Brooke Schmidt BSN, RN

Geriatrics, palliative care, wound care, writing

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About Brooke Schmidt

Brooke Schmidt has 13 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Geriatrics, palliative care, wound care, writing.


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  1. Brooke Schmidt

    Making Healthcare Decisions In A Media-Driven World

    Definitely, there is so much room for healthcare professionals to contribute quality information outside of their traditional
  2. Brooke Schmidt

    Making Healthcare Decisions In A Media-Driven World

    That’s a great exercise. We had something similar in school as
  3. Brooke Schmidt

    I Did Not Feel Like A Hero

    Courageous is such a good word to describe nurses. Thank you for
  4. Brooke Schmidt

    Making Healthcare Decisions In A Media-Driven World

    Thank you for reading! And that’s an excellent point about using those questions for simple decisions as
  5. When the Tube Gets Stuck When my sister-in-law video-called me on a Wednesday night because my niece decided to shove her finger into a tube, I answered. Being one of the only medically trained...
  6. Brooke Schmidt

    I Did Not Feel Like A Hero

    Yes, it was very scary and unknown in the early days. I am so glad we all have access to PPE
  7. Brooke Schmidt

    I Did Not Feel Like A Hero

    So well said! Thank you for
  8. Brooke Schmidt

    I Did Not Feel Like A Hero

    Thank you for your kind words, I appreciate
  9. Brooke Schmidt

    I Did Not Feel Like A Hero

    I remember the early days of the pandemic- signing up for my free crocs and free slippers, showing my badge at the chick-fil-a drive-thru for free lunch. My neighbors rang bells and cheered at night....
  10. I work for a home health agency, we do shift work which sounds like what you're interested in. I work full time with one patient (3, 12 hour shifts). Many nurses work with more than one patient or...
  11. Brooke Schmidt

    12 hour shift question

    I work 12 hour shifts, 3 days in a row, it is awful sometimes, but having 4 days off every week USUALLY makes up for
  12. Brooke Schmidt

    Bio Patch with PICC line dressing changes?

    I work in home health, our standard is to use a biopatch on all PICC/central line sites. The supplier we get our kits from sends the biopatch separate as the pre made kit does not contain the
  13. I work in WA state and my agency requires us to call into a system, we are given a code for each
  14. Brooke Schmidt

    Lets talk about $$$

    1. Seattle, WA 2. $22.30/hour +$1.00 for nights and weekends 3.Offers full benefits, but they are pretty expensive 4. PTO, time and a half for