KountryPrincess

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1. Help!! How to document clinical info narrative

   KountryPrincess replied to RNBSN95's topic in Home Health

   Everyon at our agency charts narrative differently. Most nurses use Word templates, especially for revisits. We are required to use templates to document wounds and ostomies. Remember that your OASIS...

2. New Oncology Intern RN

   KountryPrincess replied to lollylolly88's topic in Oncology

   If I can add one thing to that wonderful post....you *will* get close to your patients, it is hard not to, and it is one of the benefits of being in Onc. Never forget that you are not thier friend,...

3. How valuable is your OCN?

   KountryPrincess replied to mappers's topic in Oncology

   I got my OCN years ago when I worked in onc and the test was hard, but I did do really well on it, and I was proud to add it to my educational background. BTW, I have never belonged to ONS and still...

4. Question about GBM treatments?

   KountryPrincess replied to RNsRWe's topic in Oncology

   Great post Kel.....very

5. New Nurse 1 year in...should I change floors?

   KountryPrincess replied to freespyryt's topic in Oncology

   I would move to med onc. That is the type of floor I started on as a student for a year and then as an RN for the next five years. I loved it, and you will probably find a great group of nurses up...

6. Home health SN Safety

   KountryPrincess replied to rancin98's topic in Home Health

   Lol.....this topic reminds me of when I used to take call and sometimes got called out in the middle of the night and never knew exactly what I was heading into. I always took my 110lb Rottweiler with...

7. Week one of orientation done

   KountryPrincess replied to Detroitrn59's topic in Home Health

   With all your experience I am sure you would be an asset to any agency. My agency did not exactly throw me too the wolves, but when I started I was seeing some pts on my own within a week or so....

8. Thinking of doing HH per diem but...

   KountryPrincess replied to ILveNursing's topic in Home Health

   I would never work at a place that pays by the visit. When you have used your time, energy, wear and tear on your car, effort and expertise dealing with the pt, doc and family, amd the pt does not...

9. Now you all are making me scared!

   KountryPrincess replied to RipeTomato's topic in Home Health

   I agree with getting more hospital experience, I would aim for at least 2-3 years acute care experience. People who do homecare without that experience will tell you they do fine, but they do not know...

10. Home Health IVs w/new grad nurse

    KountryPrincess replied to djh123's topic in Home Health

    Depends on the pt. If it is a pediatric pt with a pediport and an emaciated sunken contracted upper torso and the thing rolls, yeah.....you can miss. Really though, I would say in gerenal, on 99% of...

11. Thinking about making the switch to home health...

    KountryPrincess replied to RN_Mommy_2_3's topic in Home Health

    I agree with the above poster....pay by the hour is waaay better. When you have spent 30 minutes round trip driving to a pts house, another 45 sorting them out and then do not get paid for any of it...

12. Less than 2 years as nurse and back probs force change

    KountryPrincess replied to hopeinchrist03's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    How about home care? Think about it a little and see if it might be for you. A little more acute care experience would be preferable, but I am seeing that new grads are getting jobs in some agencies,...

13. Documentation altering/tampering...Is this the norm???

    KountryPrincess replied to RollerRN's topic in Home Health

    This does not sound like an ethical agency. I have been in HH for 10+ years with the same agency, and my responses would *never* be changed by anyone, not even my director, without my consent. I am...

14. The love of home health

    KountryPrincess replied to Kcorder4's topic in Home Health

    Hi guys.....I am glad to see the interest in home care, but as someone mentioned, I feel that you need 2-3 years of acute experience, preferably more, before coming to home care. I noticed that the...

15. I flunked out of clinical today..

    KountryPrincess replied to Student2001's topic in General Students

    This sounds crazy. I am making the assumption this was in a hospital room....no clock in there, what the heck?I forget my darn watch half the time, I think you had a clever solution to use the cell. I...