angshallad

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1. Opoid crisis and providing hospice care

   angshallad posted a topic in Hospice

   Hi all, I am a long time hospice nurse but have been out of the field for the last three years. I was just wondering if any of you would mind giving some insight, experiences on how the opioid crisis has affected the practice of hospice nursing. Ar...

2. pt. load for case managers

   angshallad replied to holiday2525's topic in Hospice

   Hi, We do have a separate admission nurse, although I may do 1 or 2 openings a week just because of overload. I manage anywhere from 14 to 17 patients at a time. The agency likes us to see 5 patients a day (less if we do an admission). 5 patients a...

3. Home Health--Does this sound right

   angshallad replied to hnurseh's topic in General Nursing

   The quoted rate seems a little low to me also, but I have only done home health in the northeast. I got paid $47.50 for a revisit, $60.00 for recert/resumption/opening. Mileage was .55 cents a mile. It depends a lot on where you live, just do some...

4. New RN

   angshallad replied to NurseMarla's topic in Hospice

   I would recommend getting your initial experience at a hospital, mostly because you will see a wider variety of diagnoses/patients/procedures/meds etc. I got my first experience on a med-surg floor and although it was very difficult at times (too ma...

5. True Commuter nursing... Anyone out there doing it?

   angshallad replied to bobq219's topic in General Nursing

   I live in the northeast and I know of facilities that offer employment options for people in your situation (even know of someone who commutes from Canada to work in a facility in Philly). I would contact the bigger hospitals in places like NYC, Phi...

6. What is the average age of people entering nursing?

   angshallad replied to Satori77's topic in General Nursing

   I received my BSN when I was 35. I know without a doubt I would not have been able to slug through nursing school when I was in my late teens, early 20's. The wait worked out well for me.

7. Admission Nurse for a new hire

   angshallad posted a topic in Hospice

   Hi, I interviewed for a Hospice Nurse position today. I have home health experience but no Hospice experience. I was offered position of Admission Nurse (only doing admissions, no case management, no revisits) Is this an appropriate position for a...

8. sharps disposal in home

   angshallad replied to yayanurse's topic in Home Health

   If diabetics etc. use hard plastic containters to dispose of used sharps (like milk bottles) can they can throw the closed containers in the trash? thanks in advance, Angela

9. Drexel Online Program

   angshallad posted a topic in Educators

   Hi, I was just accepted into Drexel's online MSN program in Contemporary Nursing Faculty, was wondering if anyone had done this program, thoughts, opinions? good or bad appreciated, thanks in advance, Angela

10. Question

    angshallad replied to biafra's topic in Home Health

    Personally, I would have found it difficult. There is a lot of autonomy as a home health nurse. I worked for four years in a hospital before going into home health nurse. I spent the first few years in the hospital picking the brains of other nurses ...

11. Is this for me?

    angshallad replied to RNsRWe's topic in Home Health

    Hi again, our agency has two types of per-diem staff, one in which the per diem nurse fills in for case managers on an as needed basis and then the per diem case manager. I choose to case manage simply because I wanted the certainty of knowing I wou...

12. Is this for me?

    angshallad replied to RNsRWe's topic in Home Health

    Hi, I moved from hospital work to home health about a year ago for pretty much the same reasons you are thinking about. For me it has really worked out well. Our agency does all charting on laptop, I do most of my charting after I get home and tr...

13. Mercy Hospital - West Philly

    angshallad replied to angshallad's topic in Pennsylvania

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14. Bayada Nurses

    angshallad replied to denysegia's topic in New Jersey

    Hi, I live in PA. I just spoke with them last week. They offer $25 - $28 hour depending on the severity of the patient.

15. Mercy Hospital - West Philly

    angshallad replied to angshallad's topic in Pennsylvania

    Thanks for your replies... Bindy I tried sending a PM, but your box is full. Angela