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  1. Pediatric patients...parents are KILLING me!

    spitfire93 replied to lovelane78's topic in Private Duty

    Sorry to hear about your *** position. I was a manager at a home health care agency and found some of the parents had attitude. I am now with a pediatric patient that I have been with since she was...

  2. No 485, just discharge orders?

    spitfire93 replied to James613's topic in Private Duty

    James, you need to compile a 485 and have the pcp sign it, these are your orders you have initiated from the discharge orders and your assessment of the

  3. Independent private duty nurse New Hampshire

    spitfire93 replied to Ruth Hynes's topic in Private Duty

    The people at the state department of human services can help you, Apply for a NPI number and send an email to the folks that cover PDN services. They can walk you through the steps and help with...

  4. ICU to Home Dialysis, eek!

    spitfire93 replied to snorabora's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    At Fresenius, they are training patients to complete hemo or peritoneal dialysis to be completed at their home by the patient after training in a Fresenius clinic by a nurse. The hemo patient needs to...

  5. Does your agency still use paper charting?

    spitfire93 replied to Crystal-Wings's topic in Private Duty

    Yes, I live in Maine and most of the agencies here use paper charts in the home. There are 100 or more nurses and perdeims that would need a computer, I just dont see that as being affordable for the...

  6. Private duty nursing-travel position

    spitfire93 replied to spitfire93's topic in Travel

    Thank you Ned. I do have a NPI number. I will contact a few of the larger travel companies and if I do not have any leads will contact local agencies. I am currently working for Maxim Healthcare and...

  7. Private duty nursing-travel position

    spitfire93 posted a topic in Travel

    Has anyone here taken a position a PDN travel assignment. I work currently for a few agencies with children that have a skilled need such as a vent, g tube, seizure disorder, in their homes and...

  8. ICU to Home Dialysis, eek!

    spitfire93 replied to snorabora's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Hi, I have recently started as a home therapies nurse. It is basically an office position with lots of teaching and follow up with clients. We teach hemo or peritoneal dialysis over a course of about...

  9. Pediatric patients...parents are KILLING me!

    spitfire93 replied to lovelane78's topic in Private Duty

    I am a nurse manager for a PDN agency, we are there to provide skilled nursing care in the home or school. Most of our clients are pediatric and are on medicaid because most insurances do not cover...