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  1. What do you think? Cause I know it's not right..

    threebrats46 replied to rksgray13's topic in Home Health

    Also It is a huge heartache trying to balance my family with this job. Some of my other friends do homecare and schedule themselves 7-3 but I'm in infusion and I end up seeing patients in the...

  2. What do you think? Cause I know it's not right..

    threebrats46 replied to rksgray13's topic in Home Health

    Sounds like a huge mess,I am in the same mess as well and getting out of it. My company is a bit more organized with orientation and ride alongs though. It is so time consuming I'd honestly rather at...

  3. Can you imagine having Spiderman as a patient?

    threebrats46 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I remember during pediatric clinicals I had a little spiderman climb over the rails on the beds that almost reached the ceiling..I decided that day not to go into

  4. Stuttering Stupid Nurse

    threebrats46 replied to pearlgarden's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I stutter and I am so sorry about the reaction you are getting from ppl. I do get the same stares esp in the very beginning of my career. It helps to slow down think about what you want to state...

  5. Coordinating insulin admin +/- 15 mins of tray being passed

    threebrats46 replied to bclem05's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I am night shift and we do the same schedule as you. I can't speak for the rest of my coworkers but I really keep an eye on my patients. If I note a fingerstick of less then say 80 I give juice when I...

  6. Will starting in psych put me at a disadvantage in the future?

    threebrats46 replied to spdaydream's topic in Psychiatric

    If you want to specialize in PSYCH you really dont need the traditional skills...psych nurses have their own skills. I would sh*t bricks if you put me on a pysch unit and I am incredibly skilled with...

  7. What was the longest code you have been in?

    threebrats46 replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Wow to all of these numbers! Longest for me was prob. 45 min to an

  8. Going into homes scare me off??

    threebrats46 replied to erika.RN's topic in Home Health

    This is VERY true! I just had an ungrateful patient that lives in a mansion she stated something like" Look around me is this living? This is no life." I just bit my tongue.., overall she is a nice...

  9. Going into homes scare me off??

    threebrats46 replied to erika.RN's topic in Home Health

    Most ppl are incredibly nice. Once you do a few cases you get over it. You see all walks of life and the pt let u into their lives and homes its a very sacred thing to me. Most pt ask me if I dont...

  10. Question regarding ACLS course...

    threebrats46 replied to a_male_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Study EKG bc the ACLS course requires knowledge! They tested us by playing different paces and asking what you would do for them. It is a hard course on its own and going in with studying EKG is not...

  11. Is this legal?

    threebrats46 replied to missladyrn's topic in General Nursing

    It doesnt sound legal to me. If a search is done then it should be in front of you,how do you know they are not planting anything and blaming you. Def. contact your union if you have...

  12. Giving two week notice...

    threebrats46 replied to Jess_Missouri_RN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    If you are planning on giving your two weeks I would just speak to the manager and explain to them. Everyone must move on sometime..you do what is right for you. I had to do the same thing on a short...

  13. Should penmanship be a mandatory course for physicians?

    threebrats46 replied to DichloroacetateAl's topic in General Nursing

    My penmanship is terrible as well. I am so envious of beautiful

  14. Stool around femoral line: How do I get the nurses to listen to a student?

    threebrats46 replied to SNB1014's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If the pt has a femoral line there has to be a good reason its there as its never the first choice. Where are they being discharged to with a femoral line? Right now with insurance companies refusing...

  15. RE: on-call and alcohol/etiquette at social function

    threebrats46 replied to DuckFan23's topic in Advanced Practice

    I wouldnt drink it. One is not enough to make most ppl drunk but do you really want to arrive at the pt's home with alchohol on the

  16. Vickie Milazzo ads and truth

    threebrats46 replied to lawrn1991's topic in Legal

    Thank you for this post! If it sounds too good to be true..it

  17. So check this out....

    threebrats46 replied to mindlor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    brought tears to my eyes!! great post and def makes it all worth

  18. Wage garnishment related to student loans...has this happened to anyone?

    threebrats46 replied to RNewbie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I had a situation where I got a letter stating I was being sued for a debt that accured when I was about 18 yrs old. The letter went to an old address I was lucky I got it through a neighbor of my...

  19. Bringing kids/hubby to work with you?

    threebrats46 posted a topic in Home Health

    Just curious,is it legal to have your kids/sign. other in the car with you while you drive to cases? Not inside patients home,just your own

  20. Bringing kids/hubby to work with you?

    threebrats46 replied to threebrats46's topic in Home Health

    Great tips about the keys in hand and keeping cell phone in your

  21. Bringing kids/hubby to work with you?

    threebrats46 replied to threebrats46's topic in Home Health

    I know we have to look out for the patients,and I love my patients but who is looking out for nurses? Apparently we don't use police bc of HIPPA reasons too. However suppose I am at a patient's home...

  22. Bringing kids/hubby to work with you?

    threebrats46 replied to threebrats46's topic in Home Health

    Again I want to bring up I dont bring my kids. The reason I brought that in the topic is bc two other home care nurses I know bring theirs. We were all discussing this together and I mentioned I...

  23. Bringing kids/hubby to work with you?

    threebrats46 replied to threebrats46's topic in Home Health

    " i guess i was lucky 'way back' when i did home health. then, my agency used the city police for escorts when we made calls to certain very rough areas. i don't know if they still do so today, esp...

  24. Bringing kids/hubby to work with you?

    threebrats46 replied to threebrats46's topic in Home Health

    "i wouldn't do it. several years ago, when i did volunteer work for the ywca's domestic violence shelter, my volunteer partner and i were sent out to get a woman and her three little kids and deliver...

  25. Bringing kids/hubby to work with you?

    threebrats46 replied to threebrats46's topic in Home Health

    Ok just to clarify...I have and would never bring my children with me to an unsafe area! I added that bc when speaking to my fellow RNs they mentioned it was perfectly ok to do so and they do it all...