Elektra6 ASN, BSN, RN

Home Health, PDN, LTC, subacute

Former LPN, now RN

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About Elektra6

Elektra6 has 19 years experience as a ASN, BSN, RN and specializes in Home Health, PDN, LTC, subacute.


LPN for 7 years, RN since 2013, BSN 2016

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    Private duty nursing.. looking for change

    Following. In the same boat.
  2. Thank you. This is very comprehensive. When I take my client, who has C-4 quadriplegia to the hospital, not everyone understands autonomic dysreflexia and how dangerous it can be.
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    Excelsior

    Hope they changed the CPNE because that was very stressful. Best of luck to you!
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    Schools under fire! Fake Degrees Caught!

    I was thinking these fake schools targeted foreign nurses? Some CNAs I worked with were nurses in other countries and looking for a way back in.
  5. I do it all the time as we live within a few miles of another state and frequent big hospitals there. Since the client is from my state, it is OK to provide care while we are at an appointment or outing in the other city. Per my company that is. If I...
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    No CNAs

    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...
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    LPN to RN online programs

    I did Excelsior LPN to RN in 2012. It was accredited for NJ.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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...
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    Will I Lose My License?

    Thank you!
  12. Private duty. You are right. They didn’t care about having a BSN. WGU took me 3 semesters working full time which is a year and a half.
  13. 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...
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    Guilt tripped. Need advice

    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...
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    Staffing issues

    Same issues here. Or the nurses don’t show up and you have to stay. It’s awful. I don’t want to work 7 days a week.