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I'm in home health and have a pt who recently had a PICC inserted for IV ABX infusion d/t osteomylitis. I tried drawing labs from PICC (singe lumen) but was unsuccessful. I was able to get less than 1cc of blood. His IV ABX infuses with no problems. ...

Awesome, CONGRATS!!! And best of luck!

Awesome! Hope it ends well and you land your desired job!

I have attended two RN job fairs at two different hospitals in the last month. The first one, it was a frenzy with several attendees. It was a large conference room with tables set up with hiring managers, charge nurse, and/or unit directors from sev...

Thank you Karou! I will look into LTACs in my area.

Hello everyone , A little background...I obtained my ADN in 2008 but due to family circumstances was unable to start working until 2011. I was hired as a home health (HH) RN and worked there for a year. I tried moving into the acute care setting but ...

Thank you all for the great advice!

I have a pt with wound to foot that requires 0.25% acetic acid daily. My understabding is that it is composed of vinegar and water. Does anyone know how to make it at home?

I want to add that the clinical pathways section is kind of vague. I think it is to give you a basic idea of assessment/eval/teaching for each visit. I'm sure a lot of tailoring will have to be done to meet your pt's need.

I have "pocket guide to home care standards: complete guidelines for clinical practice, documentation, an reimbursement" that I go over many times when doing a SOC. It's has very useful info pertaining to various diseases with assessment, inventions,...

I will be starting school in August for my BSN. With hospitals wanting nurses with BSN, would it be appropriate to add it to job application and my resume? If so, how would I list it? Thanks :)

Thank you Asystole RN :)

When a pt has a new PICC line placed, does it need to be changed within a certain number of days after placement? Can dressing be changed the following day?

I work for a home health agency where most of the nurses are per diem, but we typically work 5-6 days a week. We are paid per visit. One day I had a personal appt that was made a week in advance. I made the appt at the latest time possible and for a ...

Like I said we are all per diem but have full time schedules. I have IV pts that have to be seen daily (I work 5-6 days/wk). I get my schedule weekly with my pts for the day. SOC pts are usually given a day before, sometimes the day of. I was neve...

It can be demanding on the body at times. Like you said, most of the time you won't have help transferring or turning clients. There's been many instances where I've done wound care to lower extremities in a squatting/kneeling position. Also I've enc...

Thank you all for your tips. I had pt lay flat with extended arm and had pt turn head opposite direction. I was able to easily obtain labs through PICC line. Once again THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR HELP!!!

I'm a home health nurse with a pt who has an order for 0.25% acetic acid to be applied to wound. I have had problems with insurance company approving and ordering wound care supplies in the past (took almost a month to have last supplies approved and...

Thanks mommy.19! Pts wd was infected. Pt ended up seeing practicioner and different orders were given.

The "self employed" does seem kind of strange. Definitely look into that, you can probably contact the board to ask about it.

I am new to HH and we get paid per visit as well. Not sure if it's the norm.

I'm a working RN from So Cal who is looking to go back to school to get my BSN. I have been looking at schools with online programs. I thought it would be more convinient to do an online program, since I would do school work on "my own time". But I a...

I completed my associates in community college as well. From what I can recall, if you failed a class you had to go through a "remediation" period (which was one semester i think) where you reviewed with intructors and Dean of Nursing why you failed...

I think it depends in what state you live. If in CA, I would suggest BSN as many hospitals are looking at BSN new grads, instead of ADN grads. Now i'm not saying they are not hiring RNs with associates, but most hospitals in LA area are trying to go ...

Thank you nurse2033 and N1colina for your input!