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  1. 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,...

  2. 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

  3. 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...

  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. 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...

  11. 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

  12. 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...

  13. 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...

  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...

  16. Home care salary for LPN's

    nursekelly217 replied to Elektra6's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I recently moved from inpatient psych nursing to home health full time and make $1/hr more. Also get mileage and extra pay for > 7 visits/day, weekends or call visits. I'm on call 5 days/month...

  17. LPNs/LVNs: What's Your Specialty?

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

    Full time home health and PRN drug and etoh

  18. hh nursing pay in mass??

    nursekelly217 replied to supernova2700's topic in Home Health

    i'm an lpn on the north shore in homecare and the pay is great for me. i believe is also high for the rns at the agency as well. we're salary with per diem visit rates for anything over our...

  19. Hourly Rate For LPNS

    nursekelly217 replied to thundercat LPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i'm north of boston and have been chg nurse in an inpt detox center for 2 years at 23.66 w/ $1 diff for 3-11 and w/e. am leaving next week for home health where base is 23.70 w/ $5 diff for the city...

  20. LPNs what are your roles in MA?

    nursekelly217 replied to nickysdestiny's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I'm currently charge nurse in an inpatient detox - we have EXACTLY the same job as the RNs here... charge alternates btw me and a couple other nurses LPN or RN. We do continual assessments and meds...

  21. Complaints about Patient Complaints

    nursekelly217 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I work in an inpatient detox... wondering if anyone in similiar could share how pt complaints (about staff, tx etc) are handled. Our facility has "grievances" that the pts are given when they cannot...

  22. Complaints about Patient Complaints

    nursekelly217 replied to nursekelly217's topic in Psychiatric

    Thanks for the support... I think I just needed to vent. In the 18 months I've been there, have not had an official c/o against me... but occasionally get burnt out and pretty infuriated sometimes by...

  23. Resources on drug/alcohol detox

    nursekelly217 replied to IMustBeCrazy's topic in Psychiatric

    Anyone able to give me more info on the COWS system for assess opiate w/d? Our facility uses a very vague and mostly subjective scale and our patients can rattle of the qualifying sx better than me...

  24. Addiction

    nursekelly217 replied to krisssy's topic in Psychiatric

    Good definition. It is so important that addiction encompasses so much more than chemical dependence. That is why a physical detox from heroin in my facility is about a week... but no one leaves us...

  25. Inpatient Detox Nursing

    nursekelly217 replied to RNratched's topic in Psychiatric

    Hi simssn, About a year and a half ago I moved from Med-Surg to inpatient drug/etoh detox nursing... all I can say is that it is very different from all other nursing. On a daily basis I fluctuate...