Just came from helping my private duty patient with quadriplegia at the hospital. Mom has been taking care of him 24/7 while he is inpatient and I go in to help out and relieve her. I don’t know how you can keep patients safe without CNAs. I mean h...
I had to do a project for community health with some hours but it wasn’t very structured. Mostly I did hours on my days off here and there. Not a big deal.
I went to WGU. I had a BA so I transferred most of the general ED credits. It was fast and cheap. Mostly paper writing. I did it because I had just graduated with my RN and was in school mode.
It’s not rude. I would call the office and keep letting them know she is taking the tablet home and not bringing it back. The no addendum/no MAR written for new meds is a MEDICATION MISTAKE and is 100% her fault and poor nursing care. She could at le...
Elektra6 replied to Ashlee59's topic in Private Duty
I got my BSN right after my RN (was an LPN for 7 yrs) even though I stayed in homecare. I thought if I wanted to go into a supervisor position or switch jobs it would be required. I did it really cheap at WGU online. I don’t regret it but I’m glad I...
Patient gets 8 hrs a day skilled care. Primary care giver is old and sickly, she needs surgery plus whatever else is going on with her. She gets 24 hrs paid to be a home health aide for the patient or he can hire someone. Family doesn’t really want t...
Elektra6 replied to NurseKel's topic in Private Duty
Once upon a time, I had a supervisor that retired who I trusted to go out and do the work of setting up everything and making sure the household was safe. But now, I don’t have that same level of trust in the agency. So go with your gut.
Elektra6 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing
Jury duty. We were filling out a 20 page questionnaire about us (it was a death penalty case) when someone came in and said we were under attack. We couldn’t leave until we filled it out. A month later I had to go before the judge, the defendant and...