nursekiddo

nursekiddo has 8 years experience and specializes in Urgent Care, Hospice, Home Health.

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1. OMG Say it correctly!

   nursekiddo replied to seanynjboy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Ever use a "hoya lift" to transfer a patient? Apparently some of my coworkers use them all the

2. Words of wisdom/advice for new hospice nurse?

   nursekiddo replied to mama2's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   My heart is in hospice. Although I switched to home health for better hours, I miss hospice terribly. As the above poster said, the patient is anyone you meet behind that door. That is so true....

3. Can someone set me straight?

   nursekiddo replied to nursekiddo's topic in Home Health

   Don't get me wrong, I am not saying I have a problem with assessments and seeing patients. That is what I am there to do. I am not saying that setting up appointments is a "legal" issue. It just...

4. Can someone set me straight?

   nursekiddo posted a topic in Home Health

   I keep hearing "that's just how it is in home health", but I am not convinced that everything is on the up and up with this HHA. I have dealt with hospice and medicare for years and know the hospice...

5. Did the shut-down of Mobile Doctors affect you?

   nursekiddo replied to nursekiddo's topic in Home Health

   I'm in Texas. They absolutely deserve what's coming to them! You're lucky that only four of yours were on with them! This has been a

6. Did the shut-down of Mobile Doctors affect you?

   nursekiddo posted a topic in Home Health

   I'm working for a HHA where a good 50% of our patients were Mobile Doctors patients. For those who don't know, Mobile Doctors was shut down at the end of August for fraud. I saw a patient late last...

7. resources for hospice medications?

   nursekiddo replied to texasRN_14's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   Once you are in the field awhile, you'll learn the tools of the trade. Comfort medications are usually the same across the board: Roxanol or MSIR, Lorazepam and/or Haldol, atropine. You'll have a...