KATRN78

KATRN78

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  1. Poop in nursing

    KATRN78 posted a topic in General Students

    I am an RN. My niece is 18 and hoping to go to nursing school. Recently she told me that there will be no poop cleaning at her nursing school or in the hospital she plans to work in. "I am not going...

  2. calling all seasoned school nurses

    KATRN78 posted a topic in School

    How about some words of advice from the seasoned school nurses for us

  3. The nurse you dread working after

    KATRN78 replied to SDALPN's topic in Private Duty

    Ugh, came in today to find a note to all nurses, from super nurse, about how we should be positioning our patient and what setting the fan should be at. Also, where the tubing and wires should be...

  4. manikin names?

    KATRN78 replied to jessnelson719's topic in General Students

    Ivana

  5. I am a nurse, darn it!

    KATRN78 replied to ceebeejay's topic in Private Duty

    To me its a case by case basis. I have a long time client, the parents are professional. After they call our inefficient office, they text me a heads up. They never abuse my number. Its great to know...

  6. New PDN...which case to choose

    KATRN78 replied to xyra_01's topic in Private Duty

    Agency health benefits are usually expensive and/or

  7. Time to Say Good Bye

    KATRN78 replied to KATRN78's topic in Private Duty

    I did resign. I told Mom and she was calm, sad but understanding. I am very sad but as nurses we need to acknowledge our

  8. Time to Say Good Bye

    KATRN78 posted a topic in Private Duty

    Ugh. Its time for me to say good bye to a dear client and her family. They are amazingly nice people who I have enjoyed working with. My problem is that my patient is getting to big for me. 150 lbs...

  9. Time to Say Good Bye

    KATRN78 replied to KATRN78's topic in Private Duty

    Yes, I do use a hoyer lift. However, the child is still too heavy. You have to boost her in bed, reposition her in the wheelchair, roll her around in bed. She is contracted and very tight, she is a...

  10. oh, you were just laying down?

    KATRN78 posted a topic in Private Duty

    I am currently working a case where the patient is an adorable preemie with a pacifier addiction, haha. One of the other nurses who worked over nights was fired because Mom caught her laying on the...

  11. How much personal info do you share with parents?

    KATRN78 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    I share simple or funny things like traffic, sewing, tv shows, food, cooking etc... I will ask appropriate questions. Many families share with me so that then makes them feel more closer to me. I use...

  12. oh, you were just laying down?

    KATRN78 replied to KATRN78's topic in Private Duty

    The nurse was not caught sleeping. The same nurse brags that she gets "refreshing naps" on her overnight cases. Plus she makes claims like "oh the moms must know we all do it. It gets us through the...

  13. Two patients one client-revisited

    KATRN78 replied to ceebeejay's topic in Private Duty

    That's why we don't work in a hospital. Too many patients for too little pay. Private duty is one on

  14. The nurse you dread working after

    KATRN78 replied to SDALPN's topic in Private Duty

    Don't know why but paperwork out of order makes me crazy

  15. New job working nights in Home Health - looking for advice in setting up schedule

    KATRN78 replied to visionary123's topic in Private Duty

    I started in pdn as a new grad. It is possible but you need to be on your toes. Take as much training as possible. Take any class offered. Read about all of your patients diseases and disorders. Read...

  16. Nasty homes

    KATRN78 replied to SDALPN's topic in Private Duty

    It is easy for me to forget that not everyone lives the way I do. I like a nice clean, tidy home and sometimes have a little mess but never filth. I have seen rotting dish water sitting in sinks with...

  17. Oh, the places you'll go!!

    KATRN78 replied to CloudySue's topic in Private Duty

    Disney World and Special Olympics Camp! Lots of fun on both

  18. Do you know this nurse?

    KATRN78 posted a topic in Private Duty

    I seem to be meeting the same type of pdn nurse again and again. She is 45+, divorced/never married, works 7 days a week, will pick up any open shift because "I might as well, I would just be at...

  19. What do you love about PDN?

    KATRN78 posted a topic in Private Duty

    I love being a PDN. I love my kiddos and I love when I can make something better for them or easier. There is small things I love too. I love being a taste tester for Gram's sauce or being asked my...

  20. Night Shift PDNs....

    KATRN78 replied to eeffoc_emmig's topic in Private Duty

    Most people do not have limited data on home internet. If they do not then it is simply rude to expect a nurse to sit in a dark room, no tv, no lights and no internet. More and more I am seeing people...

  21. Night Shift PDNs....

    KATRN78 replied to eeffoc_emmig's topic in Private Duty

    What is that some kind of budget internet service provider that limits data? Have heard of that for cellphones, never residential isp. I think it's rude to not let the nurses use internet WiFi....

  22. Night Shift PDNs....

    KATRN78 replied to eeffoc_emmig's topic in Private Duty

    Did they actually say no to using WiFi or just never offer

  23. PD is like the armpit of nursing

    KATRN78 replied to ceebeejay's topic in Private Duty

    I have been asked by another nurse "when are you going to leave pdn and become a REAL

  24. Yay first RN position accepted!!!

    KATRN78 replied to RetrieverGirl's topic in Private Duty

    Congrats. How is it

  25. "Wasteful Nurses"

    KATRN78 replied to eeffoc_emmig's topic in Private Duty

    because they are expecting the family to pick up the cost of the additionally needed supplies. Technically the "kids" who get that government check each month, that should be going toward their