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

    cazach0122 replied to mluvsgnc's topic in Private Duty

    Yes, especially to my fellow recent nursing school graduates. They seem to take it more seriously when I say "but I have a trach and vent patient" like that means I must actually DO something. It...

  2. Positive thread! Your best family/working environment

    cazach0122 replied to SDALPN's topic in Private Duty

    I've been with this patient and his family for about a month now and it's the best environment I've come across thus far. The home is so comfortable, premium television (I work overnight so lots of TV...

  3. Funny Mistakes

    cazach0122 replied to CloudySue's topic in Private Duty

    Flushing my patient's GT and thinking she was urinating simultaneously (which is typical for her)... not realizing the GT became detached. Duh. My excuse is that it was

  4. Let go from my first patient - Please help me understand!

    cazach0122 replied to cazach0122's topic in Private Duty

    Wow, so dramatic! Sorry you had to deal with

  5. Ideas for small gift(s) for unit staff?

    cazach0122 replied to _Kaneohe's topic in General Nursing

    We always brought our units fruit and veggie trays. The nurses really appreciated something

  6. How do I get my pt to cooperate?

    cazach0122 posted a topic in Private Duty

    I have a patient in the first grade who is generally pleasant but cooperative only 50% of the time. The other 50% she will cry and scream as I try to get her out of bed and into the bathtub....

  7. Diploma RN asking whats a good online BSN course??

    cazach0122 replied to lumbarpain's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Penn State has an online program through their world campus. It's costing me approx 14k for 10 courses - your number of courses will vary depending on how many additional courses you need (I had to...

  8. Go for ADN or just straight to BSN?

    cazach0122 replied to sweet_treat's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I personally went for my ADN (diploma, actually) because I wanted to be able to work as an RN while obtaining my BSN, which is what I'm doing now. By the time I finish my BSN I will have a year's...

  9. Let go from my first patient - Please help me understand!

    cazach0122 replied to cazach0122's topic in Private Duty

    Yikes! I wouldn't go back to mine if they asked, either. Too

  10. Let go from my first patient - Please help me understand!

    cazach0122 replied to cazach0122's topic in Private Duty

    Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences and advice. I'm so glad I posted here - I feel a lot better. I'm still yearning for some type of closure but I realize that's a pipe dream. This has all...

  11. Let go from my first patient - Please help me understand!

    cazach0122 replied to cazach0122's topic in Private Duty

    I don't understand it either. They always seemed so communicative before this. But obviously they aren't worried about my feelings and ultimately that's not their problem. I was totally tempted to...

  12. Let go from my first patient - Please help me understand!

    cazach0122 replied to cazach0122's topic in Private Duty

    Thank you. Lemme tell ya, from now on I will not be assuming things are peachy just because they appear to be. I am now a

  13. Let go from my first patient - Please help me understand!

    cazach0122 replied to cazach0122's topic in Private Duty

    You live and learn. I will definitely be asking from now on! Thank

  14. Let go from my first patient - Please help me understand!

    cazach0122 replied to cazach0122's topic in Private Duty

    Fair enough. I guess part of the problem is there were no parameters set - I was never told, "If her fever gets to such and such temp, wake us up." I suppose I could have

  15. Let go from my first patient - Please help me understand!

    cazach0122 replied to cazach0122's topic in Private Duty

    I don't mind the harshness. I totally realize this is going to happen and it's the nature of the beast... just going to be harder to take than I realized! I'm starting to feel that way as well. It's...

  16. ADN Program at Montgomery County Community College

    cazach0122 replied to Principessa22's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hi! I know several people who went to MCCC for nursing and from the sounds of it, your points value is definitely competitive. Another school I would recommend looking into is Roxborough Memorial...

  17. Anyone accepted to Roxborough Memorial SON?

    cazach0122 replied to Jayden8139's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Just an FYI -- You might want to consider changing your group name so it doesn't mention Roxborough SON. The school specifically asked (more like told) us to change the name of our FB group for the...

  18. Philadelphia Hospitals - Charting/Pay

    cazach0122 replied to guests929's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I had clinical at Hahnemann this year and they are supposed to be switching to computerized charting this summer. Hope that

  19. Anyone accepted to Roxborough Memorial SON?

    cazach0122 replied to Jayden8139's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    During the first semester you usually have at least one day off during the week, but the day varies. Can you work on the weekend? You really need to be able to keep your work schedule flexible. 2nd...

  20. MC3 students

    cazach0122 replied to kr74079's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hey all! I'm not sure if anyone will see/reply to this since the last reply was in 2008, but anywho... I was curious if anyone knew any statistics regarding the points system Montco uses to rank...