nursemonika
has 22 years experience and specializes in Hospice/Palliative, Case Management, Med.
Widow, 4 adult sons, hospital nurse, school nurse, then14 years as Hospice Field Nurse, then Nurse Auditor/OASIS Coordinator, now 4 years as Certified Case Manager. Just got laid off, trying to figure out what I want to do with the rest of my life.
nursemonika replied to nursemonika's topic in General Nursing
****Received a PM reply (Thanks!) from 3rdcareerRN, but am unable to reply....apparently I must post 15 Comments (I thought I had!), before being allowed to PM. If you can get to FB, you can find me...
nursemonika replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in General Students
Maritesa: Thank-you. For what it's worth...I think your ex felt threatened by your desire to become a professional, and better yourself. I have just read all the posts (7 pages!) in this Thread,...
Hello all Nurses! I am currently an experienced RN, with Certification in Case Management. Due to corporate down-sizing, I was laid off, after 4 years with a major Ins Co. I am going Tuesday (8/11)...
nursemonika replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in General Students
ASN programs ARE hard, because they basically cram in 4 year's worth of learning into 3. I started nursing school later in life ( I was 38...oldest in my class ). I had 4 sons, youngest 5, oldest...
I was certified for 8 years...I let it expire, unfortunately, but the q 4 year exam came due just after my husband died...couldn't deal with it. Currently, I am a CCM (Certified Case Manager). It's...
nursemonika replied to Nurse Man-ingitis's topic in Case Management
No, I don't think it would be a waste of time, if that's what you are really interested in. You must have a LOT of time (Ha! Ha!) Becoming an ONP alone takes a lot of time and effort, but if you...
nursemonika replied to Nurse Man-ingitis's topic in Case Management
Yes, absolutely! There are many Specialty Case Managers....I was an Oncology Specialty Case Manager, and there are other CMs who specialize in Diabetes, Asthma, Pediatrics, Obstetrics, etc....
Please see my reply under "Who Generally Has The Most Job Satisfaction?" You started your position in December....is it any better now? It takes a good 6 months to feel comfortable in that position,...
nursemonika replied to nursalicious's topic in Case Management
I was recently laid off from my position as a Specialty Case Manager (Oncology) at a major insurance company. The stress was very high. When I started there, the average caseload was 20-40,...
nursemonika replied to nursalicious's topic in Case Management
I agree with toinette's reply....I was a Hospice Nurse Case Manager for 14 years (CHPN), and that is exactly what my title was on my ID: "Certified Hospice RN Case Manager". That was because I had...