KaeliF

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  1. How do you like case management nursing?

    KaeliF posted a topic in Case Management

    Hi there! I'm a new grad, a few months out, currently working on a med/surg floor, and I'm trying to decide on a specialty to go into. It seems like there are a lot of job listings for case management...

  2. Time saving tips for HH nurse

    KaeliF posted a topic in Home Health

    I've been a HH nurse for a little over a year now. My old office was not well organized at all and as a result I usually worked from the time I got up to the time I went to bed 7 days a week. I was on...

  3. Time saving tips for HH nurse

    KaeliF replied to KaeliF's topic in Home Health

    sometimes I'll see up to 8/9 a day but thats only on

  4. Time saving tips for HH nurse

    KaeliF replied to KaeliF's topic in Home Health

    right now I'm usually seeing somewhere between 6-7 pts a day, 5-6 if I have a SOC or something.

  5. Time saving tips? Please?

    KaeliF posted a topic in Home Health

    I have been a HH RN for a few months now and I have been working on average 75 hours a week. I am also a single mom (which is why I started in HH in the first place, a schedule that matched up with my...

  6. Time saving tips? Please?

    KaeliF replied to KaeliF's topic in Home Health

    thanks I'll have to look into

  7. New grads a good idea?

    KaeliF replied to chavezm1109's topic in Home Health

    I would say it's not a great idea for a new grad. I started HH nursing about a year out and I wish I would have stayed in the hospital for another year or so. I dunno about you but when I was new I...

  8. start if care oasis time frames.

    KaeliF replied to babs1963's topic in Home Health

    oh yea we use a cheat sheet when we have to do paper in the home too. I would suggest going through the oasis and typing up your own cheat sheet though, the ones they provided me are missing some...

  9. start if care oasis time frames.

    KaeliF replied to babs1963's topic in Home Health

    I just started home health, I've only done 3 SOC's and each one I've had to do on paper because I live in a very rural area and alot of my patient's don't have internet or cell signal to connect the...

  10. hospital to home health transition

    KaeliF posted a topic in Home Health

    Hey! I've been an rn for a little over a year on med surg and pcu, now I'm going to be transitioning into home health! Any advice on things to brush up on before i start?

  11. How to get started in developmental disabilities nursing?

    KaeliF posted a topic in Developmental Disabilities

    Any advice on how to get started in this field? I live in a fairly rural area and there aren't any agencies that specifically deal with developmental disabilities, so I'm not really sure how to get...

  12. Home Health a good option for single mom?

    KaeliF posted a topic in Home Health

    So I have been a med/surg RN for about a year now, and during this time I have been living with my grandparents because my daughter is not yet in school and there is no child care service on the...

  13. stupid stupid stupid mistake. Advice on how to handle it?

    KaeliF posted a topic in Patient Medications

    Well tonight I did something REALLY dumb. I have been working night shifts now and have never really adjusted. I still just feel like I'm at work in the middle of the night when I SHOULD be sleeping!...

  14. stupid stupid stupid mistake. Advice on how to handle it?

    KaeliF replied to KaeliF's topic in Patient Medications

    Thanks that makes me feel better! The med never actually made it to the patient, it got caught, and I made sure to keep my composure and thank the nurse that caught it before coming home and freaking...

  15. New Grad Nurse Med-surg Unit NEED ADVICE and brain sheet

    KaeliF replied to nursebrima's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I typed my brain sheet up on word, so I can just print a couple out on the day of my shift. I divided sheet into 5 patients, I left an open square big enough to place a patient sticker, and I have...

  16. How long did it take you to start liking your job?

    KaeliF posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new nurse, been working for about 2 months and I am finding that I really don't like my job. I've been starting to look into what I want to specialize in and honestly nothing sounds good to me,...

  17. I feel stupid- just venting out

    KaeliF replied to newnewnurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a new grad that started working in july so I am right there with you! Trust me, if this is the worst thing that has happened to you thus far you are doing fine. There was one morning in particular...

  18. What to wear on a unit where nurses wear street clothes and not scrubs?

    KaeliF replied to tareija's topic in Psychiatric

    All I can say is that if you are on a psych unit be sure to dress VERY conservatively! A lot of the people on your unit will be middle aged men with very poor impulse control, so you are definitely...

  19. Energy drinks and teens coming to ER with chest pain

    KaeliF replied to mt3's topic in Emergency

    oh my God that is horrible! She didn't have anything else going on? Like a congenital heart defect or something? It just doesn't seem like that could happen to a young healthy person just from...

  20. New Grad applicant walked on a unit today...

    KaeliF replied to BotoxBaby's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Just call ahead next time! There are some days that people literally do NOT have the 2 minutes it would take to say hi and be cordial and get your resume and all that. Not to be rude or discourage you...

  21. How much time do you take to push opioids?

    KaeliF posted a topic in Patient Medications

    I'm a new nurse and I always take the time recommended in the drug guides to push medications, HOWEVER this is turning into a major time-stealer for me, especially when I've got multiple patients with...

  22. Vented tubing for lipids?

    KaeliF posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I am a new nurse and I got called off tonight so I'm sitting up, reading over some of the skills I haven't done yet so I can be ready when they come up! I've never administer lipid emulsion...

  23. WHY is everyone on D51/2NS with 20mEq of K+?

    KaeliF posted a topic in Patient Medications

    I do NOT understand it! You would think everyone would be on NS or LR but no, the majority of my patients are on D5 0.45%ns with 20mEq of K. Does anyone else notice this trend or is it just at my...

  24. To the nurses: Is telling you the pain level of the patient bothersome?

    KaeliF replied to chariot's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses probably look like it's something trivial when you tell them about patients in pain because those are probably the same patients who have been incessantly complaining of pain all day, to be...

  25. Online ACLS written test

    KaeliF replied to lallen4's topic in General Nursing

    I took the ACLS course online and it said you were allowed to retake the test if you needed. I can't remember if there was a fee for taking it an extra time, but you could retake