drive you crazy

    PerfectlyPlump replied to SDALPN's topic in Private Duty

    I thank you Mom, Dad, Granny, and St. Stephen's School for teaching me to read, spell, and
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    Motivation...I need some! (night nurse vent)

    PerfectlyPlump replied to jordankreationz's topic in Private Duty

    What, what what? I don't think caliotter3 meant to lecture you...That's just the way she phrases things. I myself find that my work schedule keeps changing. So, it is hard for me to have any...
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    Motivation...I need some! (night nurse vent)

    PerfectlyPlump replied to jordankreationz's topic in Private Duty

    I have read that working nights can contribute to 'metabolic
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    am I a nurse or home maker???

    PerfectlyPlump replied to jack1339's topic in Private Duty

    I hit that like button too fast! The nurse is not the child's teacher! I love teaching kids... I homeschooled my own. The parents is the primary teacher. It is like holy ground, and I think it is...
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    Craziest PDN/PDN Venting Thread

    PerfectlyPlump replied to Adele_Michal7's topic in Private Duty

    Soooo sorry for your loss. We talked a little about PDN nurses loosing clients in a thread back in September that I started, 'Sadness after a loss'. You have beautiful memories, and you will never...