RNCM

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1. What TO Do?????????????

   RNCM replied to Kayzee's topic in General Nursing

   I used to have alot of difficulty with the night shift thing. This is what helped me: :chuckle If possible, cluster your nights on so they occur together. Anticipate going to work, eating, then sleeping. Don't plan anything else - try to get into ...

2. Am I screwed ??

   RNCM replied to EndoRN's topic in Case Management

   Emergency care is just that - emergency! All plans have some benefits for out of network facility use if it is emergent (OR IF THE PATIENT PERCEIVES IT TO BE EMERGENT). I would get your benefit plan summary (your benefit booklet) and look for provis...

3. Are you glad you chose case management?

   RNCM replied to susanmary's topic in Case Management

   Having been a critical nurse for 10 years and getting into the emotional burnout thing, I tried something different and went into Case Management in the early 1990's. It is a decision I have never regretted (well once or twice.... ) I have found a...

4. Nursing Hx:Share Oldtime Ineffective tx's?

   RNCM replied to Sleepyeyes's topic in General Nursing

   Even before I became a nurse, my mother used to put mercurachrome on scraped knees and such - YOWWWWWIEEEEEE!! So glad we don't do that anymore!

5. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

   RNCM replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

   Hello there... SHAME ON US!!! ! It has been bothering me to see us putting down our employers because they didn't give us a good enough gift for Nurses Day. As nurses WE should be celebrating our profession and all the good things we do in our roles...

6. If you left nursing?

   RNCM replied to kjmta57's topic in General Nursing

   I'd go right back to being a Nurse. Some of us were just born that way!

7. Does anyone know what insurance companies hire for working at home CM's?

   RNCM replied to osusana's topic in Case Management

   osusana - Independent Case Managers generally work out of their homes. I have several friends that do this. They are generally hired by workers compensation carriers to perform medical management activities. Third Party Administrators also hire i...

8. At Home Nursing...

   RNCM replied to wrightgd's topic in General Nursing

   Dear Wrightgd Home IV therapy is done frequently by appropriately taught lay people. I have done it previously for my husband. I think it really will depend on the comfort level of your husband's physician. If it is an antibiotic, perhaps the firs...

9. Hospital Bill Audit Assistance Needed

   RNCM replied to RNCM's topic in Case Management

   Thank you OSUSANA. Actually, I am more interested in finding info relating to a financial chart auditor - ensuring that itemized charges on a hospital bill are adequately substantiated in the patient's medical record. (Example - if 10 doses of medic...

10. Hospital Bill Audit Assistance Needed

    RNCM posted a topic in Case Management

    ! NEED ASSISTANCE PLEASE! HELP!!! I am trying to develop a chart auditing (Internal Hospital Bill Audit) position in the hospital where I work - Unfortunately, there are few resources that I can find regarding this role! Can anyone enlighten me on w...

11. need expert advice

    RNCM replied to jobear's topic in Case Management

    jobear: It might be helpful for you to attend a meeting or two of your local Case Management Society. This way, you will be able to network with others in your area that can tell you what types of experience/years in nsg/pay/etc. is likely to be. Y...

12. How much do you make?

    RNCM replied to Navy Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    RN 17 Years Director of Utilization Management/Discharge Planning/Social Services (Hospital Setting in South Texas) $30.45/hr