Ellekat2

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  1. Post-Covid: How to Cope

    Ellekat2 posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Background: I tested positive for the Covid virus in April and was off work through mid-May. I refused hospitalization. I am a Wound Care nurse (Inpatient, Outpatient, and the only nurse for a...

  2. Post-Covid: How to Cope

    Ellekat2 replied to Ellekat2's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You are right--at some point I need to let go of trying to control the healing process and simply trust my body to heal. I'm sorry that you've had to go through what you've gone through. I'll...

  3. Lymphedema specialist need in wound clinic?

    Ellekat2 replied to versican's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I was told by our billing office that Medicare will not reimburse for nurse lymphedema certification. Our go-to for lymphedema is an Occupational Therapist and there is a program specifically for...

  4. Rant. Questions are killing me!

    Ellekat2 replied to broughden's topic in General Students

    I remember thinking in nursing school that "critical thinking" questions should not be tested until you had learned enough about nursing to have the background to think critically. This should be seen...

  5. Questions from a nursing student

    Ellekat2 replied to Jonasee's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    1) I live in a red state in a rural area. I have not seen any discrimination against an employee because of his/her lifestyle choice. However, the employees never made a point of advertising their...

  6. WOC certification without a BSN?

    Ellekat2 replied to Karlynn0619's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    The WOCN requires A bachelor's degree. Unless there has been a very recent change, this is any bachelor's degree, not a BSN. The WOCN program is very well-respected. You can get info at...

  7. Where Were You...9/11

    Ellekat2 replied to Daisy4RN's topic in General Nursing

    I was working as an acute dialysis nurse in a medium-sized town in Kansas. We had already had a gas explosion under the downtown that year and had controlled fires burning in various areas in town....

  8. CWOCN/CFCN student seeking supplies advice

    Ellekat2 replied to AngelKissed857's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    The headlamp is very helpful. We bought one (without magnification, which would also be great) for our provider because the lamps we use are unwieldy and we had to move them constantly from room to...

  9. Frequent dressing change and use of tape

    Ellekat2 replied to Milkchoco's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Has a culture been obtained to rule out infection? It sounds like the wound has excessive exudate. Changing the drsg TID seems excessive. We tend to change dressings every other day in the...

  10. CNA doing wound vacs??

    Ellekat2 replied to Starreacher26's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I would like to know what certification your CNA has. I work with a CNA who is interested in obtaining

  11. Best stethoscope for an ER Nurse?

    Ellekat2 replied to verbalsjint's topic in Emergency

    As a non-ER nurse, I have used a Sprague Rappaport

  12. Coding/billing

    Ellekat2 posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I am the wound care nurse (WCC) at a 22-bed CAH hospital. I direct care (under the direction of protocols and the supervision of the attending physician) for inpatients. I also run an outpatient wound...

  13. Washing scrubs?

    Ellekat2 replied to dd131's topic in General Nursing

    I vote you try the two aspirin. And call your doctor in the morning. Lol. Good luck with this. I hang my scrubs on hangers while damp, with the two seams in the pants meeting so that a crease...

  14. Mepitel Alternative

    Ellekat2 replied to Ele_123's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Mepitel wound contact layer | Molnlycke Health Care The above link should help you learn how Mepitel is used. I have also used it to hold degloved skin in place while the skin heals (just cover the...

  15. Paramedics in the hospital setting

    Ellekat2 posted a topic in Rural

    Our facility, a twenty-two bed Critical Access Hospital, has hired two paramedics to work in-hospital. When asked what they can do, the DON said, "Everything, under the supervision of an RN". I am...

  16. What do you hate most about your job?

    Ellekat2 replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in General Nursing

    As a therapist, you want to help your clientele deal with perceived problems. Many of the problems--poor administration interaction with the staff, electronic charting systems that are designed for...

  17. Travel Nursing!

    Ellekat2 replied to gmrobertson's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Best of luck to you with your new experiences. If you choose to write about your experiences, I would be interested. I would love to consider travel nursing, but for personal reasons have not. So...

  18. Getting my ADN before BSN?

    Ellekat2 replied to forevermn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I recommend going for the ADN, then letting an employer pay some of the tab while working toward the BSN. It might take you a little longer, but life is not a race. In the meantime, look at the...

  19. Nurses are truly underpaid

    Ellekat2 replied to holly2422's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Other than disagreeing that Housekeeping doesn't care about cleanliness, I agree with what Cultmember says. The housekeepers I have known understood the importance of their job. Unfortunately, the...

  20. Not sure if I want to be a CNA anymore

    Ellekat2 replied to Thehappylotus's topic in Health, Stress Management

    There is more to the medical field than being a CNA or being a nurse. Talk with a guidance or vocational counselor and take some testing on what area is best suited for you. Perhaps being a...

  21. Nurse's Week Gifts from Employers

    Ellekat2 replied to twss2323's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nothing. Nada. Not even a "Happy Nurses' Day" or "thank you". Not a potluck. Nothing. They do have celebrations for lab and for radiology. Guess I picked the wrong

  22. Why do some nurses "hate their jobs"?

    Ellekat2 replied to iculvr's topic in General Nursing

    As it is now at my job, nursing consumes my life. When I started nursing, I could expect a standard two-week work rotation that included at least one three-day weekend and the scheduling nurse would...

  23. Do Antidepressants Work? Maybe Not.

    Ellekat2 replied to Zyprexa_Ho's topic in Psychiatric

    I also speak only from personal experience. After years of struggling with depression, I was prescribed Prozac 20mg daily. Prozac was controversial at that time. It did nothing. I continued with...

  24. Seventh Day Adventist and working on Sabbath???

    Ellekat2 replied to NeoNatMom's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    You have received much good advice. You have to decide what YOU are willing to live with. When I first became a nurse I attended church regularly. What I found is that I became invisible. Since...

  25. What I Learned This Week: Retired Nurses-Where Two Or More Are Gathered...

    Ellekat2 replied to OCNRN63's topic in General Nursing

    I learned how my administrators see me. The new schedule is out and they switched my weekends off with no notice. And changed my department. And oh, that means that after working the holiday weekend...