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1. Arranging med cart chronologically?

   signet replied to AmandaBeaverhausen's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I worked in a place that did this, once. It did make pulling the cards faster. I only had to pull the 3_11 cards. Another thing they did was to have the times written on the cards in different...

2. Home health as an LVN

   signet replied to Moonmom's topic in Home Health

   I am considering going into home health health as an LPN. I previously worked in nursing homes and private duty. I bought a book called Chart Smart when I first started. It really helped me learn...

3. First time working for HH as LVN

   signet replied to cannsides93's topic in Home Health

   I am in a similar situation as you. I just read this and I was wondering if you took the job. I hope it worked out for

4. Should factories continue making ventilators?

   signet replied to Floor_Nurse's topic in Disaster Preparation

   We need to keep producing ventilators and PPE until we have a vaccine and it's widely available. A country like the US should NEVER be short of basic medical supplies again. Those who do not learn...

5. Why is it that children rarely get seriously ill

   signet posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

   It seems to be the case that children and young adults (under 20) aren't getting seriously ill from Covid19. Why? If we could find out, maybe there is a way to give this protection to adults. Has...

6. Nursing Homes. The bodies are just pilling up.

   signet replied to xanderx's topic in Disaster Preparation

   You nurses who say that these seniors have lived too long, because they've been propped up by modern medicine. How about those vaccines and pediatrician visits you got as a child. A hundred years...

7. Nursing Homes. The bodies are just pilling up.

   signet replied to xanderx's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Someday we will be called to God's table He will judge us By the way we treated those least able Who were among us Someday we may be among the least Our compassion is what will bring us to God's holy...

8. Do you think some states are testing people less to keep various workforces (including nurses) intact?

   signet replied to A Hit With The Ladies's topic in Disaster Preparation

   The politicians aren't smart enough to figure out such a complex plan.:) I think the reason behind low testing rates is the unavailability of tests. I think when the antibody test becomes available,...

9. Covid-19: Would you ever hire me if you saw I quit during this crisis?

   signet replied to ScrubberDucky's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Before you got sick. You were taking care of Covid19 patients. That makes you a HERO. If you were n the army. They would give you a purple heart. Stay home until you feel well enough to return to...

10. Half the deaths in PA in LTC

    signet posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Half the number of deaths from Covid19 in the state of Pennsylvania occurred in long term care centres according to the latest statistics. This is heartbreaking. The most vulnerable segment of our...

11. Iron Lung vs. Ventilator

    signet replied to Bill Levinson's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Bill, I had the same thoughts as you. I posted in the pulmonary nursing forum. I called friends who work in hospitals and they asked respiratory therapists about using a modern day iron lung. The...

12. Covid-19: The Guilt of the Work From Home Nurse

    signet replied to maybug's topic in Disaster Preparation

    To all of us who are not on the front lines, maybe we are right where we are supposed to be, right where God wants us. I worked in nursing homes for five years, then I got a job in benefits...

13. Donate your CPAP for Covid-19

    signet replied to Floor_Nurse's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My father in law was a bipap for about 18 months, so I have a little experience with it. He had COPD, with a history of lobectomy for lung CA. He was retaining too much CO2 and would get goofy if he...

14. Diy ventilator

    signet posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    I have found an open source design for a positive pressure ventilator, that can be built in a home work shop or garage, using readily available components. The link is www.panvent.blogspot.com....

15. Negative pressure ventilator

    signet replied to signet's topic in Pulmonary

    I finally got an answer on this question. I'm told that the negative pressure ventilator will not work on Covid19 patients. This is because there lungs are too stiff from fluid and infection. This...