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1. Sleeping Nurse = No Agency?

   urbanngrrl_hello replied to HisTreasure's topic in Private Duty

   To clarify, in most state's Nurse Practice Acts and BoN position statements, patient abandonmentis is leaving the area of assignment prior to the completion of the shift. Sleeping in an area of assignment is unprofessional conduct. An agency policy m...

2. Intro to Home care, needing some advice

   urbanngrrl_hello replied to petluvr's topic in Private Duty

   Private Duty Nursing, which is what it sounds like from your description and the Admin's post redirection, is different from LTC where you were working and very different from (Medicare) Home Care. That really needs to be clarified for appropriate ad...

3. Fraudulent visits - yes I brought it up!

   urbanngrrl_hello replied to salvadordolly's topic in Home Health

   A) My Administrator would not want to get rid of her either B) My Administrator would want me to ask you to send us her resume C) My agency handle these types of nurses by begging for more That's a little tongue in cheek. But the following is not jok...

4. How can I get a new case?

   urbanngrrl_hello replied to PerfectlyPlump's topic in Private Duty

   One alternative is to change your availability, giving two-weeks notice. That gives the scheduler real motivation to find a replacement and you a reality check on just exactly how much you want to move on. You might find another case, and be happy to...

5. Sleeping Nurse = No Agency?

   urbanngrrl_hello replied to HisTreasure's topic in Private Duty

   I've worked Home Health for several years and have lost track of the number of times I've had to awaken overnight nurses I was relieving in the morning. I mean awaken by shaking their chair or shoulders for a minute. It happens all the time. Where I ...

6. Handling personal care refusals from private pay dementia clients

   urbanngrrl_hello replied to CabanaDay's topic in Home Health

   Firstly, for a private pay home health agency, no Nurse Manager is going to tell you it's OK for you to just accept a refusal from a client with dementia. A home health aide does not have the authority to mark the refusal as you put it without first ...