Can someone help me.....What is it with different numbers on Insulin Charts.....Almost every chart I look up whether its in a text book or online, have different peak, action or duration times for the...
Hello, I am trying to figure out how to format some study sheets. Here's what I would like to do. Let's say I want to study COPD, Diabetes Mellitus, and CHF. Well, let me tell you, I have tons of...
Thanks for the info, it's really interesting. But I still need something a little different. I need a QUICK reference for specific conditions, without a lot of added text. Here's an example....
QUESTION 1: How do you as a visiting nurse document between visits. For example, you go to your clients home and setup meds, you phone the doctor about a concern or question, you leave. An hour or...
athomemom56 replied to athomemom56's topic in Private Duty
Hi I tried clicking on our name and nothing really happened??? When I go on a visit, I have a form that has sections for each body system. It is a check off box for reviewing. At the bottom of this...
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All agencies I have worked for have had a form called something like "Communication note" or "Case communication". It is a form that has a lot of blank lines on it and usually several check off boxes...
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Thanks for your reply. This is how the visits are done. I see clients Monday through Friday. I don't see any of my clients more than once a week. Lets use client Mary as an example. I see her...
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Exactly. I even change face and bath towels daily and so does my son. Once a towel is used, it goes in the dirty clothes. I have tons of face and bath towels, so it's no problem. That's just me....
Hello All, I have lots of questions today lol! As a visit nurse, I am in and out of many clients homes. What do you use to dry your hands after washing? I just dont feel comfortable drying my hands...
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First, can someone tell me how to send a private email to a member. I used to know how to do this with the old format. I would like to send an email to member "Vkubiak".
I am a Home visit nurse, in and out usually in less than an hour. My patients medications are constantly changing or being discontinued. Its so different when you do visits. When I get a new patient...
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The problem is patients go to the doctors office often, and occassionally they are hospitalized. When this happens, I don't always get an updated med list from them. The patient will come home with...
I am a Home visit nurse, in and out usually in less than an hour. My patients medications are constantly changing or being discontinued. Its so different when you do visits. When I get a new patient...
If a child has been throwing up, stands up and loses her balance, not herself, doesn't talk much just says yes, no, doesn't want to do any of her favorite things, no candy or ice cream, no toys...
If a child has been throwing up, stands up and loses her balance, not herself, doesnt talk much just says yes, no, doesnt want to do any of her favorite things, no candy or ice cream, no toys doesnt...
There is an agency that sends nurses to do visits and I was told that a lot are 15 minute visits, basically med setups and vitals, barring not problems once you are there. Has anyone done visits in...