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  1. New to Home Health any pointers?

    84RN replied to RachelRN2011's topic in Home Health

    Our DON told me at hire that we'd be computerized within two years, so it should be interesting. All of your charting and notations are made on computer? Does this make it easier to fill in for...

  2. New to Home Health any pointers?

    84RN replied to RachelRN2011's topic in Home Health

    Forgot to say to make sure you keep enough paperwork with you. Nothing worse than needing to do a resume of care or SOC and not having what you need. I have a bin for paperwork in my trunk and keep...

  3. New to Home Health any pointers?

    84RN replied to RachelRN2011's topic in Home Health

    A fellow RN gave me a book that's been a huge help, since my background was not Med/Surg: "Pocket Guide to Home Care Standards: Complete Guidelines for Clinical Practice, Documentation, and...

  4. If you had to do it over again would you?

    84RN replied to Tally4970's topic in General Nursing

    If I had it to do all over again, I'd have followed my first instinct and become a physical therapist. Still a pretty flexible career for a mother, getting a job these days would be much easier, the...

  5. How long?

    84RN posted a topic in Home Health

    How long did it take you to feel completely comfortable working in home health nursing? The OASIS is actually not bad at all for me now after 4 months in this position, but it's the continual new dx...

  6. diabetes question

    84RN replied to unsaint77's topic in General Nursing

    They could only become hypoglycemic if they have basal insulin on board. In 8 years of managing my children's type 1 diabetes, the only time we've ever seen hypo's when sick was when they had a lot of...

  7. diabetes question

    84RN replied to unsaint77's topic in General Nursing

    I'm the parent of two type 1 diabetics, and my answer would be no, there would be no hypoglycemia in a type 1 diabetic (one that has had the disease for a long period of time) that has not been taking...

  8. To old to be hired anymore?

    84RN replied to kathylorr's topic in General Nursing

    Have you ever thought of working in Home Health? I recently turned 50 and a few months prior went back to work after more than a decade at home with my children. Home Health is a good fit for me at...

  9. Help...drain care and teaching

    84RN posted a topic in Home Health

    I'm new to home health, and have a new patient SOC tomorrow. The patient had an incisional hernia repair with mesh on right side, and the orders say "drain care and teaching." Patient is being d/c...

  10. What's your nursing kryptonite?

    84RN replied to ktliz's topic in General Nursing

    Emesis, without a doubt. Sputum is a close