nursemonika

nursemonika has 22 years experience and specializes in Hospice/Palliative, Case Management, Med.

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1. Nurse Liaison/Account Manager?

   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 there...Monika Reed...I'd like to talk with you! ...

2. What makes Nursing school hard?

   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, and I am just amazed and inspired by everyone who h...

3. What makes Nursing school hard?

   nursemonika replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in General Students

   I feel your pain...believe me, I do! ~Monika

4. Nurse Liaison/Account Manager?

   nursemonika posted a topic in General Nursing

   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) for an interview for a Nurse Laision/Account Manager...

5. What makes Nursing school hard?

   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 12. I had already gone to an AA program and graduat...

6. Getting certified in Hospice, what is the benefit to you?

   nursemonika replied to ShayRN's topic in Hospice

   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 OK, and I get more money for it, but not the sati...

7. Case managemen specialty?

   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 wanted to add CCM to that, it couldn't hurt, and migh...

8. Case managemen specialty?

   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. However, when you obtain your national certification, it ...

9. New CM needs help!

   nursemonika replied to scallisto's topic in Case Management

   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, but that's with an excellent orientation program,...

10. Who, generally, has the most job satisfaction?

    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, depending on acuity. Now, it's 60-100, and acuity isn't f...

11. Might be a silly question, but I'll ask anyway...

    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 a specific caseload, and they were my patients, an...