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  1. I am a nurse, darn it!

    ceebeejay replied to ceebeejay's topic in Private Duty

    The BLS instructor explained the process is different for lifeguards. CPR is the same, but there are different protocols for breathes (knowing when not to give them) for drowning and some...

  2. I am a nurse, darn it!

    ceebeejay replied to ceebeejay's topic in Private Duty

    If it were part of the plan of care, I would have turned the assignment down at the outset. It's not part of the plan of care. Even the physical therapist (who wants to do it) can't because she...

  3. Came across this gem...

    ceebeejay replied to MECO28's topic in Nursing Humor

    Hey, you gotta'

  4. Time to Say Good Bye

    ceebeejay replied to KATRN78's topic in Private Duty

    Patient/family should ask for a lift from their case manager for the safety of the patient. Nobody should be lifting 150 lbs outside of an Olympic event. Otherwise, I'd just tell the

  5. I Hate Nursing

    ceebeejay replied to BubbleSmiles's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I am sorry that you feel that way. Not that you hate nursing, but that you hate the job you have to go off to for a good portion of your life. I felt that way about my old profession in the...

  6. Just Take Your @#*! Break!!!

    ceebeejay replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree. Especially about going to the bathroom. Who can concentrate while brewing a UTI? That can't be good. Just go and come back a better

  7. Not there to make friends, but don't make enemies either.

    ceebeejay replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    She's a good nurse, no so good at communication, sounds like she needs an intervention. Some of that effective communication toward her to see if she can take constructive

  8. So is ADN- RN really a waste of time?

    ceebeejay replied to mzsuccess's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    NY no BSN, no hospital job unless you have a connection that can pull you in. It not impossible but it's

  9. Lie on notes? Don't follow care plan.

    ceebeejay replied to anangelsmommy's topic in Private Duty

    It is insurance fraud. Get off the case as soon as you can. Even though you can omit times from a narrative note, if you ever got called to trial you would be required to swear to tell the truth....

  10. Does pdn count in the "real" nursing world?

    ceebeejay replied to rnrg's topic in Private Duty

    I believe it's how you word it in your resume. The first test is to get through the computer screening for key words and phrases (after you get through the credential match and education match). If...

  11. Does pdn count in the "real" nursing world?

    ceebeejay replied to rnrg's topic in Private Duty

    I believe that home care is not considered acute, because acute is sudden in onset and new. In home care most patients have had their illness for 6 months or more, therefore are not acute but...

  12. How much personal info do you share with parents?

    ceebeejay replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    General stuff, family, kids, gardening, shopping. No politics (that's hard because I am a politic junkie), no religion unless it's for therapeutic purposes (praying together if asked), No details...

  13. Paranoid parents

    ceebeejay replied to HisTreasure's topic in Private Duty

    This thread went in directions I never thought of! LOL! The grandparents can be

  14. Still don't get the BSN ADN thing...

    ceebeejay replied to tarotale's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    These studies were done primarily when ADN's with years of experience in the field started going back to get their BSN's in order to move into management positions. I believe sincerely, that when an...

  15. Paranoid parents

    ceebeejay replied to HisTreasure's topic in Private Duty

    Speaking of the possible cameras... I go into every house assuming that I am being filmed. You cannot know that you are not and being filmed should not be an issue. It would be ideal if the...

  16. Two patients one client-revisited

    ceebeejay posted a topic in Private Duty

    I get paid X dollars per hour by an agency. The home that I go to there are two clients. I care for both clients. They both required the same care basically. Originally I was told that they were...

  17. Paranoid parents

    ceebeejay replied to HisTreasure's topic in Private Duty

    Ugh, sounds like my first vent case. Like walking around on eggshells, but nobody ever fell asleep on that job. Not sure what the mom's deal was. I get being afraid for your child. I am not sure I...

  18. Two patients one client-revisited

    ceebeejay replied to ceebeejay's topic in Private Duty

    Food for thought, but that was going to always be an issue because they are never going to get two nurses for this case. For the time being, I always keep them in the same room with me if we are...

  19. Holistic Health Assessment 01/13/14

    ceebeejay replied to twindad85's topic in University of Texas Arlington

    MegRN09, I am doing it as well. At first it's seems overwhelming. But, it's health assessment! You are an RN, you do this. Use the lab book, then refer back to the chapter/page that the lab book...

  20. Trach ties...

    ceebeejay replied to SDALPN's topic in Private Duty

    This is what I was thinking. I saw a mom start to do that because she did not have the sponges. I had to explain the risk of the ties coming lose because there was inadequate contact are of the...

  21. Two patients one client-revisited

    ceebeejay replied to ceebeejay's topic in Private Duty

    Most times me. Sometimes mom. Assessments and treatments are done once per shift. So, the care is more ADL's. Not ideal, but not horrible. As they get bigger I will have to rethink it, as they...

  22. Two patients one client-revisited

    ceebeejay replied to ceebeejay's topic in Private Duty

    Conclusion: as I suspected child A only gets 1/2 the hours and child B gets the other half. Got a bump in my pay anyway, which was

  23. Two patients one client-revisited

    ceebeejay replied to ceebeejay's topic in Private Duty

    We also don't get paid sick, holiday, or vacation days. And, when out patients get well or age out or parents get sick of the agency, we are out of work. No raises unless you change agencies,...

  24. Two patients one client-revisited

    ceebeejay replied to ceebeejay's topic in Private Duty

    "...follow the money" LOL! I am, which is why my tummy is in knots. I am trying to hold on through the summer and then see if I have more options. As of right now, the balls are still in the air....

  25. Two patients one client-revisited

    ceebeejay replied to ceebeejay's topic in Private Duty

    JustBeachy and Ventmommy, I have no idea, but it is not abnormal in my area. Twins often have one RN assigned to cases, by various agencies. It recently changed from a 1/2 time with X and 1/2 the...