sweetie01

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1. Hedis 2006

   sweetie01 replied to TAMLEA's topic in General Nursing

   I don't believe we are allowed to discuss pay, but I believe they pay the same rate for all RN's in the same geographic area. I'm in NC, so the HEDIS nurses here probably get less than those in California and New York. I would also ask them how the...

2. Hedis 2006

   sweetie01 replied to TAMLEA's topic in General Nursing

   If you are talking about I have worked for this company for the last 2 years doing HEDIS and another project. I have not had any problems with them. This year they changed the HEDIS pay structure. I'm not sure how I'm going to like it, but I'm goi...

3. Intelistaf Info please?

   sweetie01 replied to Innurse78's topic in Florida

   Brenda, The Ocala area is nice. The SW area of Ocala, where Marion Oaks is located is very nice too, low crime. I can't remember specifics about Marion Oaks. I do remember that the properties looked alot nicer on the Internet, than when we actually d...

4. any other nurses feel workload is too much?!

   sweetie01 replied to LPN2RNmommy's topic in New Nurse

   When I used to get really frazzled and stressed and felt like I could never catch up, I would stop what I was doing for 5-10 minutes and make a list of what needed to be done. It really helped me organize and prioritize and put me back on track, so ...

5. Intelistaf Info please?

   sweetie01 replied to Innurse78's topic in Florida

   Brenda, I have considered moving to Ocala for years, my dad still lives there. Did you actually go and see Marion Oaks or are you just looking from the Internet? From the internet we liked the prices and it looked really good, but didn't like ...

6. Dissatisfied with nursing, would CM vs UR be a better fit?

   sweetie01 replied to kc_jellybean's topic in Case Management

   I know the job description does not list the hiring managers name, but I would call HR and ask or call the switchboard and ask to speak to the CM supervisor/director or whomever you can get a hold of. Or you could just ask one of the CM's you probab...

7. work from home LPN

   sweetie01 replied to weezer123's topic in Entrepreneurs

   I have permanent restrictions that also keep me from patietn care sinc 2000. The restrictions you list seem too restrictive. What do you think of them? Do you feel they actually reflect what your restrictions truly should be? If not, I would work...

8. Dreading clinicals

   sweetie01 replied to flwannaB's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   It should get better. I was always real nervous and kind of shy with the patients. The biggest single thing that helped me through nursing school was working at the hospital as a Nursing Assistant. Even if I could only manage 1 shift a week. It m...

9. Drug Interaction

   sweetie01 replied to AussieKylie's topic in General Students

   I agree, buy a nursing drug book. If their are any drug-drug incompatibilities, they will be listed. Look for the word incompatibility. If you were giving 2 IV medications that were incompatible with each other, the solution in the tubing will usu...

10. Graduate nurse never inserted foley :/

    sweetie01 replied to NikiChiki's topic in LPN/LVN

    This is very common. I would not worry about it. I would mention it to my preceptor and maybe in report to the other nurses one day. I'm sure they would be willing to let you get the experience. Good luck!

11. Need advice please

    sweetie01 replied to sweetie01's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you everyone! We do not have access to the chart, but we do have a log that we document on. It has notes on all the patients that come through the admitting office on that date. We do document all of our interventions and calls here. It so...

12. Need advice please

    sweetie01 replied to sweetie01's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for the replies. Let me try to clarify. I am an RN. I guess I'm feeling uncomfortable because I have not done patient care in years and neither have any of the other Case Managers. None of us has been trained in triage. We were hired i...

13. Need advice please

    sweetie01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a Case Manager in Bed Management. When patients come in for admission we often do not have a bed available immediately. Patients often wait an hour or more for a bed. If 3 patient are waiting on the only available bed, we determine who gets it ...

14. Nurses in Admitting Office

    sweetie01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a Case Manager in Bed Management. Initially our role was to Interqual direct admits to determine if the patient meets Inpatient or Observation criteria. We then make recommend what unit the patient should go to. The bed specialist then gets the ...