tinyRN72

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  1. Help! Tested positive

    tinyRN72 replied to Jaybird82's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I agree with many of the comments here - if you are not on drugs fight tooth and nail / why would you offer to go into the program / etc. I HAVE to say this --- part of that program will be to admit...

  2. Please Give ME any Good Reason to Stay in the Nursing Field

    tinyRN72 replied to ToNurseOrNot's topic in General Nursing

    A few years ago my daughter was in school and she was doing what I see you doing, so I'm going to give you the same advise that I gave her. Stop thinking about that 6-figure income. Start thinking...

  3. Hospital cancelled my contract due to inexperience...

    tinyRN72 replied to BeccaroseRN's topic in Travel

    HI, I have been traveling for about 5 years. I started right at my 2 years as a nurse mark. One of those years was in home health, the other was in a hospital. My first assignment was a total disaster...

  4. New nurse and I had a breakdown at work

    tinyRN72 replied to KB4848's topic in General Nursing

    I read your post and my first gut instinct was that you are not getting enough sleep. Then I read many of the comments, and that was said several times. After reading about your meeting and the offer...

  5. Any Buddhist Nurses?

    tinyRN72 replied to CriticalJ's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    HI! I am a Buddhist of 10 years. I have shared my beliefs with some co-workers. I have mostly worked as a travel RN, so I have been in a lot of different hospitals. I don't know how I functioned...

  6. Hospitals with Reiki nurses

    tinyRN72 replied to Intuitivenurse's topic in Holistic

    Wow, I just came to the Holistic Nursing section and it doesn't seem to be too active. I am (sort of) in a similar situation, and I wanted to see what others are doing. I am currently working on my...

  7. Where Were You...9/11

    tinyRN72 replied to Daisy4RN's topic in General Nursing

    It was a rainy day here in Florida. My children were at school. I was folding laundry on my bed. Whatever was on the TV at the time was interrupted to report that the first plane had hit the first...

  8. Mandatory Hurricane Evacuation - Can I be Forced to Work?

    tinyRN72 replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in Nursing Career

    I agree. I don't understand how an employer's policy can supersede an ordered evacuation. I have lived in Florida for a long time. Hurricanes are not predictable. They change paths and they sometimes...

  9. Mandatory Uniforms

    tinyRN72 replied to StudentRNmt's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    My opinion is that I hate having to wear the same color every single shift, year in and year out. I find it personally boring! I also find that the patients still don't know who is who -- they aren't...

  10. Mandatory Uniforms

    tinyRN72 replied to StudentRNmt's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I am also curious about the question of scrubs not being appropriate outside or OR or specialty units. I honestly can't imagine what else I would wear to work. I am a floor nurse on a CVSD and though...

  11. New nurse / new to HH / tons of questions

    tinyRN72 posted a topic in Home Health

    Hi all, I just graduated and got my license. My first job is home health. My first week is over and I have found that I have a ton of questions if anyone doesn't mind taking the time to give me some...

  12. OASIS questions

    tinyRN72 posted a topic in Home Health

    Hi, all, I am a new graduate and my first job is in HH. Thanks to the awesome nurses here, I have learned that OASIS is supposed to be used in documentation. Yes, it's true, I had never heard of it...

  13. Who provides the supplies?

    tinyRN72 replied to MrsLpn12's topic in Home Health

    I bought my own stethoscope (the one I got in school), thermometer and probe covers, tape measure, bag, gloves, sanitizer, alcohol, and a box of masks. The insurance company sends bandages, gloves,...

  14. New grad in HH $20/visit no mileage.... is this right?

    tinyRN72 replied to vn-rn's topic in Home Health

    Hi, I am in a state where the pay is far less than in CA. I get $35 / visit, no car allowance. Like you, actually worse than you, I got tossed out there with little preparation. I am an RN, but I got...

  15. New nurse / new to HH / tons of questions

    tinyRN72 replied to tinyRN72's topic in Home Health

    Well, you have obviously read this post. Since I started it, I have learned that I really like HH nursing. I don't have a charge nurse looking over my shoulder, there is no gaggle of experienced...

  16. New nurse / new to HH / tons of questions

    tinyRN72 replied to tinyRN72's topic in Home Health

    Yes, thank you VERY much! I started this post on my first week there... I was VERY over-whelmed by everything. Since then, I have sort of "learned the ropes." I know, now, to call as soon as I get a...

  17. New nurse / new to HH / tons of questions

    tinyRN72 replied to tinyRN72's topic in Home Health

    I actually found everything -- choraprep, sterile gloves, tegaderm -- at CVS. Just not the biopatch, which no everyone uses. Her stat-lock was outside of the dressing anyway. Maybe I made a mistake,...

  18. New nurse / new to HH / tons of questions

    tinyRN72 replied to tinyRN72's topic in Home Health

    CVS doesn't have biopatches, but they do have tegaderm. Thankfully the patient did have 1 biopatch

  19. New nurse / new to HH / tons of questions

    tinyRN72 replied to tinyRN72's topic in Home Health

    Hi KelRN215, Thanks for the stories. Wow. Here is what I got today: You must got to this patient TODAY, no matter what, must get there today to change her PICC dressing. Ok, it was on my way home...

  20. New nurse / new to HH / tons of questions

    tinyRN72 replied to tinyRN72's topic in Home Health

    I am actively looking for a new agency / internship / or just about any job.... and I am studying OASIS on my own - thanks to this site I found out that I really need to know it. It is ridiculous. I...

  21. New nurse / new to HH / tons of questions

    tinyRN72 replied to tinyRN72's topic in Home Health

    I have asked and I was told that everything I need would either be at the patient's house, I would order, or the lab would supply. Of course, though, I can't seem to get a supply list to order...

  22. New nurse / new to HH / tons of questions

    tinyRN72 replied to tinyRN72's topic in Home Health

    Here is an example. I was sent to 2 hip replacements on the same day. I was told that they would have supplies from the hospital. The patients told me that they were sent home with nothing. I called...

  23. New nurse / new to HH / tons of questions

    tinyRN72 replied to tinyRN72's topic in Home Health

    HI Paradise, Thanks. I sort of feel like I'm getting ripped off here now. I wasn't given ANYthing - not even one cotton ball or band-aide. It is very frustrating because I don't feel like I am...

  24. New nurse / new to HH / tons of questions

    tinyRN72 replied to tinyRN72's topic in Home Health

    OH, yes, Erika, I do at least know to get orders before doing anything --- but that might be about all I know. Thank

  25. New nurse / new to HH / tons of questions

    tinyRN72 replied to tinyRN72's topic in Home Health

    Thanks for the input. NO, I had NO training, shadowing of any kind. I did an interview and was seeing patients the next day. I do know how to take staples out. I have never done it without an...