kellenl

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1. Searching for job

   kellenl replied to Guest296136's topic in Legal

   Have you thought of consulting for corporations? That is a BIG are of expertise here in the south. Lots of attorney's offices and insurance companies hire LPN's and RN's to "read" medical records and write a report of medical opinion and a care plan ...

2. Nurses working overtime

   kellenl replied to Brian's topic in Humor

   I take PRN OR/ER call for a local hospital, and I am an LPN. We get a flat rate a day to hold the pager, $100 a day then $56 an hour if you get called in. In Arkansas LPN's can do everything RN's can do. We can hang blood, hang chemo, administer IV...

3. Nurses working overtime

   kellenl replied to Brian's topic in Humor

   Depending on the rules and regulations of the facilities, most LPN's in the ER and OR setting report directly to the medical director and not a RN. Before leaving the hospital setting I was an OR nurse and we did not have on single RN. We had an APN...

4. LPNs being used as ADONs

   kellenl replied to kelnurse's topic in LPN/LVN

   Each state and each employers rules are different but I have worked in surgery centers where we reported directly to the medical director with NO RN's on staff.

5. Where do I get LVN malpractice insurance?

   kellenl replied to MimismomRN's topic in LPN/LVN

   Baylay and TLC: As an employer I would NEVER consider hiring a LPN or RN without them carrying their own malpractice insurance. The insurance employers provide does cover a portion of legal expenses but most employers require nurses carry their own a...

6. Using Creative Charting...

   kellenl replied to luv2rsq's topic in General Nursing

   We have a medical director who will decribe patient using made up abbreviations. " 54 year old AAF, CAS"= 54 year old african american female, crazy as ****." lololol We also have a made up code for the OR suites=code brown. It's when a patient gets...

7. Non-nursing job with LVN education

   kellenl replied to Janc1986's topic in LPN/LVN

   namastenurse: i have worked in many large cities with lpn's as charge nurses and don. just because you are an rn doesn't remain you are qualified for a leadership position.

8. LPNs being used as ADONs

   kellenl replied to kelnurse's topic in LPN/LVN

   LPN's can definetly be charges over RN. In my currently job the DON is an LPN who graduated from nursing school in 2001. She has 3 LPN's and 2 RN's under her. Most new grad LPN's are more knowledgable than RN's as RN's studies are more book work orie...

9. Advice needed, please!!!!!!

   kellenl replied to FLLPN3339's topic in Case Management

   I would ask what is the case load and what will your job entail. Especially since you are a new grad with no experience. At my facility the "newbies" with no CM experience start out in precert and QA for the first 1-3 years. Case management can inclu...

10. conflict in hospital case management

    kellenl replied to paperclip4's topic in Case Management

    Case Managers deal DIRECTLY with DON and MD a lot. A precert nurse may tell you that an insurance company had denied or partially noncerted a hospital stay and as the CM you will have to go tell the charge nurse or doctor to get the patient out of th...

11. Utilization Review?

    kellenl replied to GoingCoastalRNCCRN's topic in Case Management

    If you do not have UR experience you need to start transitioning into an administrative nursing position. In the hospitals I have worked at and now I am in insurance, we required a minimum of 3-5 years nursing experience with at least 1 year of QA/P...

12. Whats next after doing CM?

    kellenl replied to RN0101's topic in Case Management

    Nurse Auditing and Appeals. At the insurance company I work at that is the next step. After that it is to get a RHU. (registed health underwriters certificate to write insurance policies.) I was a QA/Precert nurse before transitioning to CM. I did CM...

13. LPN as a Case Management Nurse?

    kellenl replied to hoosier guy's topic in Case Management

    I am a case manager/auditor for an insurance company. We have no RN's here, 5 LPN's. We report directly to an MD so an RN is not required. The rules are different when you are not in a patient care setting and have no direct patient access.

14. Debating on becoming an LPN over RN

    kellenl replied to verywishfulthinker's topic in LPN/LVN

    I would say that it depends on what state you live in. In the south (I have worked in Texas, Ark and Tennesse) LPN's can do basically everything an RN can do. (Hang blood, hang chemo, administer BCG, etc) RN's are mostly in administrative positions ...

15. How long after licensing?

    kellenl replied to fxmama's topic in LPN/LVN

    I worked at the hospital as a nurse extern prior to getting my license. Most facilities will allow you to have a non-licensed nursing job if you are transitioning from student to licensed nurse.