welch07

welch07 has 7 years experience and specializes in med surg.

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1. Home Health Interview. Your opinions please.

   welch07 replied to pixie&pepper's topic in Home Health

   I also am a med surg nurse. I cut my hours at the hosp from 40 to 32 and now work per diem in HH. I wanted to make sure I liked HH. I do like it but it does not have the stability the hosp has. I suggest u work per diem in HH before u fully comit to ...

2. Pts doing illegal stuff while in hospital

   welch07 replied to Emergent's topic in Relations

   Have had one try to have his GF sneak some herion by having her place it in mcdonalds cheese burger. Well needless to say he was not happy when he got his food only to find a cheese burger bc we found the drugs. Yup he put on his call light to say. S...

3. Writing orders

   welch07 replied to welch07's topic in Home Health

   Thank u blueshift124. The more hints I get the better. I am getting the hang of it. It is just gonna take some time. Still no orientation but that's ok

4. Can you have a life AND do HH?

   welch07 replied to lweatherby's topic in Home Health

   Kelrn215 I am going to have to use that message on my work phone. Bc like u I am not on weekends/evening. Your message is quick and to the point love it.

5. Writing orders

   welch07 replied to welch07's topic in Home Health

   Sadnursemg that is basically what has happened to me. Here is ur comp have fun. One nurse I will text to ask questions but she never text back. The other is to fast she likes to talk but by end of conversation my question was not answered. So I have...

6. Writing orders

   welch07 replied to welch07's topic in Home Health

   I just did my first admission yesterday. See I have had no real training in this so I am learning as I go. Slow but sure I am learning lol

7. Writing orders

   welch07 replied to welch07's topic in Home Health

   All of them. 485 mostly

8. Writing orders

   welch07 replied to welch07's topic in Home Health

   Thank you. I feel it will just take a little to get use to.

9. Writing orders

   welch07 posted a topic in Home Health

   Hi I am new to HH. My back ground is med surg in a hosp and have been a rn for well over 5 yrs. my question is writing home health doctors orders is a little different than what I do in te hosp. Any one have any advice about how etc? Thank you

10. Knowledge and advice needed

    welch07 replied to welch07's topic in Home Health

    MrsmartinRN I tried to print them but they won't print. can you email them to me? [email protected]? thank you

11. Knowledge and advice needed

    welch07 replied to welch07's topic in Home Health

    Thank you mrsmartinrn I will print them out. That helps a lot.

12. Knowledge and advice needed

    welch07 replied to welch07's topic in Home Health

    Hmm cheat sheet. Sounds like a good idea. Can u share the cheat sheet?

13. Knowledge and advice needed

    welch07 posted a topic in Home Health

    I am new to HH. Any helpful tips for Oasis? I will be learning Oasis in a week or two. I have a blank one that I have been reviewing for the last few days. What do you keep in your bag? What do you keep in your car? Is this book worth ordering: The ...

14. Fustrated

    welch07 replied to welch07's topic in Home Health

    That's what I was thinking. If they are that disorganized now then what would happen when I start to see pt's.

15. Fustrated

    welch07 replied to welch07's topic in Home Health

    Yup it will. I am waiting to hear back from another HH co that interviewed with last week