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  1. Is it legal to give a friend insulin before meals?

    ceebeejay replied to mommasgirls's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Like another post mentioned, as I read this thread my view changed. At first my thought was I would get an actual order from a doctor, because as an RN we need that because we are not lay-people....

  2. If you're thinking about leaving....

    ceebeejay replied to mluvsgnc's topic in Private Duty

    You are employed by the agency. I would be sure to tell them first. Once you have given your notice, then you can talk with the family about it if you feel

  3. Getting paid privately?

    ceebeejay replied to Jamuhh's topic in Private Duty

    If you do not already, you should have your own liability insurance. You need not be incorporated, but you do need to remember that you will have to pay Fed, State, Local, Social Security, and...

  4. Ride alongs

    ceebeejay posted a topic in Private Duty

    I have finally been able to replace the days that I lost a few months ago. Has anybody done ride-a-longs? Accompany a patient to, during, and from school? I am really nervous about having to be up...

  5. Ride alongs

    ceebeejay replied to ceebeejay's topic in Private Duty

    Adele_Michal7, that sounds difficult. I don't plan to use the microwave or the coffee machine. It's just my thing. I prefer to be self

  6. A nurse who doesn't breastfeed

    ceebeejay replied to j0yegan's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have done both. First was 80% breastfed for 15 months. Second breastfed for 4 months maybe. Last 100% bottle. Breastfeeding was pure torture for me. Never, ever, ever lost the pain and...

  7. Ride alongs

    ceebeejay replied to ceebeejay's topic in Private Duty

    I cannot imagine school buses without seat belts. They are required in my state as well. I have always avoided drama, which is why I never make many "friends". However, I don't make many enemies...

  8. Ride alongs

    ceebeejay replied to ceebeejay's topic in Private Duty

    Great advice. Thanks. I documented seat belts, but not who did them (the bus aid); so, I will do that next week. I am not a talkie, talkie person and I politely steer conversations of a catty or...

  9. Is there a job where I can work when I want, part time?

    ceebeejay replied to J-Swish's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I do private duty nursing, mostly peds and school RN. I take the hours and days I wish. I fill in every now and then on the days I don't usually work just as a good will gesture. I got smart fast...

  10. No reply after interview

    ceebeejay replied to heather0208's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Email over a holiday weekend? It will never be seen. They have a billion emails cached in their inbox. Call or email again and see if you have a better response now. Good

  11. need guidance

    ceebeejay replied to loveskirn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    BTW, if your FIL agrees, start hospice care. He can even do it at home. For some reason, nobody likes to talk about this with families. Only one primary care DR. who was filling in even mentioned it...

  12. need guidance

    ceebeejay replied to loveskirn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Went through this with my FIL as well, minus the extensive heart issues. Liver mets, he was treated but it was not successful. I believe it actually increased his decline. He went from cognitively...

  13. Ride alongs

    ceebeejay replied to ceebeejay's topic in Private Duty

    First day went well. I packed up a sandwich, yogurt, two thermos cups of coffee, a thermos of water and a bottle of water. Yeah, sounds like I packed for war, but I had a short school RN sub thing...

  14. Oh, the places you'll go!!

    ceebeejay replied to CloudySue's topic in Private Duty

    This is silly, but on a school trip it was the butterfly atrium. It was fun being covered in

  15. Report Boards

    ceebeejay replied to Adele_Michal7's topic in Private Duty

    Never had this experience. I have had communication books, but only to keep track of what the child had eaten. Mostly the communication goes toward the nurse not the other way around. Like what was...

  16. Nasty homes

    ceebeejay replied to SDALPN's topic in Private Duty

    So far so good; 100% clean. Spotless, actually. But, I am new to this

  17. How do you go about it?

    ceebeejay replied to Episteme's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I cannot speak as an educator. As a student the "ah ha" moment for me was when the professor explained to me that nurses do not diagnose disease, we diagnose reactions to to disease and environment....

  18. I'm Tired - A Rant

    ceebeejay replied to mmciv's topic in Emergency

    Is there any way for ALL of the dept to grieve these issues to management? I would hope that an en masse intervention would have to have some weight. Suffering silently does

  19. Feeling Overwhelmed & Incompetent

    ceebeejay replied to newgradpedsnurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh gosh, if I had the opportunity, I'd probably be the same way. I am really good at the hard stuff, but the simple things confound me. I have found that I have to stop myself from going into an...

  20. Does your hospital require color coded scrubs?

    ceebeejay replied to Loo17's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    The sad thing is most patients have NO idea what the colors of the scrubs mean. And, since it varies from hospital to hospital, who cares? I want to see your ID, anybody can buy scrubs. FWIW,...

  21. Can a nurse survive on several per diem jobs?

    ceebeejay replied to ihatethisjob's topic in General Nursing

    The only experience I have is in Private Duty and Per Diem School RN agency work. When I am working I love it. Especially, the school RN work. The issue is always finding enough hours/days to...

  22. good and bad

    ceebeejay replied to freyan grace's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Medical records are as vulnerable as anything else. It all depends on how bad someone wants to get in and how much time and knowledge they have. Hospitals, by and large, have pretty good security...

  23. One year out, still no job

    ceebeejay replied to MarkusKrause's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am awful at "networking". It involves putting myself out there and saying "I need help" (or some variation of that) and I have not been able to to do it. I also feel as if I am bothering them....

  24. What do you love about PDN?

    ceebeejay replied to KATRN78's topic in Private Duty

    When the rapport between me as the RN and the family works and we improve the quality of life for their loved one(s) because of it. When it works it is visible in leaps and bounds in the patient...

  25. Scrub pants

    ceebeejay replied to ervetnurse's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Interesting choice of description. I have a backside and cellulite, I wear Dickies Ultra Stretch. They are very lightweight and not