AtlantaRN

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  1. Hospice Calls when I'm NOT on Call

    AtlantaRN replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    if you want to stay in hospice you absolutely need to find out how much of "you" you need to protect - otherwise you won't make it for the long term Thank YOU Hospicenurse I want to do the right thing...

  2. What to do??????????secretions.....

    AtlantaRN replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I dont understand why it's on the form for equipment if suctioning isn't indicated? I had her in high fowlers, now because of her size, I started with 1 scop patch, and added a second when I went...

  3. What to do??????????secretions.....

    AtlantaRN replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I was called out last night at 10:20 with secretions again, I had placed a scopolamine patch yesterday at 3pm...I'm just getting home and it's 6:23am... She is still holding on. This is the first...

  4. What to do??????????secretions.....

    AtlantaRN replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    thank you. i just want to do the right thing, and i'm so used to the hospital setting.

  5. Port care question

    AtlantaRN posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I have a hospice patient that has a port, isn't accessed. In fact, when she was in the hospital 1 month ago, they were doing peripheral sticks on her, it wasn't accessed then either. She called the...

  6. Port Care question

    AtlantaRN posted a topic in Home Health

    I work hospice, and I had a patient call the hospice today demanding someone come out and access her port, to flush it. she was in the hospital 1 month ago, and her port wasn't accessed at that...

  7. Port Care question

    AtlantaRN replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Home Health

    I like hospice, except when they call me when I'm not on call...but I talked with them today and they said "we just wanted you to know what was going on". see thread:...

  8. Port Care question

    AtlantaRN replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Home Health

    thank you for your help.....I don't have any order to access said port. It is my understanding she called her cardiologist for an appointment and she heard "no you are on hospice, we aren't going to...

  9. Port Care question

    AtlantaRN replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Home Health

  10. Hospice Calls when I'm NOT on Call

    AtlantaRN replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

  11. Hospice Calls when I'm NOT on Call

    AtlantaRN replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    AMEN and AMEN!!!!! If I'm not working my hospital job, even then it gets on my nerves. There are 2 other nurses at the office...they ARE NURSES, they took care of issues BEFORE I was hired, and they...

  12. Hospice Calls when I'm NOT on Call

    AtlantaRN replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    BTW: port isn't

  13. How many pts do you care for?

    AtlantaRN replied to FrankieJane's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I had 3 patients, now I have 5 as one of our nurses are out with her own medical condition. I worked 6.25 hours yesterday, I saw 4 patients. I'm seeing 3 patients tomorrow, two are mine, and one is...

  14. Husband Doesn't Get It...

    AtlantaRN posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    New hospice patient discharged saturday from hospital, terminal ca with mets; can't make it to her md appointment today. Tried to set up a visit 9:30 this morning; hubby said "no, she has a md appt...

  15. Anti-depressants and nursing school

    AtlantaRN replied to SoulShine75's topic in General Students

    "I need to know I'm not alone. " You aren't alone. I take 150mg zoloft daily, and I have good and bad days. Some things won't bother me at all, and then the next day, I get sooooo MAD...I'll yell,...

  16. Anti-depressants and nursing school

    AtlantaRN replied to SoulShine75's topic in General Students

    "I think at least half my class was on zoloft by the time final semester came!" Same here, I graduated in 1996...And the other half was on Xanax...

  17. Husband Doesn't Get It...

    AtlantaRN replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    patient is having a better day today. Talked to hubby about inpatient care...he is not interested--she is not interested. We have a contract with a local nursing home. She is more debilitated every...

  18. Husband Doesn't Get It...

    AtlantaRN replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    husband wants patient at home, patient wants to be at home. Daughter who took LOA doesn't want to do ANYTHING for the patient or the primary caregiver...she wants the AUTHORITY, but NO...

  19. The driving is making me a nervous wreck...

    AtlantaRN replied to introspectiveRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    That is alot of miles, I feel for you. I have good days and bad days, just like our hospice patients. I have one patient that really grates on my nerves, she goes out of her way to REMIND everyone...

  20. How to handle taking off

    AtlantaRN replied to KristinWW's topic in General Nursing

    i try to switch days with my coworkers...that way, even if they call me at home...too bad/so sad... You HAVE to have a life too.

  21. "You can never go back" so they say.....

    AtlantaRN replied to lesrn2005's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I work part time-6/12h shifts a month at Piedmont Fayette Hospital, covers my insurance....then perdiem for a local hospice (i do more hours for the hospice than the hospital.) I usually do 6 days...

  22. Husband Doesn't Get It...

    AtlantaRN replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    nope, he would LOVE to have them there...but they just want to pop in and leave..... another nurse did the visit yesterday, i'm home with stomach

  23. Husband Doesn't Get It...

    AtlantaRN replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    found yesterday, daughters are still staying at their OWN HOMES!!!!! They will call me the day before nursing visit to say "call us before you go there so WE can be there." Now, EVERY VISIT, i go...

  24. Does your work call you at 0530?

    AtlantaRN replied to MarySunshine's topic in General Nursing

    "I'm seeing poor little me in a lot of the posts over the years. Hey you are human you need a day to laugh, shop, kick your heels up and nap in the recliner. And don't get all guilty feeling over it."...

  25. Does your work call you at 0530?

    AtlantaRN replied to MarySunshine's topic in General Nursing

    YEP! They will SAY that you can't schedule yourself for more than 4 days in a row because risk to "patient safety," but THEN will call at 5a-7a BEGGING me to come in because they are short staffed. I...