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    How much do you make?

    Orion81RN replied to middleagednurse's topic in Private Duty

    3 different companies: Agency 1) $22/hr but they would go up to $24 on vent case if desperate. Agency 2) $24/hr Agency 3) $27-$30 depending on acuity. I'm at $28/hr (7 years nursing experience, 2.5...
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    Should I divorce my husband

    Orion81RN replied to gonzo1's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I must have been really mad when I wrote that post.
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    How to make a PDN job appealing?

    Orion81RN replied to nursenmom3's topic in Private Duty

    I think a lot of nurses leave cases without talking to the parent. So, I'd bring that up when you first meet them. Something along the lines of, "I'm new to the world of PDN. If you find something...
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    Next Day Off

    Orion81RN replied to Imustbedreaming's topic in General Nursing

    I feel like crap the day after and sleep away the day and lounge. I don't have healthy coping mechanisms ? I spend the day mentally, emotionally and physically recuperating. My husband and I often...
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    How to make a PDN job appealing?

    Orion81RN replied to nursenmom3's topic in Private Duty

    Agreed. And if you just talk to the nurses like you're talking to us here, you all will be on the same page. I mention trust for a reason. It is inevitable you won't like a way a nurse does...
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    How to make a PDN job appealing?

    Orion81RN replied to nursenmom3's topic in Private Duty

    Oh, and it's important to me that the parent show trust in front of the child so that the child can trust me. Especially when you're gone. Of course it's a different when enough time has gone by and...
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    How to make a PDN job appealing?

    Orion81RN replied to nursenmom3's topic in Private Duty

    You've got to be kidding me! I typed out my response again to your earlier question regarding parents performing care. I typed it up in a text to send to myself to copy and paste here so I wouldn't...
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    How to make a PDN job appealing?

    Orion81RN replied to nursenmom3's topic in Private Duty

    He sounds like a really cool kid and a great case. Thank you for your kind words about my
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    How to make a PDN job appealing?

    Orion81RN replied to nursenmom3's topic in Private Duty

    Funny but not really funny story. So my current patient is an adult male with ALS. He is on a vent. He's very much with it. Well, his alarms never alarm. The only time you will hear an alarm is when...
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    How to make a PDN job appealing?

    Orion81RN replied to nursenmom3's topic in Private Duty

    Yes, the lines are definitely fuzzy. It's a whole different ball game than a facility setting. I think you should tell the nurses exactly that. Exactly the way you just worded it. That would be...
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    How to make a PDN job appealing?

    Orion81RN replied to nursenmom3's topic in Private Duty

    That's interesting about your policy on food being a gift. We have to do annual education/competencies, and fraud and gift giving is a huge component. However our policy specifically states food is...
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    How to make a PDN job appealing?

    Orion81RN replied to nursenmom3's topic in Private Duty

    I actually started thinking about it further while you were replying (and while I was giving my pt his g-tube feed lol) and I have a few more thoughts. In regards to your specific situation, I...
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    How to make a PDN job appealing?

    Orion81RN replied to nursenmom3's topic in Private Duty

    Darn, it happened again. Lost my reply. I don't remember what the 485 said about food. The mom and dad automatically cooked. For me too ? I was super lucky. I wouldn't hold it against you. If you...
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    How to make a PDN job appealing?

    Orion81RN replied to nursenmom3's topic in Private Duty

    I can't speak for other nurses, but I'm personally not doing any cooking. Most of the examples you gave are fine. I think if you wanted something like scrambled eggs for him, however, it should be...
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    How to make a PDN job appealing?

    Orion81RN replied to nursenmom3's topic in Private Duty

    The agency should have a policy on this. My agency provides an Uber for us. For example, if I have to send a pt to the ED, it is our company's policy that I go with to the hospital and stay until we...
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    How to make a PDN job appealing?

    Orion81RN replied to nursenmom3's topic in Private Duty

    First, I want to tell you that I'm still going to answer your question from my perspective on the parent doing the care while the nurse is there. I haven't forgotten. But I want to type it out in a...
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    "Not sure what unit you will be hired into..."

    Orion81RN replied to TitaniumPlates's topic in General Nursing

    Is anybody FORCING your friend to move for this uncertain job? No? Was she told BEFORE accepting the position and moving that it may not be in the advertised unit? Yes. She did not move, start a...
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    "Not sure what unit you will be hired into..."

    Orion81RN replied to TitaniumPlates's topic in General Nursing

    Literally NOBODY is disagreeing that it's bogus to do what she is doing. So are you done with your temper tantrums? When more than a few people find your wording offensive, I'd say it's time to do a...
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    Bullied psych nurse commits suicide

    Orion81RN replied to Rocknurse's topic in Nursing News

    I was, in fact, bullied in nursing school. I mean, another student literally said to the student next to her that she wanted to kick my ***. Along with other choice words I've since blocked out. Not...
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    "Not sure what unit you will be hired into..."

    Orion81RN replied to TitaniumPlates's topic in General Nursing

    The very reason med/surg/tele repulses me is the staffing. I'm not stepping foot onto a med-surg unit with ratios of > 5. It has nothing to do with the type of nursing. I'd love med-surg. The...
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    "Not sure what unit you will be hired into..."

    Orion81RN replied to TitaniumPlates's topic in General Nursing

    HA! Ok, you've really got me laughing now. That may be so at your hospital, but here in Chicagoland they absolutely hire ICU nurses with no experience. It's new grad residency programs, but they still...
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    "Not sure what unit you will be hired into..."

    Orion81RN replied to TitaniumPlates's topic in General Nursing

    Well, when you call it a garbage position...
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    "Not sure what unit you will be hired into..."

    Orion81RN replied to TitaniumPlates's topic in General Nursing

    Same! I was totally with OP throughout the entire post til that last part. I'm not even a med surg nurse, and I found it offensive. There are plenty of ICU nurses who could not handle med-surg. I...
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    How to make a PDN job appealing?

    Orion81RN replied to nursenmom3's topic in Private Duty

    Darnit. This happens all the time on this site. I typed out a very detailed response, and it disappeared. Lol. Anyway, I'll respond in a bit. My patient is needing me now ?. Spent my entire lunch on...
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    How do I transfer non ambulatory pt from WC?

    Orion81RN replied to cutescrubs's topic in General Nursing

    I think those of us who have worked private duty for some time have come to have a 6th sense about families. My spidey senses are screaming heck no to this mom. I've read through your posts, and you...