HisTreasure

HisTreasure BSN, RN

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  1. WWYD: Caregiver not home at end of shift?

    HisTreasure replied to HisTreasure's topic in Private Duty

    I could be wrong but I *think* she relayed everything as if she did it but it was another parent who did it all, including calling the agency. I'm not sure, to be honest. I haven't followed up. She...

  2. WWYD: Caregiver not home at end of shift?

    HisTreasure replied to HisTreasure's topic in Private Duty

    I totally deferred to the agency when she called, honestly because I was caught off guard and I didn't want it to go back to anyone that I said this, that, and the third. However, she is a parent that...

  3. WWYD: Caregiver not home at end of shift?

    HisTreasure replied to HisTreasure's topic in Private Duty

    Meh... I called mom when I got off of work to see how things worked out with the agency staff today and she told me that this didn't actually happen to her, she read about it on a discussion board or...

  4. WWYD: Caregiver not home at end of shift?

    HisTreasure replied to HisTreasure's topic in Private Duty

    Thank you. Ok, so here's the story: I get a phone call from a parent who is irate that her child's nurse left on Friday before she got home. The child was left in the care of the uncle, who resides in...

  5. WWYD: Caregiver not home at end of shift?

    HisTreasure replied to HisTreasure's topic in Private Duty

    So, to be clear, you wouldn't just leave the child with the other adult in the home at the end of your

  6. Do you think there's a power struggle?

    HisTreasure posted a topic in Private Duty

    Being both a nurse and a therapeutic foster parent has placed me in a unique situation. I hear a lot from both special needs parents and nurses-- each with their own perspectives on private duty home...

  7. Vent to/about my "coworker".

    HisTreasure replied to KATRN78's topic in Private Duty

    Very often it's the parents, too. I've seen a caregiver come in, check the nurse's communication book (that's intended for the nurses, only) check the MAR/TAR and mark up the book with question marks...

  8. Craziest PDN/PDN Venting Thread

    HisTreasure replied to Adele_Michal7's topic in Private Duty

    Chances are the parents on those support sites and those we are talking about are one in the same... It takes a certain kind of crazy to paint ALL nurses (and doctors, RTs, HHAs, etc.) with the same...

  9. Craziest PDN/PDN Venting Thread

    HisTreasure replied to Adele_Michal7's topic in Private Duty

    What made it most uncomfortable was I was trying something new at the urging of my sister, it wasn't even a regular thing. So.... yep. I really explained that to her and then she had me go online to...

  10. Craziest PDN/PDN Venting Thread

    HisTreasure replied to Adele_Michal7's topic in Private Duty

    Well, I had the OCD mom who counted everything. From the number of times I filled up my water bottle (from the tap, mind you) to the number of paper towels I used when I washed my hands, to the number...

  11. what do you wear on your job?

    HisTreasure replied to emille's topic in School

    I don't have a specific dress code per se, but usually I wear scrubs. They are comfortable, and being that I work at a preschool/early head start building I don't mind picking up the crying,...

  12. What do you like least/most about private duty?

    HisTreasure replied to aachavez's topic in Private Duty

    I love the pay, the patient, the 1-on-1 time/attention/care. I appreciate the ability to get to know my patient and her needs, I love that I am able to care for the entire family and leave each day...

  13. Peds private duty nursing experience

    HisTreasure replied to bub&sis's topic in Private Duty

    SDALPN has a lot of great advice! I would only differ in mentioning that it depends on the area, whether hospitals will hire LPNS. Our area hospitals certainly do, and in fact, one of our hospital...

  14. Is 21$ an hour for new grad (ADN), home health too low?

    HisTreasure replied to hnammahp1990's topic in Private Duty

    Medicaid reimbursements are categorized into high-tech and low-tech, and the reimbursements are relational. There should be an LPN reimbursement rate and an RN reimbursement rate, but $22-30 per hour...

  15. Do you work full time?

    HisTreasure replied to PerfectlyPlump's topic in Private Duty

    I work independently and I could work enough hours to be considered full time, but of course there are no benefits with that and it would be foolish to put all my eggs into one basket; for both the...

  16. Job Description, Head Start Program Nurse

    HisTreasure replied to AutumnDraidean's topic in School

    How did your interview go? I am also interviewing for this same position title in NYS soon and I have no idea what to expect. As you mentioned, there is not a lot of information available,

  17. Sleeping Nurse = No Agency?

    HisTreasure replied to HisTreasure's topic in Private Duty

    Ultimately, because she was my foster daughter I was responsible for her safety whether we had nursing coverage or not, which is why when we caught her sleeping the initial time we became more...

  18. odd case

    HisTreasure replied to KATRN78's topic in Private Duty

    I had a case where the baby was kept on blankets on the floor. Mom said Baby had spent most of their life in NICU in a crib and she wanted Baby to have a sense of unrestricted movement and freedom....

  19. Vent...lying families

    HisTreasure replied to SDALPN's topic in Private Duty

    I am so sorry that happened. Something similar occurred a few years back when a family reported that I had come to their home no less than 3 times smelling of marijuana. I was like "really? Why would...

  20. Sleeping Nurse = No Agency?

    HisTreasure replied to HisTreasure's topic in Private Duty

    I signed back up with an agency yesterday after spending some time away doing the foster care. I already have a case because my experience gives me a unique perspective that they believe would be...

  21. Rate your nurse? Check out this can of worms...

    HisTreasure replied to CloudySue's topic in Private Duty

    Oh, Ventmommy... that made me LOL! I'm on that site, too, because of when I was doing medically fragile foster care and I hadn't given it a second thought. I had to make a trip back there yesterday...

  22. Rate your nurse? Check out this can of worms...

    HisTreasure replied to CloudySue's topic in Private Duty

    The whole concept seems libelous. I mean, seriously, if a parent likes or even tolerates a nurse-- and that nurse is filling adequate shifts on their case, then the likelihood of them logging on to...

  23. Sleeping Nurse = No Agency?

    HisTreasure replied to HisTreasure's topic in Private Duty

    And it is patient abandonment. But in practice, unless a complaint is made to the BON, it is very rarely seen as such. In theory these rules are logical and ideal, but in practice companies are...

  24. Chamberlain College of Nursing in Atlanta, GA

    HisTreasure replied to Tangerine.atl's topic in Chamberlain College

    Nurse2b7337, thanks! Lol... Prettyplay24, the loans through Dept of Ed are not credit based, however, any private loans you get through a third party (Sallie Mae, WF, PNC, etc.) are credit-based. I...

  25. Chamberlain College of Nursing in Atlanta, GA

    HisTreasure replied to Tangerine.atl's topic in Chamberlain College

    The school would have to certify your financial aid package once you are accepted. Once you're accepted you will be asked into pre-enrollment meeting and all of your financials will be discussed in...