Guest guest Posted June 23, 2001 Report Share Posted June 23, 2001 I keep seeing people refer to " Private Duty Nurses, " and I have no idea what they are talking about. Could somebody please explain it to me? Thanks, Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2001 Report Share Posted June 23, 2001 private duty nurses are rn's (maybe could also be lpn..i don't know)that you hire to care only for you either in hospital or at home..they are usually paid by the shift, although my mother had private duty 24-7 in hospital and at home when she was seriously ill and they were paid by the week..comes out the same, i guess..their ONLY function while on your payroll is YOUR care..they are not floor nurses and do not respond to any other patient problems except yours..if karen had one, she would have her iv back in by now, and would have been receiving the antibiotic soon after it was ordered..in hospitals that are not quite so busy as sinai, they are not usually necessary for the standard patient, but are a godsend for the patient who is unable to advocate/care for themselves..nice to have someone watching those lines and monitors when you can't..hope this answered your question..nancy fissel >From: tlarussa@... >Reply-To: duodenalswitch >To: duodenalswitch >Subject: Private Duty Nurses? >Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 23:18:21 -0000 > >I keep seeing people refer to " Private Duty Nurses, " and I have no >idea what they are talking about. > >Could somebody please explain it to me? > >Thanks, > >Tom > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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