nursekelly217

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1. Is 44 cents per mile good?

   nursekelly217 replied to deniseS's topic in Home Health

   I get 40 cents/mile. The IRS says we should get 45. I'd be happy with

2. Use of Narcan in cardiac arrest

   nursekelly217 replied to patricia_abrams's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   Not exactly cardiac arrest situations, but I worked in a freestanding (non hospital) detox where we routinely gave IM Narcan 1mg Q5min up to 10 doses with patients who had OD'd ... obviously while EMS...

3. pain with mesalt - advice, alternatives?

   nursekelly217 posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

   I am a HHN with a pt with non healing wounds on both feet. Long history with the wounds and wound care has been changed to and from every product I can possibly think of. Aquacel, prisma, promogran,...

4. The worst or strangest orders you have seen...

   nursekelly217 replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in General Nursing

   I worked in a drug and etoh inpatient detox where we had to verify all the pts meds on admission and call them in to whoever was covering (who was usually clueless about detox and defer to the admit...

5. LPN's In Home Health! How Many Visits and Pay???

   nursekelly217 replied to FocusRN's topic in Home Health

   I'm an LPN in HH. I work salary for 24.70/hr 37.5 hours/week, plus mileage. My quota is set at 7 pts a day... sometimes I may have 8, which is too many, I think. Any pts seen outside of 8-4 hrs is...

6. Nursely Peoples! Please help me with a stats project by answering a few simple Qs

   nursekelly217 replied to Mesomorph's topic in General Students

   1. Yes 2. N/A 3. Yes 4.

7. Severe Asthma can it be a disability for a nurse?

   nursekelly217 replied to MsPiggy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Ms Piggy you have my sympathy and understanding, though no solutions, unfortunately. I have mild-moderate asthma that is normally well controlled, however last year had a severe asthma attack at work...

8. Self inflicted

   nursekelly217 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

   in a detox center... syringe taped btw 17yo's buttocks to try and smuggle in (found in a "why is your bottom beeping" moment with the metal detector), a repeat offender old enough to be my father who...

9. canker sores

   nursekelly217 replied to sister--*'s topic in General Nursing

   from repeated experience... zinc lozenges, held against the sore and allowed to dissolve there have really helped

10. desperate for advice/direction (Long but urgent)

    nursekelly217 replied to nursekelly217's topic in Government, Military

    I have reposted this question in the general nursing section. Thank you for your

11. Long but desperate for advice

    nursekelly217 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had originally posted this in the military section but it was mentioned that I might get a better response here. I'm hoping someone on here might be able to point my family and I in the right...

12. desperate for advice/direction (Long but urgent)

    nursekelly217 replied to nursekelly217's topic in Government, Military

    Gen- thanks for the links. I will contact the author to see if he has ideas. It's worth trying anything to me. It is so important to adequately protect and care for our troops. They do more for...

13. desperate for advice/direction (Long but urgent)

    nursekelly217 posted a topic in Government, Military

    I'm hoping someone on here might be able to point my family and I in the right direction. I'll try to be concise. A 28 year old family member is active duty in the Air Force and returned to the US...

14. What's your pay for an LPN working HH? Just curious.

    nursekelly217 replied to emndarmic's topic in Home Health

    In MA, $24.70/hr for 35 visits/week. $.40/mile reimbursement. On call about 1 week/month at $2/hr with per diem pay of $26.70 for on call visits or after hours visits. Also on call every 8th...

15. IV certification in San Diego?

    nursekelly217 replied to Lmex's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I did my IV cert in San Diego 5 years ago... it was one day, about 6 hours. With a minimal amount of live sticks ... I think 3. The theory is easy and the live sticks on young, healthy, hydrated...