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1. Parochial Schools in PA

   momsnurse1 posted a topic in School

   Hi all, I have been a nurse for 33 years and a school nurse for 7. This is my first year being put into a Parochial school and I have questions. How do other districts in PA handle these...

2. Best Inservices you've had

   momsnurse1 posted a topic in School

   Me and another school nurse have just been nominated to be the co-president of our county School Nurse Association. We are now tasked with finding and preparing our fall and Spring inservices. We...

3. School camping trips

   momsnurse1 posted a topic in School

   Anyone else go as the nurse on school camping trips overnight? I have a few questions on how you do things. I'm pretty new to this in a school setting. Here have been a few issues I've run into. I...

4. Chamberlain University: RN-BSN Online

   momsnurse1 replied to inyellowcoats's topic in Chamberlain College

   I took their BSN online program, graduated in 2013, loved it so much I have continued there for my MSN. I took 2 classes per 8 week session. Definitely doable, I worked full time and have 4 school...

5. Homebound Status

   momsnurse1 replied to momsnurse1's topic in Home Health

   Actually, HB status has been relaxed over the last few years as I understand it. Clients are now allowed to drive if they have to one else to help them obtain supplies such as food, meds, MD visits....

6. Homebound Status

   momsnurse1 posted a topic in Home Health

   Hello All, I am in the process of getting my MSN in Health Policy and have to pick a topic that I would like to see changed within the health care arena. I have chosen homebound status due to the...

7. Burnt out on HH after 6 months

   momsnurse1 replied to R*Star*RN's topic in Home Health

   Kate, I agree with you that the world of home care is changing rapidly but the thing that keeps bothering me is the types of patients that are being brought onto home care services. People with...

8. 1wk9

   momsnurse1 replied to twokidsmom,rn's topic in Home Health

   Kate, "Medicare home health is for the subacute phase of an exacerbation or new onset of illness." This has always been my understanding of the purpose of home care but I am now being told that it is...

9. Face to face MD visits

   momsnurse1 replied to Antonia RN's topic in Home Health

   If they have been on service prior to the start of F2F, they are not subject to needing a F2F encounter, whether they have seen the MD or not. Only patients started after the inception of F2F require...

10. Coenzyme Q10 through G tube

    momsnurse1 replied to pinkfluffybunny's topic in Home Health

    Market America sells a liquid coenzyme Q10 that is meant to be taken as a drink, not sticky like regular liquid. Feel free to inbox me if you are interested in finding out how to

11. Face to Face Encounter

    momsnurse1 posted a topic in Home Health

    So tomorrow being April 1st, the new face to face encounter will be going into effect. Is anyone having difficulty getting doctors to fill out the attestation sheets? Patients not wanting to go to...

12. Helpful Apps for Home Health

    momsnurse1 replied to karleigh's topic in Home Health

    I use Epocrates which is a drug/disease reference tool and has a great med interaction feature which I love. I use it on my iphone and it is so much easier than carrying a drug book in my bag all the...

13. Skin Prep- waste of time?

    momsnurse1 replied to anonymous1919's topic in General Nursing

    Skin prep is often used to protect heels from becoming boggy or when heels have already developed unstageable eschar (thick black scab) to allow heels to heal from the inside without disturbing scab...