threebrats46

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

    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..

    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?

    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

    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. 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?

    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?

    Wow to all of these numbers! Longest for me was prob. 45 min to an
  8. Going into homes scare me off??

    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??

    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...

    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?

    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...

    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?

    My penmanship is terrible as well. I am so envious of beautiful
  14. 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

    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

    Thank you for this post! If it sounds too good to be true..it
  17. So check this out....

    brought tears to my eyes!! great post and def makes it all worth
  18. 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?

    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?

    Great tips about the keys in hand and keeping cell phone in your
  21. Bringing kids/hubby to work with you?

    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?

    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?

    " 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?

    "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?

    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...