eevie3940

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1. What would you do if you left Case management?

   eevie3940 replied to nurse grace RN's topic in Case Management

   Hi GoNightingale! I did my case management job in a small hospital about 201 beds. I also used to work at United Healthcare for about 2 years before going into hospital case management. But, my typical hospital case management day began at 8 am. I us...

2. Call hours

   eevie3940 replied to milian7's topic in Operating Room

   At our hospital, full time we take about 24 hours of weekday call, and about 24 hours of weekend call. I don't like taking call, so if someone is willing to take it they can have it. Part time people usually take half of the full time people. Being c...

3. Do you like working in the OR?

   eevie3940 replied to Mustang84's topic in Operating Room

   I came into OR nursing b/c I was burnt out on Case managment. I have experienced alot of different areas of nursing in my 16 years. I must say, transitioning from case management, (a position of autonomy), to OR nurse (nurse fetch-it) was highly diff...

4. What would you do if you left Case management?

   eevie3940 replied to nurse grace RN's topic in Case Management

   Hi! I am responding to your post b/c I did leave case management. I did the job for about 4 years, and I was emotionally drained. We did both UR and social service dc planning. It was very stressful, and I began to hate it, and by the end, I hated th...

5. What's your job like?

   eevie3940 replied to 6079's topic in Case Management

   I've been in hospital case management for 3 years now, and previously, I worked at United Healthcare doing UR/DC planning for a year and a half. My day typically goes like this: We have a case manager that is an early bird, so she usually picks up fr...

6. I am a nurse, but I dream of....

   eevie3940 replied to Elisheva's topic in General Nursing

   I am not Nurse, I am: 1. A ballerina dancer 2. A computer nerd 3. A buyer/seller for the limited/macy's/dillards etc.. 4. something in crafts?:wink2:

7. I dont want to do this anymore!!!

   eevie3940 replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

   When I read this post, it mirrored me so much. I have been in nursing for 12 years and really haven't "enjoyed" the nursing profession. I did a student nurse preceptorship one Summer & worked in the newborn-nursery/ mother baby unit and absolutel...

8. Start 12 hour Night shift tonight

   eevie3940 replied to HannasMom's topic in General Nursing

   hello! i absolutely loved night shift. days are crazy. nights can be crazy too but with structure. you'll get your routine down. from start of shift until about 1 am you'll be busy. quiet time for about 2 1/2 to 3 hours then about 4:30, you'll start ...

9. ROLL CALL - Case Managers!!!

   eevie3940 replied to LasVegasRN's topic in Case Management

   hello. i am currently practicing case mgmt in acute care hospital, and i must say that it is the most frustrating, and unrewarding job. needy doctors, overworked nurses, frustrating families and upper management that can be unbearable. i wanted to ta...

10. Nurses Being brought in from another country

    eevie3940 replied to KTYRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked with Filipino nurses that were under contract when I was employed at Vencor (now Kindred hospital) many moons ago. I personally welcome any help. As far as "cliquesh"-sp?- Yes it might happen, but take the opportunity to broaden your ho...

11. Paycut w/ new position

    eevie3940 replied to eevie3940's topic in General Nursing

    But what kind of position are you in now? Is this a lateral move as in staff nurse in med-surg to staff nurse in OR? Or is it more like a case manager type position to staff nurse? I'm moving from case mgmt to OR.

12. Paycut w/ new position

    eevie3940 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all! I have been a nurse for 12 years, and I have a background that includes med surg- little of icu, stepdown, insurance reiviewer, & dc planner. I am now looking into going into the OR at the same facility, but they want to start my pat a...