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  1. No, the market here has gotten better for new grads since '08 when it was at it's worst, but it still takes work to get a...
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    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  2. I'm simply trying to gain more experience as I'm certain ill eventually need the skill. I figure it can only help as far as...
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    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  3. You're right about everything you wrote. I was being a bit cheap. But I do think the inference, according to the study, that...
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    Forum: Nursing News
  4. This article was published in March of last year. It indicates that higher press-ganey and CAHPS scores are tied to higher...
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    Forum: Nursing News
  5. During school clinical rotations I never had the chance to... 1. Insert a Foley catheter 2. Start a peripheral IV 3....
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    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  6. This is just how nursing school is these days, I guess. Mine was the same. I think nurses who went to school in earlier...
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    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  7. Hi everybody, I'm three months into my new job as a hospice RNCM and have been learning a lot. I generally love, love,...
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    Forum: Nursing and Spirituality
  8. Thanks for all the encouraging words and support. It went surprisingly well. My boss understood and said she always...
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    Forum: Home Health Nursing
  9. Look. I know some of you work for straight-up companies, but what's out there now, is ridiculous. You can read lots of...
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    Forum: Home Health Nursing
  10. maybe there is nothing to rat her out for. and what on earth are you asking these patients?
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    Forum: Home Health Nursing
  11. I graduated in May 2012 and only did home health for a couple months before coming into Hospice. I have been an RN Case...
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    Forum: Hospice Nursing
  12. Unfortunately it's usually the hardest workers who get taken advantage of the most. Sounds like you've made the right...
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    Forum: Home Health Nursing
  13. I came to the official decision after working 60 hour weeks, and work becoming my life. I spoke up once and now my boss has...
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    Forum: Home Health Nursing
  14. I read this and couldn't help but laugh....I'm laughing to keep from crying actually........ugh.....I feel your pain. many...
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    Forum: Home Health Nursing
  15. I've been working in home health now for almost 3 years as a RN case manager in southern California. I'm posting this so...
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    Forum: Home Health Nursing
  16. I loved being contingent (PRN). I could take days off any time I wanted as long as my patients were covered. I didn't take...
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    Forum: Home Health Nursing
  17. PRN in home care can work a couple of different ways. If you agree to case manage, then they will give you a couple of cases...
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    Forum: Home Health Nursing
  18. Good morning. As some of you may know, my dad has not been doing well for the last six months to a year and has been the...
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    Forum: Hospice Nursing
  19. You can certainly chart on a patient's unbecoming behavior. However, it is recommended you do it in an objective manner that...
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    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  20. I think that you were right to say what you said. In the other hand, bring new yo nursing and all, and wanting to keep your...
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    Forum: Home Health Nursing
  21. No kidding - geesh, if we waited on the Dr to decide on hospice a resident would NEVER get on hospice. My conversation: ...
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    Forum: Geriatric Nurses / LTC Nursing
  22. I don't where all y'all work, but where I've worked 99% of the time it's the NURSE who brings up hospice. We are the ones...
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    Forum: Geriatric Nurses / LTC Nursing
  23. I was surprised to see this thread active today - it's been awhile. Thanks for the comments. As a hospice nurse I have...
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    Forum: Hospice Nursing
  24. In Florida, unless it's changed since 2002, if a patient on hospice (or not) is a DNR they have to have a separate DNR for...
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    Forum: Hospice Nursing
  25. We have a former DON patient who is a high fall risk, especially overnight ,so the nurses give her a clipboard and she goes...
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    Forum: Geriatric Nurses / LTC Nursing
  26. Oh, our poor patient who was a nurse... "Call the pharmacy! Call the pharmacy! I've made an error! Call the pharmacy!" Oh,...
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    Forum: Geriatric Nurses / LTC Nursing
  27. When I was a CNA I had an Alzheimer's patient who would wail at the top of her lungs..."ohhhh God!, please help me!"..."ohhh...
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    Forum: Geriatric Nurses / LTC Nursing
  28. Isn't it weird how that environment effects us? I am starting to have trouble running errands right after my shift.I'm so...
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    Forum: Geriatric Nurses / LTC Nursing
  29. I just listened to this for 12 hours- almost literally non-stop. I just felt the urge to put it in an online forum full of...
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    Forum: Geriatric Nurses / LTC Nursing
  30. This happens a lot. As long as the patient has his full faculties, he has the right to make all of his own healthcare...
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    Forum: Hospice Nursing
  31. the salary for the position was almost 72,000 which includes compensation for gas, they dont pay extra for mileage ...i...
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    Forum: Home Health Nursing
  32. 60 visits in 2week pay period is normal = 30/visits per week. National average for skilled care intermittent visits is 6 per...
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    Forum: Home Health Nursing
  33. I don't have any experience with home health nursing but this doesn't seem to pass the reasonableness test. Assuming...
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    Forum: Home Health Nursing
  34. A Wise Move, there sistasoul- you never know who is where. Don't be overly concerned with a Write Up following you...
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    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  35. Many pregnant nurses play the "I'm pregnant card". That's probably why managers are wary to hire them.
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    Forum: Nursing Job Search Assistance