erika.RN

erika.RN

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  1. Students, show me your clinical paperwork!

    erika.RN posted a topic in General Students

    Hi all, I am a clinical preceptor for the junior level. I am teaching med-surg clinicals and trying to figure out the best clinical paperwork/assignments for my students for post clinical. I am hoping...

  2. Another "Should I Switch to Home Health" Post

    erika.RN replied to Elle33's topic in Home Health

    I have a love/hate relationship with my job. I have a young toddler & a baby on the way & I am scared about how I will balance it all. I think most of the nurses at my agency feel the way I...

  3. Mom's Working 12's?

    erika.RN posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hello! I am looking for advice from Moms who work 12's. I have a young child (18 mos) at home & one on the way. Right now I work home health & work 4-5 days a week, but stay up very late...

  4. HH hadd on young mom...

    erika.RN posted a topic in Home Health

    I have beem doing HH for a year now & already I feel burnt to a crisp. The corrections are horrendous/petty & all I can think when doing them is, "I am not getting paid for this." SOC/ROC's...

  5. New wound care nurse in nursing home

    erika.RN replied to gem4monge's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am confused...are you in home health or nursing home

  6. Who provides the supplies?

    erika.RN replied to MrsLpn12's topic in Home Health

    Our agency supplies everything. I ended up using my own bag &

  7. Wrongfully Terminated

    erika.RN replied to nurseariana's topic in Home Health

    So you got fired because the pt was still in the hosp so you could not do a SOC? Did the pt get discharged on Sunday? Maybe they felt you should have followed up? Otherwise, I don't think that's...

  8. Guess what I am doing on this lovely day?

    erika.RN replied to MomRN0913's topic in Home Health

    Same thing...except I am on call this weekend and was also on Friday. I hace 6 OASIS Start of Cares to catch up on. I hate this part of the job. I NEVER have a day "off"but where I don't have to worry...

  9. New nurse / new to HH / tons of questions

    erika.RN replied to tinyRN72's topic in Home Health

    This really just blows my mind. You don't take your own supplies to work with you at the hospital...so why is this any different. They don't have a supply room of stuff? Dressings, lab supplies,...

  10. New nurse / new to HH / tons of questions

    erika.RN replied to tinyRN72's topic in Home Health

    Uhh lab supplies, staple remover kits, everything should be supplied by your agency /hospital you work for. You are never required to pay for these things out of pocket. Also...don't just take a pt's...

  11. need help with stasis ulcer!!

    erika.RN replied to Oskie06's topic in Home Health

    I have good luck applying aquacel AG cut to size on stasis ulcers when they are very wet. Calmoseptine to peri-wound if they are really draining. If they get necrotic santyl helps debride. I wouldn't...

  12. Now you all are making me scared!

    erika.RN replied to RipeTomato's topic in Home Health

    I disagree about tje experience. I was a LTC LPN for 5 years and was a RN in a clinic for a year ajd went into HH. I am still learning, but what burse isn't every day? I love my job and flexibility it...

  13. Thinking about making the switch to home health...

    erika.RN replied to RN_Mommy_2_3's topic in Home Health

    I really like it. My agency allows us to set our own hours, we are paid per visit. Ot works wonderfully for me as I am not a morning person & my daughter who is 10 months old doesn't have to be...

  14. Who enjoys med/surg??

    erika.RN posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I came here looking for positives on med/surg & mostly found new grads drowning...I am looking into a med/surg floor on days at my local hospital. I did all my clinicals there so I know the floor...

  15. Going into homes scare me off??

    erika.RN posted a topic in Home Health

    I interviewed with a home health job at our local hospital. It's work from home, set your own hours, & pay per visit. On call every 6-8th weekend and on call once a month for the night. The system...

  16. New Grad, pretty sure Med/Surg not for me

    erika.RN replied to chrissylee33's topic in Medical-Surgical

    At least go to the interview!! I found out I was pregnant shortly after starting a clinic job (which I usually loathe) and ended up staying there for the duration of my pregnancy for insurance reasons...

  17. Clinic not for me?

    erika.RN posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Hi there! First time poster here, although I've lurked tons! :) I am a new grad RN-BSN, have been a LPN for 5 years-worked in long term care. I took an office job a few months ago as a float nurse at...

  18. I think I made the wrong job choice...help!

    erika.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I think I made a terrible decision and just want to get others real opinions on the matter. I graduated in May with my RN-BSN degree (previously a LPN for the last 5 years) at a school that co-ops...

  19. Clinic not for me?

    erika.RN replied to erika.RN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Thanks for your reply. I guess I should just re-iterate that I am actually not in orientation. See as a float nurse you are "trained" in an office for a week, and then you go back there and cover that...