isabing

isabing ASN

Home Health

Member

  • Content

    61

  • Visitors

    1,990

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    1

All Content by isabing

  1. Baylor Home Health

    isabing replied to Macy311's topic in Home Health

    I work Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I usually have 6 to 7 points each day. That is considered full time. If I see patients Monday-Thursday I get PRN pay per visit. I also get bonuses from time to...

  2. Call blocking question

    isabing replied to MEbert1118's topic in Home Health

    My employer uses an app called Office Line. When I make a call using the app from my cell phone our office number is displayed on their caller ID. It works 99% of the time. I love

  3. How is this cheat sheet?

    isabing replied to Atownshend's topic in Home Health

    I have worked in Home Health for about four years. I made a cheat sheet when I first started that was about five pages long. Over time I have streamlined my cheat sheet, and even though I can now do...

  4. Lets talk about $$$

    isabing replied to russki1313's topic in Home Health

    1. State (city would be nice) Reading, PA 2. Salary $30.62/HR plus $1.50/HR weekend differential (I work Friday through Monday 10HR days.) 3. Benefits 403(b), dental, vision, and an HSA that I...

  5. gowning and gloving technique

    isabing posted a topic in Operating Room

    I work in a large OR (24 rooms). We have had an influx of new and traveling techs and RNs recently. Most of our employees have never worked anywhere else. There have been some heated discussions about...

  6. gowning and gloving technique

    isabing replied to isabing's topic in Operating Room

    Some open their gown on a prep table then open a pair of gloves on top. The towel is picked up first, slid out from in between the gloves and the gown, then the gown is picked up from the edge and the...

  7. Pitocin as a secondary on a pump?

    isabing replied to njmcavoy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our pumps have removable channels. Each pump can control up to four channels. We run everything through the pump. LR@125 is always the mainline. Pit gets a channel and runs into the mainline closest...

  8. Do you use gel when inserting Cytotec?

    isabing replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes, but not the regular stuff. We use Acid Jelly. I guess I should add that RN's don't insert in our state either, we assist the

  9. Symposium: information needed

    isabing replied to isabing's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not really sure what GOD has to do with, but since you are the only person that responded to my post,

  10. Symposium: information needed

    isabing posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello! I will be graduating from an ADN program in June. A symposium project will be 30% of our grade. My clinical group was assigned the topic of Health Care Organizations and the Nurse. My portion...

  11. Any chance of an ADN going straight into L&D upon graduation?

    isabing replied to purpledragon's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'll be graduating from an ADN program in June. I applied for a position in LDRP in December and I was hired in February (actually might have been January, it's all a blur ). I start June 27th! I...

  12. Maternity position interview questions.

    isabing posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I will be graduating in June from an ADN program. I have my first job interview on Wednesday for a position in Maternity. This position is the reason I went to nursing school. I was feeling great...

  13. Maternity position interview questions.

    isabing replied to isabing's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree 100% that it is how you present yourself, but it doesn't hurt to have an idea of what you'll be asked so you can actually speak without fumbling for words. I am usually very laid back and I am...

  14. Maternity position interview questions.

    isabing replied to isabing's topic in Ob/Gyn

    She asked me: Why I want to work in LDRP. What I would do/how I would feel if I got to work (as a unit clerk) and the person before me did not finish everything they should have. How I handle...

  15. Maternity position interview questions.

    isabing replied to isabing's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :w00t: I just wanted to let you all know that I got the job! I'm so happy!:roll I start August 6th! Now all I have to do is

  16. letter of intent?

    isabing posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I was wondering if anyone here could post some links to websites with examples of letters of intent for nursing positions, or give me some exmaples as to what they should contain. I was at work (unit...

  17. HELP!! What's in the day of a UNIT SECRETARY????

    isabing replied to ysara's topic in General Nursing

    Being a unit clerk is pretty easy. I answer the phone, answer the patients call bells and notify the nurses or aids of their needs, put orders in the computer, make sure the neccessary paperwork is...

  18. Anyone switch from Avonex to Rebif?

    isabing replied to Nesher's topic in General Nursing

    My husband was on Avonex three years ago. He had severe flu-like symptoms at first, but they subsided over time. His neurologist took him off of Avonex because of his liver function test results. He...

  19. Hello, I'm your nurse today: get off the darned phone!

    isabing replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I was assigned a 19 yo pt in peds who talked on the phone all day long. On three separate occasions I went into the room and she was on her cell phone and the hospital phone at the same time! In the...

  20. Morbidly obese lady on Nip/Tuck

    isabing replied to Daytonite's topic in General Nursing

    Yes! This is based on a true story. http://www.nbc5.com/news/3646642/detail.html Hopefully this link works.

  21. I'm the nosy lady in walmart. Woopsie.

    isabing replied to Indy's topic in General Nursing

    Many parents that are "embarrassed" in public when another adult speaks to them about the treatment of their children end up taking it out on the kids in private. You may stop the immediate abuse, but...

  22. How long did it take to get accepted into NS?

    isabing replied to Sugarbelle's topic in General Nursing

    I applied in July of 2003 and I will be starting in Sept. of 2005. In the meantime, I finished all the required courses besides the nursing classes except for one Humanities elective which I will be...

  23. Giving Up On Nrsg Seems Easier...

    isabing replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    Timothy, This is wonderful advice! I am saving this post for the stressful days ahead. I will be starting nursing school in the Fall and I am already having days where I doubt my abilities. I guess it...