nursearoo

nursearoo has 7 years experience and specializes in Peds.

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1. How much do you make?

   nursearoo replied to middleagednurse's topic in Private Duty

   Private Duty in MA , (company I work for) $30.31/hr (RN) during weekdays, on evenings, weekends and nights $32.75/hr........holidays time & a half........ I was in FL (same company) rate varied...anywhere from $16/hr to $20/hr depending on the...

2. Process 485

   nursearoo replied to Yayamaya's topic in Home Health

   Well, I'm a case manager, and we do them for ALL pt's 18 & over......probably is my company's policy....have no idea, I just know we do them for ALL 18 y.o and over .....been doing them for as long as I have been at my company...

3. Process 485

   nursearoo replied to Yayamaya's topic in Home Health

   SOC is the date on the 485...basically the 1st day a nurse walks through the pt's door, even if it is only an orientation...... all the dates have to match .....the only date that doesn't matter is the "initial assessment " date...the date you go out...

4. NG tube feeding/giving meds

   nursearoo replied to gingerstarRN's topic in General Nursing

   Ph paper is the best way to check for proper placement...gastric Ph is below 5.5......also if the pt is on any meds like Pepcid, Zantac etc..anything like that it WILL affect the Ph so you should ask the MD what the acceptable Ph would be for verify...

5. PSA healthcare?

   nursearoo replied to WannaBNursey's topic in Home Health

   PSA does both adults and peds at most locations...there are some branches that only do peds.....some branches do home health aide cases as well...it all depends on the location.......I have worked for them for several years, and let me tell you, the ...

6. Gulf coast of florida

   nursearoo replied to jmn126's topic in Home Health

   Try PSA Healthcare...they pay the highest....HOWEVER...in FL you will get low pay...I worked for them and the pay rates when I left were...$15 an hr for LPN's...and $16/hr for RN's...on holidays you only get $5 an hour more than your base rate....plu...

7. What do HH RN Case Managers do?

   nursearoo replied to AlphaPig's topic in Home Health

   Well, I can answer that.....I do this very job.....it's basically mostly paperwork, doing POT's, clarifying MD orders, calling staff nurses, HHA's etc into the office & "counseling" them.....basically a write up they have to sign & get put on...

8. One case only or a whole bunch of them?

   nursearoo replied to CloudySue's topic in Private Duty

   See, what I have found is when a family has only a couple of nurses, it will be harder to staff in the event someone is out sick or whatnot, a perfect example I just went through myself, the case had 2 regular nurses, one does 4 nights out of the wee...

9. New to Private Duty, starting two new cases! Advice?

   nursearoo replied to Eleven011's topic in Private Duty

   Wow, CoudySue, the family I mentioned is poor, so that really shocks me even more so.....I can totally see the wealthy families acting like that...the one I mentioned used to be super appreciative and would practically trip over themselves to show th...

10. New to Private Duty, starting two new cases! Advice?

    nursearoo replied to Eleven011's topic in Private Duty

    Yes, be careful with some of the families because they WILL try to take advantage.....give them an inch & they will take take take.....and some of them can be really nasty, and treat you like a second class servant.....Sometimes if you do things ...

11. what is the starting rate for lpns and rns

    nursearoo replied to Ashley123555's topic in Florida

    It depends what area you work in.....home health PDN south fl area....They are now hiring PLN's at $15.00 per hour I've been told from acquaintances who have nurse friends applying for a job....hospital I think pay more...down here anyway. Also if yo...

12. Dealing with co workers. what would you do?

    nursearoo replied to pinkfluffybunny's topic in Home Health

    I would call the CM you spoke to OR the director of the agency you work for..... did that nurse document this as her opinion or just what the facts were????? Anytime I have taken care of a patient who had any bumps, bruises, etc...if they happened ...

13. No more Mr. Nice Guy (New Year Resolution)

    nursearoo replied to AZO49008's topic in General Nursing

    Reminds me of the nurses who pull the " I don't do nights or weekends".....or my all time peeve " I've paid my dues" in reference to working weekends.......ugh! If that's the attitude then maybe they should have done something else as a career......

14. Do you know a nurse who worked at a Veterans Administration hospital?

    nursearoo replied to mikethern's topic in Government

    I have a close friend who is an LPN who works at a VA hospital in the Tampa area...she LOVES it there.....says the benefits are great...health insurance effective immediately....she use to work private duty home care and put in 72+ hours a week...aft...

15. experience with neonatal bacterial meningitis?

    nursearoo replied to 21strawberry's topic in NICU

    I have 1st hand experience...my own child got this at 3 weeks of age.....perfectly healthy prior to getting sick. This is a really bad infection for anyone, but especially a new baby. She was bent backwards with her feet touching the back of her head...