KarenJordan

KarenJordan

Oncology, Med-Surg, Home Health

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  1. New to chemotherapy...concerned about exposure risk...

    KarenJordan replied to SYNURSE's topic in Oncology

    Use your PPE. On most units I've worked on, when you start trying to conceive or become pregnant, unit manager will change your assignment so you aren't administering

  2. Hospital access to full text online journal articles

    KarenJordan replied to llg's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    We only have "UP to Date" and Mosby's Nursing Skills. I love "up to date"!! the doctors like it a lot

  3. Pressure ulcer staging

    KarenJordan replied to Babybell's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    IN most settings, it's now considered a surgical

  4. 3 most important things to know for an oncology nurse

    KarenJordan replied to sleepdeprived1's topic in Oncology

    Know the oncology emergencies - pulmonary edema, spinal cord compression, sepsis, pneumo, superior vena cava

  5. Pediatric Home Health Supplies

    KarenJordan replied to McBambi's topic in Home Health

    I find everything on amazon - the best prices too and good selection of

  6. House Resource Officer

    KarenJordan replied to Energizerhoney's topic in Nurse Management

    I had that position for a while but went back to the unit because it paid less than bedside nursing. They want to see that you are well-rounded with med-surg background and have great IV skills. They...

  7. Help!! Nursing management salaries...

    KarenJordan replied to wheeler913's topic in Nurse Management

    We use salary.com to determine what to pay people in my

  8. New Grads Training in HHC

    KarenJordan replied to KarenJordan's topic in Home Health

    Thank you

  9. New Grads Training in HHC

    KarenJordan posted a topic in Home Health

    I am a DON at a HHA that has never used new grads before. As a favor to the administrator, I must hire a new grad RN. I am used to training/orientation, but the nurses always have some experience....

  10. New to LTC, does signing off MD orders mean something different here?

    KarenJordan replied to auntiedebe's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Most of the facilities I've worked at had the noc shift nurse transcribe all the orders to the appropriate place. The last two facilities I worked at, the rule was if you received the order, you...

  11. Turned down due to nursing probation

    KarenJordan replied to determined_nurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Try applying to home health care. I have taken nurses on probation. I just don't have them on hospice cases. Do understand that your supervisor has to submit reports to the state every 3 months (at...

  12. I got my first job!!! But I am worried...

    KarenJordan replied to Bunny99's topic in Home Health

    That seems low, especially for California, but I hear it's hard for new grads to get jobs there, so you might have to take what you can

  13. Excited and Scared!!

    KarenJordan replied to Tiffany Alexander's topic in Home Health

    Well it is tough. You have to wear a lot of hats! Infection control, QA/QI, orientation, hiring/firing, practice models, wound care consultant, policy nd procedure development, care planning, risk...

  14. Working for 2 agencies at the same time

    KarenJordan replied to tktjRN's topic in Home Health

    About half of our nurses work for other agencies as well. Your manager may not like it, but she really can't keep you from doing it. My administrator doesn't like it because nurses then choose...

  15. OASIS questions

    KarenJordan replied to tinyRN72's topic in Home Health

    In my agency, we do OASIS for all clients over 18 y/o. OP - OASIS for Mcr PPS are complex and there isn't a lot of training out there, so I have newer nurses just complete an assessment and I do the...

  16. understanding my new position

    KarenJordan replied to mercygrace's topic in Home Health

    I feel your pain! There's not a lot out there as far as info on our positions. I was a CM at my company for about a year and was then made DON. I was given a key to my office, a password for the...

  17. What are the benefits and disadvantages of home health nursing?

    KarenJordan replied to grwnprincess's topic in Home Health

    Downsides: you do a lot of paperwork and quite a bit of it comes home with you. Try to work for an agency that gives you a laptop and has EMR. If you work for a large agency, you won't have to...

  18. Teaching Case Managers Role In Home Health

    KarenJordan replied to Kayeboss's topic in Home Health

    I have been putting an "article of the week" in their boxes. Subjects have been fall risk assessment, mini-nutritional assessment, signs that your patient could benefit from therapy, documentation...

  19. Psychiatric home care notes

    KarenJordan replied to djasset's topic in Home Health

    Document if mood is stable, presence of mania or depression. free of hallucination, delusions, suicidal ideation. why do they need services - h/o non-compliance, cognitive defecits. how does their...

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

    KarenJordan replied to tinyRN72's topic in Home Health

    I am a DON of a small mom and pop agency and we are not much of hand-holding when it comes to orientation because we lack the time and resources most of the time. But sheesh! I would never put a new...

  21. ADN or BSN

    KarenJordan replied to fancyeyes's topic in Case Management

    I also hire RN Case Managers, and we require them to have a BSN if they only have a few years experience, If they have many years of experience in a clinical area, we will take an ADN. You will not...

  22. How do experienced nurses do it to memorize everything?

    KarenJordan replied to NursingBro's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I carry a clipboard with me with my patients reports on them. I've devised my own reports sheets over the years and at the end column I have a little room for notes for my charting and the next shift...

  23. Someone please help me, new to LTC!!!

    KarenJordan replied to JLL41183RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I went to LTC after 17 years of acute care. Your experience sounds just like mine. They've cut the RN's in LTC to just a supervisor. I moved to a small town where there was only that nursing home....