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  1. Do you use manual or automatic BP?

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

    Does your agency have a policy that says you can use a wrist/automatic cuff other than the manual BP cuff? Most of the auto bp cuffs are not as accurate, and I would prefer to know the real bp when I...

  2. MedTox non-negative Pre-employment Drug Screen

    AMN74 replied to bishops76's topic in General Nursing

    I really want to change jobs. I have been doing the same job for 14 years and I am burnt out. I am to the point that my doctor has me on fmla right now to get my head straight. I have talked to her...

  3. What are some thing RN's do when they work Home Health Nursing

    AMN74 replied to pat8585's topic in Home Health

    Get up and get ready early in the morning, finish up last minute notes from the day before, transfer laptop, pick up new patients start calling them to set up your day. Transfer again to make sure...

  4. home health nursing job

    AMN74 replied to ffliper2777's topic in Home Health

    Most home health agencies require at least 2 years of acute care hospital experience. It is scary to think a new grad is out in the field without experience because you are the ONLY set of eyes and...

  5. Can a Bipolar/physically disabled man be a nurse?

    AMN74 replied to Elanthil's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    jan 16, '11 by frankrn jan 16, '11 by frankrn a member since jan '11. posts: 1 short answer: no, no no what part of no dont you understand dear frankrn: you have a lot to learn....

  6. What do you say?

    AMN74 replied to RN276's topic in Home Health

    I have been a home health nurse for many years. First of all, if the patient gets a terminal diagnosis, with no hope of cure and they are not expected to live 6 months or more then I offer Hospice...

  7. Drama and dangerous supervisors

    AMN74 replied to paddler's topic in Home Health

    I would think you have nothing to worry about. I doubt that it could cause you any problems with the BON, you returned the book. However, you may have problems getting another job if they "black...

  8. I've got a question and would love some help with it. =)

    AMN74 replied to justme12's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Alamance Community College used to do that 20 years ago. I graduated with a BSN from another state, but my first nursing job was at UNC Hospitals. I worked with a couple new grad LPNs that then...

  9. Co-workers in Home Health

    AMN74 replied to cardiologynurse's topic in Home Health

    Your interaction with co-workers doing intermittent visit home health visits really varies depending on the agency that you work for. Fortunately, now that computers are part of the job (for most...

  10. Home health nursing pressure

    AMN74 replied to jellybean16's topic in Home Health

    I have been a home health nurse for more than 15 years, both in administration, and out in the field. I am currently a field staff member, and prefer it that way. I do not like office politics....

  11. Lasix 100mg IV push

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

    We have a CHF protocol for certain cardiologist that refer patients to our home health agency. If the patient is having CHF symptoms and the MD has signed off on the CHF protocol it is 80mg lasix...

  12. Improving HCHAP scores

    AMN74 replied to pitt34's topic in General Nursing

    In home health, we have had HCHAP scores for a year or more now. Our agency is constantly sending out e-mails to the staff about how to improve this or that, and quarterly we get our HCHAP scores in...