mgmaniac45

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1. Best offer for OT?

   mgmaniac45 replied to hoolahan's topic in General Nursing

   I would have thought for about a second and then went for it. My pedi is 8 years on a full-service pedi floor and 2 years pedi ICU, so maybe I am a little more secure.

2. Burnout?

   mgmaniac45 replied to LenoraRN's topic in Home Health

   In regards to paperwork, it is a curse we will never be rid of, neither in the hospital or in home health. At our agency, we as staff RN's got together and "requested" that the Supervisor ride with us on a typical day with at least 1 admit + 6-7 visi...

3. how far do you drive to work

   mgmaniac45 replied to allevi's topic in General Nursing

   I am in Home Health, so the commute is only a part of the distance. My office is 37 miles one-way on the highway, BUT, I have to add the miles for the supervisory and quarterly visits as well as the skilled visits, so the total varies per day from 74...

4. On Call Safety Issues In HH

   mgmaniac45 replied to nurse T's topic in Home Health

   As a Home Health Agency Nursing Supervisor, I get the joy of on-call. Luckily, the agency is small enough to make it manageable by myself. When I came here, admits were booked whenever they came in. It was a big problem. We as an agency made the deci...

5. NERVOUS ABOUT STARTING HOME HEALTH

   mgmaniac45 replied to Jhope's topic in Home Health

   I am the Nursing Supervisor for a Home Care Agency. I did home care as a Staff RN for 10 years. The biggest problem I see in going into Home Care is knowing your limitations, and your Supervisor knowing your limitations. ASK the scheduler or Supervis...