Elektra6 ASN, BSN, RN

Home Health, PDN, LTC, subacute

Former LPN, now RN

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    Quitting first LPN job in the first month?

    Elektra6 replied to Vak8811's topic in General Nursing

    Borrowing meds was ok in my facility. But I minimized the problem by getting a refill sheet at the beginning of my shift. Everytime I gave a med that looked low I would peel the sticker and put it on...
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    Skilled nursing hours cut in home health

    Elektra6 replied to Sindbad123's topic in Home Health

    Yes, I have a vent/trach patient who only gets 16 hrs a day. My non-vent, trached quad only gets 8 hrs x 6 days. However, I do know of a few cases where the patient has 24 hour care. These are...
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    What do you mean I'm not a REAL nurse?!?

    Elektra6 replied to #Nurse2017's topic in General Nursing

    I started out as an LPN and no hospital would hire me. I did LTC, subacute and homehealth. Now as an RN I still work outside the hospital setting. I get this all the time! The "oh" when asked where I...
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    Annoying Employee

    Elektra6 replied to FLorida_624's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    RBF. Resting ***** face lol. I suffer from this affliction as
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    What "pearls" did you wish you knew before you began working in HH?

    Elektra6 replied to wernicke's topic in Home Health

    Are you visits or a set shift aka private
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    Help a new LTC nurse

    Elektra6 replied to Glycerine82's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Make a sheet with residents name/room #. Depending on shift, write who needs BS checks, tx, who is a crush and who needs VS and Medicare charting. If you work 3-11, make a sweep when you get in to...
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    How does everyone deal with these problems?

    Elektra6 posted a topic in Private Duty

    I'm referring to problems with supplies, suppliers, insurance and DMEs. Every week I have a crisis with these things. The patients and their families are going nuts. They think I am a miracle...
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    How does everyone deal with these problems?

    Elektra6 replied to Elektra6's topic in Private Duty

    Thanks Oceanblue. I will ask the clinic for some Medicare
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    Travel on cruise with patient

    Elektra6 replied to Kiddosnurse's topic in Private Duty

    I know a nurse who did this. She got paid 16 hrs a day and took care of all his needs. The mother got angry she refused to be on duty all night too. She thought it was her vacation and the nurse...
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    Is it me or are these facilities really bad?

    Elektra6 replied to nursebey's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I worked in a great facility and still had mean and/or demented patients calling the nurses, CNAs and even each other names. I always tried to correct this behavior but some people never changed....
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    Yoga, Ayurveda, and nursing. Holistic?

    Elektra6 replied to ChristinaG104's topic in Holistic

    I joined the American Holistic Nurses Association for my own interest. They are a wealth of information and offer certification options for AN and BSN
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    How does everyone deal with these problems?

    Elektra6 replied to Elektra6's topic in Private Duty

    Our supervisor probably did say nurses will do the ordering, customer svc. The main problem is these two families are Medicare and there have been changes going on lately. The one family had private...
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    Thinking about becoming WOCN

    Elektra6 replied to RN416's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Following
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    PDN and family boundaries

    Elektra6 replied to gingah828's topic in Private Duty

    it's a shame that so many patients lose good nurses because of their family
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    How do you become a holistic nurse?

    Elektra6 replied to moeBSN1988's topic in Holistic

    I joined the American Holistic Nurses Association just for my own interest. They have a certification program for RNs and BSNs. I would start
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    Do nursing schools really try to "weed" you out?

    Elektra6 replied to Bella1846's topic in Florida Nursing

    I feel your pain, lol. Most likely the ones that bug you the most will be gone soon. Don't worry about being kicked out. My advice is follow all the rules, don't take any time off, and ask for help...
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    Do nursing schools really try to "weed" you out?

    Elektra6 replied to Bella1846's topic in Florida Nursing

    Yep, I think they do. We had the same nonsense in the first few weeks of LPN school. Students dropped like flies in the beginning and most were the know it all's. It was not so much our...
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    2017 Nurse Salary

    Elektra6 replied to Darkstar1485's topic in General Nursing

    Suburb of Philadelphia, home health (private duty), almost 4 yrs RN, 7 yrs LPN experience, 69K but that's with some
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    Advice for heavy wheel chair in the snow/ice

    Elektra6 replied to Rn2311's topic in Private Duty

    Mom shovels ramp and we use kitty litter for traction. Works well for us and doesn't hurt
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    Need help with wound supplies - Medicare Insurance

    Elektra6 replied to Elektra6's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    No, private duty is paid by Medicaid. We don't supply anything to the patients. I will ask at the wound care office at the next visit.
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    Need help with wound supplies - Medicare Insurance

    Elektra6 posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Hi, my private duty patient has recently gone on Medicare. He has chronic, non-healing wounds that do not change much. The wounds are draining and require a lot of supplies. Since we have gotten...
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    Late Nurses and people who don't have kids

    Elektra6 replied to AbigailJo's topic in Home Health

    I see this ALL THE TIME. It is rampant in my cases too. I know how frustrating this can be. The clients tell me so and so comes in a half hour late every day or the night nurse came in 45 min late....
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    Patient without a bed ( or anything else)

    Elektra6 replied to moonovermiami's topic in Private Duty

    That poor patient! It's hard enough for families to deal with the needs of the patient besides being constantly forced to advocate for supplies and DME. It's frustrating. We are going through the...
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    MARS

    Elektra6 replied to jonnysangel777's topic in Private Duty

    I leave it blank. One client's mother puts F for family in those spots. The agency is fine with either
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    Withdrew from BSN to do LVN (lost and confuse)

    Elektra6 replied to cutescrubs's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I did LPN school after a four-year degree. I did really well and was able to do LPN-RN online with Excelsior College, now I have a BSN from Western Governor's University. The majority of my credits...