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  1. Questioning my major

    Mom2boysRN replied to Lsjackson26's topic in General Nursing

    There are areas of nursing where you do one on one nursing. I'm a home health nurse and that is what we do. If you are doubting your choice why not see if you can shadow a nurse or even shadow...

  2. Home care suggestions

    Mom2boysRN replied to casrn5's topic in General Nursing

    I do home health and we have many nurses that work per diem that have another full time job. You schedule your patients around your full time work schedule. We get to schedule as many or as few...

  3. Online LPN to RN college in Illinois?

    Mom2boysRN replied to ChitowNurse's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Joliet Junior College has a LPN-RN bridge program it's accredited and well respected. If you are in the northern suburbs I don't know if College of DuPage has one or

  4. "Fee Basis" Exemption for Home Health Nurses

    Mom2boysRN replied to sweetsugar's topic in Home Health

    I get paid per visit and if I chose to see as many patients as I was required to see when I got paid hourly/full time I would make considerably more getting paid per

  5. Who gets visits once a week?

    Mom2boysRN replied to Patchouli's topic in Home Health

    We frontload all patient's and as the end of the cert ends most patient's are on once weekly for at least a few weeks. Orthos are another that will be a once weekly visit after the first week in most...

  6. Per diem case load.

    Mom2boysRN replied to Atownshend's topic in Home Health

    At my agency if you do a soc you have the option to keep it or pass

  7. Do You need to be in a good Health before starting nursing school?

    Mom2boysRN replied to yayita's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing school is stressful and time consuming. I would recommend to get your house in order, make sure it's clean and organized because you will not have time for that sort of stuff once it starts....

  8. Did anyone find that their previous degree was harder that nursing school?

    Mom2boysRN replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Students

    I was a teacher before I was a nurse. My nursing program was much harder than the program I went through for teaching MUCH

  9. How do you handle inappropriate touching from patients?

    Mom2boysRN replied to marvelmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I've had patient's that were inappropriate I'll tell them "I'm a married woman and that is inappropriate". Whatever you say you have to do it with a serious voice, no hint of a smile. I would...

  10. Poll: Do you wear your wedding band to work...?

    Mom2boysRN replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    I bought a plain band to wear at work there are no grooves that germs can hide in. I usually don't wear even the plain band

  11. Has Anyone Here Ever Worked in Assisted Living?

    Mom2boysRN replied to westieluv's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The duties of an RN in an ALF can vary greatly, even in the same geographic area. I worked for an ALF as a LPN then an RN. I had the same duties in each role. I was responsible for passing meds and...

  12. Declining new patient soc

    Mom2boysRN replied to MM008's topic in Home Health

    You were correct to refuse. I have never done peds and I won't take care of a child under 12. You are obligated to refused to care for a patient that is outside of your comfort zone and experience...

  13. Refusing to Accept a Patient

    Mom2boysRN replied to adreamdeferred's topic in Home Health

    Our patient's are required to provide a safe environment for us to go into. So, if there is a dog that the nurse doesn't feel safe with it must be put away, no firearms can be out, basically anything...

  14. missed visit pay

    Mom2boysRN replied to Lpntxn1's topic in Home Health

    No we don't get paid for missed visits, generally. If we have followed all the steps we are supposed to (calling the evening before, spoke to the patient/family) and we drove a long way they may give...

  15. Nervous New Home Health Nurse

    Mom2boysRN replied to tinamrn's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to home health! I've been doing it for almost 3 years and love it, well most days I do. As was said already, bring a pen (black only), a notebook, and your stethoscope. The first day for...

  16. Question about "stories"

    Mom2boysRN replied to beccaboo617101's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    If you are talking about social media... Don't do it!!! I know it's tempting. I avoid any reference to patient's, even the most vague, on the internet because once it's out there you have no...

  17. On call issues

    Mom2boysRN replied to Holisticlifern's topic in Home Health

    An agency that I used to work for that was on paper we had an "on call binder" it had a copy of every current patient's 485 in it. If we got a call we could look the patient up. It was updated every...

  18. charting error???

    Mom2boysRN replied to jack1339's topic in Home Health

    I finalize all charting at end of day making sure to state no return call recieved from MD. The next day I follow up and use a communication note to document that I followed

  19. low diastolic B/P parameter

    Mom2boysRN replied to BabaLouRN's topic in Home Health

    I also set my low DBP at

  20. Unrestrained pittbull

    Mom2boysRN replied to Tampa121's topic in Home Health

    You are completely justified. I explain to my patient's that are also pet parents that their dog can tell they aren't feeling as well as normal and their dog may be feeling protective. Rather than...

  21. Best Nursing Career For Moms

    Mom2boysRN replied to ramseyer's topic in General Nursing

    Home health is a great area for moms to work. I accept as many patients as I want and for the most part decide when I see them. If something is going on at my son's school in the middle of the day I...

  22. Should I apply for a per diem job now if I plan to be away for all of Sept?

    Mom2boysRN replied to adpiRN's topic in Nursing Career

    If a hospital is looking for someone in April I doubt they would want to wait to have you start working until October. Take some more time to spend with your son and apply for jobs when you are ready...

  23. Wound vac

    Mom2boysRN replied to PrrRN's topic in Home Health

    If it is late at night or middle of the night we have them wet to dry then go out the next

  24. Sent patient to ER during admission

    Mom2boysRN replied to Holisticlifern's topic in Home Health

    As others have said, calling EMS a little sooner wouldn't have done anything. I'm sometimes amazed at the condition people are d/c from the hospital or SNF in. You did what you needed to and made...

  25. Starting nursing school..why am I so afraid?

    Mom2boysRN replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Students

    I was terrified before going into nursing school. I cried and couldn't sleep. I was so afraid of failing, of it being the wrong choice of career (I have a previous degree that was wrong from the...