horsepoor

horsepoor specializes in Nursery,OB-GYN,Dr. Office pulmonologist.

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1. How often do you flush your PICC line?

   horsepoor replied to GIRN's topic in Home Health

   Every 24 hours.

2. How long to complete an admission

   horsepoor replied to 1dernurse's topic in Home Health

   For us it takes 5 hours with all that we have to do. 1 hour for the accessment of the pt and about 45 min. for Oasis. Then all the other stuff we have to do the 485, fall accessment,hospital accessment, dx list. Oh and we get paid for 3 hours. None ...

3. G-Tube replacement

   horsepoor replied to paw1974's topic in Home Health

   Never heard of such a thing. Why would she do that, even if every one else at NH did it.

4. On Call pay???

   horsepoor replied to horsepoor's topic in Home Health

   I'm just not sure it is worth all the hassle we go through. Lately we have to work 2 weekends a month and 1 night during the week on call. Our suppervisors are salary and have no sympathy, even though one of them did work as a HH nurse but over 10 ye...

5. Length of stay seems to be dropping Drastically!

   horsepoor posted a topic in Home Health

   Are you finding the same thing? Seems to have been isn the last 2 years. So we have more admits, faster turnover of pt's. What are your feelings about this?

6. What is your expected productivity and how is it measured

   horsepoor replied to slb53's topic in Home Health

   This subject really hits a sore spot. I see into the future that this is whats coming for all of us HH Nurses. And it's not pretty. Our company has started talking about it and calling corporate and asking how to measure our time. They dont think we ...

7. On Call pay???

   horsepoor posted a topic in Home Health

   How do you get paid for on call? Do you get paid hourly/per visit or a bonus and how much. Our Adm. will be reducing our call out pay so we need to know how others are paid.

8. Vent: Medicare Fraud

   horsepoor replied to love-d-OR's topic in Home Health

   they need to be turned in for Medicare fraud. Some of their money is coming out of all our pockets.

9. How many visits?

   horsepoor replied to melissahunter2's topic in Home Health

   Get out quick. If this is how they treat a newbie it will only get worse. We also see 4-6 pt's per day less when we have an admit or recert. Apply and interview at anything else in your area. You could tell them youve heard about other agencies and ...

10. what is your oasis deadline

    horsepoor replied to cny4rn's topic in Home Health

    We have 5 days but I try to do it within 1-2 day since I work full time. I dont want to get to far behind. Would never be able to catch up. Never know when I'm going to get the next admit or even someone elses recert.

11. Oasis B 1 2008

    horsepoor replied to amesly15's topic in Home Health

    my question is about PTA- we only have physical therapists and they are stretched very thin. What duties do the aide have?

12. Would you believe compubar charting still?

    horsepoor posted a topic in Home Health

    It takes longer to chart than see the pt. My HH agency wont even consider an updated computer program because of the cost. But I feel it would save time for all the worker in the office. Any idea's on how to make them see the light.

13. Any Nurses With RA?? How do you Cope?

    horsepoor replied to grbrico's topic in Disabilities

    I too have RA, I'm 56 years old have had it for 3 years now. The rheumatologist still hasnt got my meds controlling it yet. But just had an appt because of a flair and increased pain in feet,knee's,back,hands. My insurance had to have me try and fai...

14. I do not feel like a nurse

    horsepoor replied to LovebugLPN's topic in Agency

    I would be worried about the liability because you are not employed by the school. Talk to the principle and ask their opinion about the liability, they may side with you. Then you can tell the others that he/or she doesnt want to you do those things...

15. Q re: Home Care Orientation

    horsepoor replied to New2HomeHealthRN's topic in Home Health

    I agree with the above answer. Go to your Don and tell them you dont feel comfortable doing a SOC or being on your own to much to learn yet. Good Luck.