greygirl81

greygirl81

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  1. Prior authorization rep question

    I was recently hired by an insurance company as a prior authorization rep for the Medicaid Right Choices Program. Part of that job is to do initial reviews of members to determine over utilization or drug-seeking behaviors. After the initial review...
  2. A less stressfull career choice

    I'm getting ready to start a medical coding program....I still Get to use all my nursing knowledge but no patient care! And I can gave coffee at my desk! I've been a nurse for 5 years and all that stuff is pretty standard though....give it time. T...
  3. I'm running away to PetSmart

    Haha!!! I was a pet stylist at petsmart for five years before I became a nurse.
  4. Tired of bed side

    I have been an LPN for 4 years in long term care and after having my license on probation and monitoring for a year it has been impossible to find a job in patient care even with a now active license. I recently started doing medical chart abstracti...
  5. Which EHR do you use at your practice

    I'm currently working on a chart abstraction job working with Allscripts and Epic. I much prefer Epic.
  6. Struggles with getting a job after monitoring

    Thank you guys! Honesty has always been my policy in the interviews too. Its just so frustrating. Thankfully, I have no criminal charges, but most interviewers instantly assume I do once I start talking about the situation. I've been trying all th...
  7. I have been a nurse for 4 and completed a one year monitoring program in November 2013 successfully. My license was also on probation related to that, as well as meds errors, documentation, and safety issues. I totally own up to the mistakes I made...
  8. Nursing School with Baby ... Possible?

    My baby was 15 months old when I started nursing school. My ex-husband also left me two months into nursing school. I did fine. Took my nclex two weeks after graduation and passed with 75 questions. It can be done.
  9. nursing school THAT hard?

    Nursing school wasn't hard for me either. I was going through a divorce at the time and had a fifteen month old little girl. I scheduled my nclex-pn two weeks after graduation, didn't study and past with 78 questions. It depends on the person and ...
  10. Nurses who can't give out narcotics

    I've been one of those nurses working through a state monitoring program for drugs and alcohol although I was never given restrictions on passing narcotics. As part of that program, to keep your license you have to work as a nurse. And it is so hard...
  11. JUST took the NCLEX, good pop up at 75 questions..

    I had 78 questions, drove one hour home, and thought what the heck I'm going to check the state website to see if I have a license number yet. I know far fetched but I was super excited, but I did! I'm in Indiana by way.
  12. 2015 Current LPN Pay

    $18/hr Ltd in indiana
  13. New here and need some encouragement

    I finished my program in Nov 2013 but basically had to beg for employment at one of the most poorly run nursing homes I've ever worked at and only did since I had as part of my program requirements. I left there last July for my mental health and st...
  14. LPN wanting to pursue teaching

    I have been an lpn for four years. I had a one year monitoring agreement for rule out substance abuse which I worked through and completed November 2013 successfully with no issues. In July I decided I can no longer be a nurse. The emotional drain is...
  15. when to tell a potential employer

    I had many interviews where I waited to tell during the interview, and they never turned out well. I finally just started being upfront about it on the phone. Then, I knew they were at least open to the ideas, and that's how I landed my job (2 actu...