Elektra6 ASN, BSN, RN

Home Health, PDN, LTC, subacute

Former LPN, now RN

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    What's reasonable to expect from nurses in home health?

    Elektra6 replied to allieschwinn's topic in Home Health

    I do PROM and stretching as shown by PT and is in the nursing plan of care. Most PTs are good about giving the family a plan to continue with during the week. Some patients just have this on the plan...
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    New Grad PN

    Elektra6 replied to Heyyall's topic in First Year After Licensure

    34 is a lot. I also started pre Covid mess. I'm not sure what your temp license is though. Most LTC places are similar. Some are better, some are worse. I worked in a good one luckily. The CNAs were...
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    New Grad PN

    Elektra6 replied to Heyyall's topic in First Year After Licensure

    OK. LTC is very hard to start in with only three days of training. How many patients? 30? I had a three week orientation and I still felt frazzled. Getting a little behind on your first day is not...
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    Washington District of Columbia BON UnApproved Nursing Education Programs

    Elektra6 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh wow I went to Excelsior in 2012. I wonder if more states won't approve the LPN-RN
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    New Grad PDN

    Elektra6 replied to SbeeLVN's topic in Private Duty

    You'll do fine! Best of
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    New Grad PDN

    Elektra6 replied to SbeeLVN's topic in Private Duty

    You will be OK if it is a basic care client but ventilator training should be longer. Ask for more days if you need them. Always go and meet a client first before taking a case. Make sure it's a good...
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    New Grad PDN

    Elektra6 replied to SbeeLVN's topic in Private Duty

    Hi I worked private duty not as a new grad but after working LTC and rehab for a few years. I studied for my RN but then I stayed as a private duty nurse. In LTC I was very burnt out taking care of 30...
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    Careless mistake

    Elektra6 replied to Pedsnurse127's topic in General Nursing

    Hi placing it back within that time frame is acceptable. I think they were just upset it got yanked out. Things happen! Don't continue to dwell on it. We just had a fall on a case with a very...
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    Hospital Visit with a Disability

    Elektra6 replied to Guest1226712's topic in General Nursing

    Not a bad
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    Hospital Visit with a Disability

    Elektra6 replied to Guest1226712's topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone come with you to appointments? I take a patient that transfers via a slide board and have never had a problem with them insisting on a lift even in hospitals but I am there there to assist...
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    Do you regret choosing the job you did?

    Elektra6 replied to HayBug's topic in Private Duty

    No I don't regret it. I started in LTC and subacute/rehab. My facility put too much on me by giving me, 30 patients with some of them rehab. I was a new LPN and did pretty well but it was stressful. I...
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    Private duty nursing.. looking for change

    Elektra6 replied to nurse2703's topic in Nursing Career

    Following. In the same
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    Spinal Cord Injury | Nursing Diagnosis, Care Plans, & More

    Elektra6 replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    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
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    Excelsior

    Elektra6 replied to Nurse 26's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

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

    Elektra6 replied to ASN2016's topic in Nursing News

    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
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    Home health nurse accompanying pt’s to out of state appointments

    Elektra6 replied to Local nurse's topic in Home Health

    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...
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    No CNAs

    Elektra6 replied to PureNurse's topic in General Nursing

    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...
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    LPN to RN online programs

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

    I did Excelsior LPN to RN in 2012. It was accredited for
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    How to address a lazy nurse who continuously makes mistakes?

    Elektra6 replied to Vee D's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    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
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    How to address a lazy nurse who continuously makes mistakes?

    Elektra6 replied to Vee D's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    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
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    How to address a lazy nurse who continuously makes mistakes?

    Elektra6 replied to Vee D's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    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...
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    Will I Lose My License?

    Elektra6 replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Thank
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    I am an RN in home health. A BSN isn't required but would it be a waste of money/time to get my BSN?

    Elektra6 replied to Ashlee59's topic in Private Duty

    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
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    I am an RN in home health. A BSN isn't required but would it be a waste of money/time to get my BSN?

    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...
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    Guilt tripped. Need advice

    Elektra6 posted a topic in Private Duty

    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...