delta32

delta32 has 5 years experience and specializes in ICU/CCU, Rehab, insurance, case manager.

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1. Hospital RN to Utilization Review ie Insurance Nurse

   delta32 replied to pgnurse79's topic in Case Management

   I would just watch for positions for the case management positions for your hospital. The training for the position will include your community resources for items such as DME, Home care, Home infusion, etc.. You will also be trained in InterQual or ...

2. Hospital RN to Utilization Review ie Insurance Nurse

   delta32 replied to pgnurse79's topic in Case Management

   Come to the dark side....we have cookies lol Seriously I have worked both hospital CM and Insurance and I will take insurance anytime!

3. Executive Health Resources

   delta32 replied to Been there,done that's topic in Case Management

   I work for an insurance company the reviews the appeals through EHR :)

4. Why is a pt admitted on the med-surg floor?

   delta32 replied to ackirom's topic in Student Assist

   you should read the H&p section of the chart, this will give you the complaint and that was done such as testing with a impression listing what the possible dx is. now looking at no bm x 3 days causes can be: dehydration illeus bowel obstructio...

5. Lung Ectomy

   delta32 replied to Sean.McTague's topic in General Students

   :) not a problem :) I really enjoy lungs, i did not want to confuse him.

6. Lung Ectomy

   delta32 replied to Sean.McTague's topic in General Students

   Actually a lobectomy is removal of a lobe of the lung, not the entire lung.

7. Lung Ectomy

   delta32 replied to Sean.McTague's topic in General Students

   When a patient comes out of the OR from a pneumoectomy, they will be on there back at 30 degee's HOB elevation. These patients will be on a Ventilator and have Chest tubes in place. As for laying the patient on a particular side you are going to be ...

8. Student nurse gives out number to patient !

   delta32 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

   i have to really wonder about her common sense, and why in the world would she give them her business card? i think that you may want to bring this to her instructor this sounds a little to bizarre to be innocent

9. Sign-on bonus?

   delta32 replied to southlandrn's topic in Louisiana

   beware of sign on bonus's the higher the amount the higher the bad stuff going on there. They will give a higerh bonus to lure in new staff but high chances are the working conditions are bad

10. New CM needs help!

    delta32 replied to scallisto's topic in Case Management

    ekks, you need to speak with your manager this will not work. depending on what your position is you need to know the in's and out's of insurance. Are you doing concurrent reviews or the actual case management for diseases?

11. Head hunger

    delta32 replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Recovery

    Hi just becareful with your drinks, keep to the diet drinks, no calories no easier said them done :) I am just over a year out and i am a abinger and will talk myself into eating that smalll ice cream just to toss it back up in 5 minutes so i comple...

12. To code or not to code, that is the question

    delta32 replied to icyounurse's topic in General Nursing

    first of you did everything right, **you do not code or do CPR on someone with a pulse, that is BLS 101**. you do CPR on a infant if bradacardic not a adult. someone that hemodynamically is shutting down and loaded with pressures such as levo, vaso, ...

13. Head hunger

    delta32 replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Recovery

    Hi silverdragon! I deal with this everyday as well. I also had gastric bypass and struggle with binging issues. it sounds like you are in a binge. its very hard but you have to drinks lots, i like the diet green tea. bring some frozen grapes around w...

14. employment after back surgery

    delta32 replied to riverbirch1970's topic in General Nursing

    HI, you can do work as a nurse for insurance companies or you can get into case management thru the hosptials are well. My laminectomy left me unable to do bedside as well. I love working with the insurance industry, you get to do more of the fun si...

15. A-lines vs. Central Venous lines

    delta32 replied to zlatamoya's topic in MICU

    here is a great site for new ICU nurses: http://icufaqs.org/ it has everything very simple and easy to grasp HTH jamie p.s another idea is a book called Critical Care made incrediably easy