The perfect private duty setting

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I am a prior PDN on the flip side of the coin with a medically fragile foster child. He is vent dependent at night and when napping. Trach, TPN dependent right now due to a recent gut shutdown normally g-j fed) IVIG infusions weekly. We will be bringing him home on Friday. We also have 6 other children so we will definitely need the consistent, reliable nursing care he qualifies for. I know the kinds of things that irked me about prior cases I worked on, but I'm only me... So chime in. Please help a fellow PDN-cum-foster mom and describe your ideal Homecare setting.

Specializes in Pediatric Cardiology.

You sound like you have a very nice set-up and I think you will make any nurse happy! :)

When I did PDN my primary kiddo was the son of not one but TWO doctors. They weren't too bad though and very informed so it was nice. They did yell at the infusion nurse (he got IVIG once a month) because she couldn't put in a PIV but other than that. :rolleyes:

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Specializes in peds palliative care and hospice.

Pens! A few and then a secret stash somewhere. The couch eats them and then spits them out dead... :)

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