Mamanurse62

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1. Need Advice.....ANimal Nursing or Continue RN Nursing???

   Mamanurse62 replied to AR2010's topic in General Nursing

   I understand where you are coming from. I started out in an RN program many years ago. My mom was sick my grades fell drastically rather than flunk out I dropped out. Took care of mom until she got better. I was out of sequence with my nursing cou...

2. Non-Hospice appropriate patients admitted or kept on Hospice

   Mamanurse62 replied to Mamanurse62's topic in Hospice

   Yes (we) actively market to anyone who might send us a referral

3. Non-Hospice appropriate patients admitted or kept on Hospice

   Mamanurse62 replied to Mamanurse62's topic in Hospice

   Thanks for the advice and insight. I will continue to try and do the best I can for my patients and staff.

4. Non-Hospice appropriate patients admitted or kept on Hospice

   Mamanurse62 posted a topic in Hospice

   The hospice agency I work for is a for profit agency. My superiors and higher ups in the company are constantly talking about profit and loss and are making the Clinical Directors (my position) and the Community Relations Directors more and more acco...

5. Who can order Hospice

   Mamanurse62 replied to Mamanurse62's topic in Hospice

   Thanks for your reply. This was very helpful

6. Who can order Hospice

   Mamanurse62 posted a topic in Hospice

   Where in medicare regs does it tell who can order hospice? We have lengthy discussions about this in my office. I work in South Carolina and have always been under the impression that only MDs or DOs can order a patient to be on hospice, but now I a...

7. Hospice charting (Neg- Charting) ?

   Mamanurse62 replied to Joebrown's topic in Hospice

   rnboysmom is correct regarding charting toward decline. This is most important to document for the patient to maintain medicare/medicaid eligibility. If the patient doesn't show decline on paper (the chart) they may have to be discharged. If you docu...

8. day in the life of an admissions RN?

   Mamanurse62 replied to nyteshade's topic in Hospice

   There is no such animal as an "admissions nurse" at my hospice. I am the patient care coordinator, and I have done all but maybe 5 admissions in the 7 months I have been in this position. My full time staff RN refuse to do admissions. I have a grea...

9. Hospice full time on call

   Mamanurse62 replied to pixiec11's topic in Hospice

   I am PCC (patient care coordinator) for a hospice, 1 county with current census of 17. I am on call every night with the exception of maybe 2 nights out of 7, with no compensation unless I have to go out. I am on call every third to fourth weekend. I...

10. LPN doesn't want dying patient to go to hospice.

    Mamanurse62 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Hospice

    The hospice company I work with, we provide a service called "Crisis Care" we keep staff at the bedside around the clock. This is started, if there is a change in the level of care, significant change in vital signs, LOC, intake, etc. or if death is ...

11. Organization for Hospice NUrse

    Mamanurse62 replied to Mamanurse62's topic in Hospice

    thank you thank you thank you! I bought clip board, and a collapseable file folder as a start just today. I will try the steering wheel trick for sure!

12. Organization for Hospice NUrse

    Mamanurse62 posted a topic in Hospice

    I am having trouble keeping all of my paper work and manuels, and notes organized. I have to keep up with time and milage and I keep forgetting to write things down (odometer readings esp). I have a million forms, and types of nursing notes, plus su...

13. ATI Testing

    Mamanurse62 replied to sellen1972's topic in LPN-RN

    Our school used ATI, there were ones that we had to pass and some we didn't but the ones we did have to pass we got 3 chances, but thank God I passed all of them. I too had been a LPN working in the real world for a long time, and once I realized ho...

14. Taking the NCLEX in January? Stop in here...

    Mamanurse62 replied to allthingsbright's topic in New Nurse

    I took it Jan 12th found out on the 14th I passed. mine cut off at 75 questions and I felt like I didn't answer a single question right, but now it is over and I am so HAPPY!!!!!:w00t::w00t:

15. "Don't waste your time getting your BSN..."

    Mamanurse62 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in ADN/BSN

    I think you should speak with a Nursing advisor at the school you plan to attend and see what theY