One of my home nurses has 35,000 miles on her oil change!
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Chances are she likes Starbucks coffee.Single Mom, has about a 30 year old 300 LB Daughter and her kids living with her. Daughter only gets govt assistance and food $
Too lazy and obese to hold a job.
Anyway, I was going to contact my local shop next week. Tell him to service her car and bill me.
She can't afford an oil change, how is she going to pay for a replacement engine or car? Nurse is a hard worker for me.
Then I was on Facebook today. (we are friends on there)
And there she was, at a tattoo shop getting the Daughter a tattoo! You can bet it was not the obese one paying for that
I think my oil change offer is off the table now. I don't mind helping folks in need. But they have to help themselves as well.
A home health nurse that hasn't had the oil changed in their car in 35,000 miles, it's probably a Nissan. A VW, bmw or a Subaru would have grenaded by now.
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Dodge people. I have a dodge now and I'm starting to get it.
She may be legally/contractually prohibited from accepting any help/gift from OP. My Mom was a home health RN for a long time, and she was not allowed to accept anything from her patients.
If you feel as though you need to help, and don't, then that is your problem. It you think it to be a payment of a debt to them, then pay it, if not then don't. You will be the only one (and us here on BITOG) who will know.Single Mom, has about a 30 year old 300 LB Daughter and her kids living with her. Daughter only gets govt assistance and food $
Too lazy and obese to hold a job.
Anyway, I was going to contact my local shop next week. Tell him to service her car and bill me.
She can't afford an oil change, how is she going to pay for a replacement engine or car? Nurse is a hard worker for me.
Then I was on Facebook today. (we are friends on there)
And there she was, at a tattoo shop getting the Daughter a tattoo! You can bet it was not the obese one paying for that
I think my oil change offer is off the table now. I don't mind helping folks in need. But they have to help themselves as well.
Most, above all, to thyne own self be true.
Think of the tatt that could buy.
CNA's can be a rough crowd. A very rough crowd.
yup they can, worked with many RNs and CNAs for many years as the lowly maint. person, we (our staff) were someone to,, well,,step on when the chance prevailed, where DRs are more usually decent & approachable and friendly. Hospitals / Healthcare have their politics etc. among staff. as for oil changing concerns I'm very confident she has the resources $ to tend to this herself, best to leave it alone. she is probably under stress, and oil changes is not on her mind until the car coasts to a stop........
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70% chance any mechanic who lays eyes on it (i.e. the guy who changes the oil) will find a pandora's box of other work that needs to be done and she'll look to you to resolve it for her.
probably to the point where some crazy idea might pop into her head that she can withhold the quality of care she gives you until it's fixed
probably to the point where some crazy idea might pop into her head that she can withhold the quality of care she gives you until it's fixed
Reminds me of the time I walked across the parking lot of an off track betting establishment in the winter with snow on the ground so I could go from one store to another without driving. Could not help but notice a car in the otb lot with totally bald tires. Not even the hint of tred left on them. But they can go in and spend money betting.
You can't fix stupid.
And we and our loved ones share the roads with these people.
You can't fix stupid.
And we and our loved ones share the roads with these people.
I get your point here but….that would be a tiny, low quality tattoo.
Just for the record….
In home care almost ALWAYS is a CNA…
And what I mean by that.. For longer shift times or 24 hour care… CNAs … The home healthcare agency I worked for charged $40 an hour for just a CNA… And yeah RN visits were there upon admission visit and then every 3 months. So day to day it is almost always only a CNA there…
LPNs would be billed at $75 an hour and darn near $90 an hour…
RNs would be bare minimum $ 100 an hour and possibly $150 an hour…
I got $75 for a 1 hour visit… We charged $150…
Do the math on that. Even for CNA care 24 -7 would be extremely expensive for 95 percent of people.
And for the record guys….
CNAs are NOT licensed to give insulin shots for you or your loved ones….
CNAs are NOT licensed to give Lovenox or Heparin shots…
CNAs are NOT licensed or allowed to give IV antibiotics through a PICC line or Flush a PICC line with anything… Including a Normal Saline flush…
CNAs are not licensed to give by mouth medication to patients…
I have seen a NUMBER of OCCASIONS where people in the home setting were trying to get CNAs to do the job of LPNs or RNs…
Do NOT DO THAT… If you want or need LPN or RN care…. Then pay for that level of care. Be ready to pay big money for it.
It’s not FAIR or RIGHT to try to get a CNA to do something that is not within their scope of practice.
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You may not need a nurse. There are outfits that can hook you up with home helpers. If you are lucky you get one that speaks passable English. They can go shopping, clean the house, do the laundry, cook, take out the trash, negotiate with people on the phone, make appointments, etc. They can drive uou around. They can help you with showering or bathing. They are usually not allowed to directly organize your daily meds for you etc. That's above their pay grade. Here, the home helpers business is mostly populated by Filipinos, South Pacific Islanders, and Mexicans.
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Right? I know the nurse that has tended to my mother-in-law over the years earns a nice living and drives newer bro-dosers.
I will take this further . RNs also can be quite a rough crew. My wife works in hospitals many are dysfunctional.
Her aunt in MA seaside fishing town a rough RN and her RN friend group rough and absolutely dysfunctional you’d be floored they work in the profession. Her aunt at same time is nicest person you’ll meet.
Nah rough folks around here have a cup of Dunks never Starbucks. Midwest not sure what coffee chain is popular.
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