kasendamiles86

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1. New Grad Home Health

   kasendamiles86 replied to kasendamiles86's topic in Home Health

   Not to be rude I wouldn't have took this case. I have limited vent experience and taking people under the age of

2. New Grad Home Health

   kasendamiles86 replied to kasendamiles86's topic in Home Health

   ^^^^You sound silly. I'm required to see them every 60days for an assessment and sup visit, these are not skilled clients, and no they are not in a group home they are in their own home with help from my hha's (company's hha) I use to see skilled cl...

3. New Grad Home Health

   kasendamiles86 replied to kasendamiles86's topic in Home Health

   Wow this thread has taken a mind of it's own. I have been doing homehealth since september of 2010 (roughly 2 mos now) and I like it.I work with DD clients I see them every 60 days, create their MARS, sipervise the Aides, make sure they do what they...

4. States hiring New RN Grads?

   kasendamiles86 replied to 2CareerRN's topic in New Nurse

   I accidentally went on a rant excuse me.

5. States hiring New RN Grads?

   kasendamiles86 replied to 2CareerRN's topic in New Nurse

   Just wanted to add my two cents. Do not let these negative Nancy's discourage you. Yes it is hard to find a new job as a new grad RN, BSN ADN whatever. The key is that it is hard not impossible. You have to do whatever it takes to get the job if you ...

6. Young Looking Nurses

   kasendamiles86 replied to VeniVidiVici's topic in General Nursing

   I have a mature look, but some of us are young. Some ppl question how long I have been a nurse because I appear young,I just tell them a while :) and continue business as usual. I wear glasses too so I guess that helps me look mature. Some people wil...

7. 1 year down, no acute care experience

   kasendamiles86 replied to holisticallyminded's topic in New Nurse

   I can not speak from experience but I can for a nurse at my job. I started in ltc lasted 2mos, now I'm doing homehealth. I talked to another RN at my job who started her career in home health (2yrs home health) and successfully went to work in a h...

8. How'd you get your job?

   kasendamiles86 replied to dixiebelleRN's topic in New Nurse

   I landed my first job by applying, seriously there was no rocket science. If i met the requirements I applied. I applied online, I applied in person, I looked on jobsites, the newspaper, talked to friends, family, etc. I even just walked in random...

9. How'd you get your job?

   kasendamiles86 replied to dixiebelleRN's topic in New Nurse

   Yay!!!

10. How Many Residents Do You Care For On Your Unit?

    kasendamiles86 replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in Geriatric

    This was a subacute rehab unit split with ltc (the floor was split so the census always changed) 7-3 only oriented 2 nurses , 5 aides, 38-46 residents 7p-7a (my shift)-7-11 I had 18-20 1 RN 1-2 Aides there was nurse on the other ends the one aide wou...

11. Manor Care Questions

    kasendamiles86 replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in Geriatric

    You will be pushing a cart as a supervisor if that's what you wanted know. They had given me my first nursing oppurtuinity prn. Where I live it is the best nursing home I encountered, they have supplies, computer systems, a pixis, ok patient load. Bu...

12. Are Nursing Jobs Plentiful where you Live ?

    kasendamiles86 replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmmm....I went to UT.....plentiful you say?

13. Nursing homes' bad reputation

    kasendamiles86 replied to luvmydogs84's topic in Geriatric

    I have no idea why people do that. Theses nursing homes are different now, especially a rehab/subacute unit. You will see and learn a lot. So screw those people, it's ridiculous people would wrather be jobless than try a nursing home, you need to try...

14. New Grad LTC Seeking Advice

    kasendamiles86 replied to kasendamiles86's topic in Geriatric

    Likewise :)

15. Where is your heart at?

    kasendamiles86 replied to Mom23kiddos's topic in New Nurse

    That's a good thing. Don't be picky. I do not like peds or maternity but if the oppurtunity presents itself. I want to be dialysis nurse, radiology nurse, piccline (assist with picc line insertion guess they are associated with radiology) nurse ultim...