nurseby07

nurseby07

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  1. On call? Funny phone calls.

    nurseby07 replied to nurseby07's topic in Home Health

    Oh Jeez. Your story tops my two. What do these people do when they are on their

  2. New to HH - Need Advice a.s.a.p.

    nurseby07 replied to CMLPNnowRN's topic in Home Health

    If you are an lpn and doing regular visits then it is expected in my company that you will do between 5-8 points a day. It's very doable if they are all in the same area and have pretty basic things...

  3. Is home health really better than working in a hospital??

    nurseby07 replied to LadyAries0021's topic in Home Health

    YES! Read the postings on a typical day for an HH nurse to see

  4. I think I crossed the line

    nurseby07 replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    That's not only wrong, it's irritating that as adults, the techs don't know any differently than to ask/tell you something r/t your patient. Welcome to nursing! I hate having to be the hard

  5. Help I've fallen and can't get up--

    nurseby07 replied to travlr99's topic in Home Health

    now i have to ask..what was the "driveway"

  6. Nurse calls in because of herpes outbreak

    nurseby07 posted a topic in General Nursing

    My good friend is a charge nurse at the hospital I used to work at. She told me that a nurse called in sick because he had a herpes outbreak (genital). What the blank? Is that legitimate? I think I...

  7. Yes, another "MA calls self nurse" posting..sorry

    nurseby07 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I know there are mutiple threads on this already, but as it was happening I knew I was going to have to post this. So my doctor is on vacation, I had to go to another doc. The MA was sent in to...

  8. Yes, another "MA calls self nurse" posting..sorry

    nurseby07 replied to nurseby07's topic in General Nursing

    I know! I got so sick of neuro surgery and the rigors of being a surgeon I just decided to stick with

  9. Everyone is quitting

    nurseby07 posted a topic in Home Health

    There's lots of unrest at my job right now. We were bought out a year ago and since I started there, EVERYONE has been quitting. They fired the director, then the office manager quit, 2 of the 4...

  10. Good side job for RN?

    nurseby07 replied to neatnurse30's topic in General Nursing

    My job as a waitress wasn't life or death, but it sure prepared me for the time-managment demands of nursing, no doubt about

  11. Ugh-worst thing I've ever done to a patient...

    nurseby07 replied to nursecass's topic in General Nursing

    WOW! What a story! Great job! And I agree with above, he lived!! He lived because of

  12. Eeeeevil nurse stories

    nurseby07 replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    I always hate to read threads when people get too upset about what someone wrote..But i have to say that was a great generalization to say that women with ex-husbands in jails are dysfunctional. Even...

  13. Do you care if they want you to remove your shoes?

    nurseby07 replied to nurseby07's topic in Home Health

    Yep! As a matter of fact, today I walked into the uber-clean home an noticed right away that no one was wearing shoes. I didn't ask (thought of this post) and walked right in. BUT the fact that those...

  14. Vent: Bad day

    nurseby07 replied to nurseby07's topic in Home Health

    So very true...I'll let you know, but it can't be good. I swear, in the hospital it's the families who can cause so many problems and in HH it's these caregivers. Of course most are awesome, but the...

  15. Vent: Bad day

    nurseby07 posted a topic in Home Health

    I had to take an admit today, 52 miles away from any of my other patients who were all 30 miles from my house. I pulled up into cabin version of a mansion. The place was spectacular. The caregiver is...

  16. Vent: Bad day

    nurseby07 replied to nurseby07's topic in Home Health

    Thanks for the response, Sue. Sadly, but not suprisingly, the husband called me today to say that she "wasn't responding at all" I said , "call 911" I could hear CG in the back, "She's ok, she's just...

  17. Typical Day For A Home Health Nurse | Life of a Nurse

    nurseby07 replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

    Yeah, that's what I don't get either, not having enough field staff. If the RNs have to do all of the opens, recerts, closes, post-hospitals & supervisory visits and as a case manager you are...

  18. Do you care if they want you to remove your shoes?

    nurseby07 replied to nurseby07's topic in Home Health

    What an interesting post, than you for the reply. It got me off the the whole shoe thing and dreaming about what it would be like to live and work in

  19. Typical Day For A Home Health Nurse | Life of a Nurse

    nurseby07 replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

    Sue That sounds awful!! You don't have to stand for that! Aren't you in Canada? Not ok..I wish I could

  20. Do you care if they want you to remove your shoes?

    nurseby07 replied to nurseby07's topic in Home Health

    I agree, but I have a couple of Asian patients whose families would NEVER ask me to take my shoes off, but out of consideration for their culture, I always do. I know the dangers, but it's a respect...

  21. Doctor title, Nurse title

    nurseby07 replied to pegbord's topic in General Nursing

    I call the PA's by first name and the Doc by Dr.. I guess I like to keep a distance. If I were a passenger on a plane I would rather hear the flight attendant say "We're rapidly losing cabin pressure...

  22. Please Help Me Figure This Out!!

    nurseby07 replied to athomemom56's topic in Home Health

    So option A is all paper charting, no gas reimbursment and if it takes you a total of 1.5 hrs (with paper work) this is $20/hr Option B is $21 per visit with a computer and gas mileage to boot, I...

  23. er visitors...a funny

    nurseby07 replied to UtErRnEmt's topic in Emergency

    I totally get the Latino thing, I am always in awe of the fact that they have so much familial support, but it's funny, none the less. I was charting today (at home, hh nurse) and showed my husband...

  24. "I'll sue you"

    nurseby07 posted a topic in Home Health

    My company has been going through some major changes; people quitting without notice being the biggest culprit. I have been moved to another area that I wanted to be in and in the process I have been...

  25. I can't cath to save my life!

    nurseby07 replied to espritjolieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Duh! Thanks so much, that clears up so much!!! I never thought about the meatus vs direct blood stream. Thanks