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AMN74

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  1. "Sir or Ma'am" when addressing physicians?

    AMN74 replied to nurs4kids's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I'm OLD. When I went to nursing school, not only did you address the Doctor by Dr. SoandSo but all of the nurses would have to stand up when they entered the nursing station. I have been out...

  2. Is the Nursing Licensure Exam effective?

    AMN74 replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

    I posted a thread a week or so ago about "What do nursing schools teach these days?" because I'm seeing that hospitals do not want to hire new grads, and I see on threads on this board that people are...

  3. outdoor nursing jobs?

    AMN74 replied to erinreed34's topic in General Nursing

    Home health nurses spend time outdoors, but probably not in the kind of element that you're looking

  4. Just curious, What do they teach in Nursing School these days?

    AMN74 replied to AMN74's topic in General Nursing

    The student got stuck,( I should say that the needle box was on the patient counter right across her living room and the student tried to recap the needle before putting it into the needle box) she...

  5. Just curious, What do they teach in Nursing School these days?

    AMN74 replied to AMN74's topic in General Nursing

    I did say no more....I had taken students out for years, I have been in home health for 20 of my 25 years of nursing experience. I don't know what students are learning in nursing schools. I went to...

  6. Just curious, What do they teach in Nursing School these days?

    AMN74 replied to AMN74's topic in General Nursing

    It seems like if the nursing schools would teach you to be a nurse...the nursing questions would also "fall into place". It's been 25 years since I took the nclex or even looked at nclex questions,...

  7. Just curious, What do they teach in Nursing School these days?

    AMN74 replied to AMN74's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for that perspective. I did grow up in a generation where I did what I was told, and I feared and respected my elders, my parents, and my instructors. We had some old army nurses for...

  8. Patient Consent to Treatment

    AMN74 replied to indbletrble's topic in Home Health

    Jennys3, Was the patient deemed incompetent then he would need POA present to have paperwork signed for him. If he is not legally deemed incompetent, then technically you should have him sign consent...

  9. Any nurses suffer from shaky hand tremors? What are some ways to combat this?

    AMN74 replied to J-Swish's topic in General Nursing

    My friend is a CRNA who works in an Endo lab. He has non essential tremors and when his doc started him on propranolol he said it changed his life with how he works with fine motor movement skills....

  10. Using cameras to track wound healing

    AMN74 replied to Kabin's topic in Home Health

    Our home health company has demanded wound photos q 14 days for several years. We use a sticker type pre printed wound label that has a measuring guide on it, the patient episode number (names...

  11. permission to poop granted!

    AMN74 replied to Flare's topic in School

    My first nursing job over 20 years ago was on a peds unit. I had a little hispanic boy come back from surgery to the floor. His mother came to the nursing station and asked for something for her son...

  12. Patient Consent to Treatment

    AMN74 replied to indbletrble's topic in Home Health

    I generally do not do admission visits at our agency, as we have Start of Care nurses. However, sometimes they are overbooked and we are either asked to do first visits which include getting a...

  13. Family member in iowa caring for both elderly parents at home has questions.

    AMN74 replied to ls66's topic in Home Health

    There are/may/could possibly be some VA benefits that would help pay the cg also, if they were Vets. Otherwise the only way he could be paid in our state (NC) is if they had Medicaid and could...

  14. LPN :Documenting noncompliance in home health setting

    AMN74 replied to legalbeagle2's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Time to find a new job, honey.... You are risking your nursing license. I hope you have malpractice

  15. question about pca pumps , used in home setting

    AMN74 replied to belle ball's topic in Home Health

    Yeah, I'm not sure if you want to teach them to do it?? or if you are afraid they will learn. Our home health agency has two different kind of pumps, one with a key lock, so it can only be programmed...

  16. LPN :Documenting noncompliance in home health setting

    AMN74 replied to legalbeagle2's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I don't understand why you are not supposed to document these things. First of all it sounds unsafe. You need to document about teaching 02 safety and smoking, if the patient refuses to comply...

  17. Home Health Nurse Interview

    AMN74 replied to heathercummings's topic in Home Health

    these are some pretty broad questions... i didn't see anyone respond so i thought i'd try to help you out... if you have any further questions pm me and i'll try to help. interview questions: how are...

  18. You may not be homebound if....

    AMN74 replied to itsgr82cre8's topic in Home Health

    You may not be homebound if........ you fail the "pine-cone test".. True story, I worked with a home health nurse once, and she said she knew her patient was not homebound but when she discussed it...

  19. Salary for Homecare RN

    AMN74 replied to RNratched's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    At my agency it depends on your level of education/certifications and years of

  20. LPN :Documenting noncompliance in home health setting

    AMN74 replied to legalbeagle2's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I guess I don't understand. I've been a home health nurse for 18+ years. What are you not supposed to document? If I had a patient that got 60 percocet 3 days ago, and I looked in her pill bottle...

  21. Language Barriers.

    AMN74 replied to katc90's topic in General Nursing

    Our company uses a telephone interpreter. It's called Pacific Interpreters. Your company/hospital/agency would have to set up an agreement with them because they charge by the minute or something...

  22. I need Help regarding my situation right now

    AMN74 replied to Scruffyfy's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like a crappy situation, but if you want the job, and if jobs are hard to come by in your area...You should do it, be a cheerful and helpful as possible and take every opportunity to learn...

  23. Real Nursing

    AMN74 replied to KateRN1's topic in Home Health

    I know the feeling RN1263, I am really burnt out and I am actively searching out new jobs. I've been with the same company for 14 years and I find I am being paid LESS to do more. I just can't take...

  24. Straight cath BID?

    AMN74 replied to emilysmom,RN's topic in Home Health

    Just because the wife is highly anxious does not mean she can't do it. Like one of the posters stated intermittent self cath is "less harmful" than having a patient with urinary retention and...

  25. Real Nursing

    AMN74 replied to KateRN1's topic in Home Health

    KateRN1, I agree with you. Often times at the home care agency that I work for, we have very educated managers with lots of letters behind their names but they have NO clue what it is like to be out...