BETA

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1. Have a BS in Business need a BSN or ADN

   BETA replied to pr25's topic in Career Support

   I had a BS in Business and went back to school to get my ADN. The 2 degrees have allowed me to go into fields that a BSN or a ADN without the seperate Business degree would not have allowed me to. I was a case manager for a couple of years and now ...

2. Please be honest...

   BETA replied to shellntx's topic in Career Support

   I didn't start nursing school until I was almost 30, it was easier in someways because I had experiences to draw on that the younger ones did not. I also have 3 kids and blood, vomit etc didn't faze me. I think to that my committment level was high...

3. The future of Home Health...?!?!

   BETA replied to Ellen's topic in Home Health

   In my agency, all of our RNs were paired with a LVN. We call them RN/LVN teams. The LVNs saw the routine daily patients and the RN did the required discharges, care plans etc. We found this to be a lot more cost effective. The team had a daily pr...

4. computers/laptop documentation

   BETA replied to carolrn2's topic in Home Health

   I just left a Home Health agency that used laptop computers. There is a longer learning curve when staff is new to them but the benefits of communication from multiple disp, office outweighs that. If you would like, I can put you in touch with the...

5. new to home health-do you like it?

   BETA replied to Jeanbean's topic in Home Health

   I no longer work in Home Health but was a case manager and a nursing supervisor for many years in Home Health. I would be very concerned for a new grad with only a few months experience to be in Home Health. They just don't have the assessment skil...