NurseMegP BSN, RN

NurseMegP has 4 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Utilization Review.

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1. Hired On a Floor That Does Mostly Lumbar/Cervical Postop

   NurseMegP replied to Goldenrod's topic in General Nursing

   Agree with RNperdiem above, this does seem pretty specific. I'd say that pain control is going to be your biggest concern but also watching out for any post op complications (blood clots, etc). If it's run like a med-surg floor then your typical day ...

2. UR for insurance company?

   NurseMegP replied to NurseMegP's topic in Case Management

   Hey been there, thank you for your response. I ended up having an interview with a bigger company and I would have had the ability to work from home in 1-2 years but the catch was I would still have to go downtown (10 minutes from my house without tr...

3. Would you do this

   NurseMegP replied to Flossy73's topic in General Nursing

   Agree with Golden. 9 months is nothing and the experience that you will get from it will look good on future resumes. Best of luck.

4. I think I'm tapping out...I hate nursing :(

   NurseMegP replied to karenfromfinance's topic in General Nursing

   I hated bedside nursing. I lucked out an got into a position doing Utilization Review after a little over a year of bedside medical/surgical nursing and I really enjoy it. As the PP said, you could always view nursing as "just a job" but if you hate ...

5. Failed for Clinical-but no proof

   NurseMegP replied to Misscruella's topic in General Students

   Whatever you decide to do, I do agree that the phone thing, at least while you are a student, needs to be nixed. As a student, unless you are on lunch, do not touch it. Hopefully, you'll continue this practice through as a nurse because as someone el...

6. Case Management Nursing (CM)

   NurseMegP replied to traumaRUs's topic in Case Management

   Worker's comp is it's own beast and a LOT of providers don't understand how it works (that goes double for the office staff under them). At least that's how it is in Ohio . Just try to learn as much as you can. Read the policy. Don't be afraid to be ...

7. Humana Montage Phone Interview

   NurseMegP replied to lschultz777's topic in Case Management

   Something that is really important is time management. Also the ability to work as a team is good, but in this role it's also good to mention your ability to work independently. Organization is important. Attention to detail is a plus. There is a cha...

8. UR for insurance company?

   NurseMegP posted a topic in Case Management

   Hello all, This is really a utilization review question more so than case management. I currently work as a UR nurse for a MCO in Ohio. This is only worker's compensation so I don't know how different doing UR for an insurance company would be. This...

9. Long hours/no life

   NurseMegP replied to Camino77's topic in Case Management

   You could always look at doing CM/UR for a different company? I work as a UR nurse for a smaller MCO and while the CMs and claims analyst people here are busy, we're fairly steady in what we do in UR. Probably what I do now is a lot like what you did...

10. How can I get a WAH job through an insurance company?

    NurseMegP replied to Bxa1268's topic in Case Management

    It could be that they're looking for a magical number of 3-5 years experience but maybe because you have 3 as an LPN and 2 as an RN your automatically getting rejected because it may look like only 2 years RN? Also agree with the above advice on word...

11. How do you like case management nursing?

    NurseMegP replied to KaeliF's topic in Case Management

    I know this post was pulled from the grave here but I had to say in regards to the comments about at least 3-5 years of hospital experience that it is NOT necessary. I had about a year and a few months of med-surg and then went into utilization revie...

12. Help me feel better...

    NurseMegP replied to PediRN913's topic in General Nursing

    I actually just accepted another position as well! I'm sad to be leaving my co-workers but I am confident there are other good people out there and excited to make new friends :) it's bittersweet, but I am sure I'll be happier on a normal schedule. B...

13. I want to be a Case Manager

    NurseMegP replied to 3000series's topic in Case Management

    Tele as in telemetry or telehealth? What is your current job duties? If you're not bedside with the patient, it's going to be hard to sell (probably not impossible though!) Use your strengths and if there is a weakness like "lack of bedside care" tur...

14. Use of cellphones while at work

    NurseMegP replied to givxnchy's topic in General Nursing

    Really? Just because they're a student you're assuming their a certain age and then calling them entitled? Yikes. I have my phone on me while I'm at work, I check it when I'm at lunch. I'm 26. I check my phone far less than my 45, my 50, and my 38 ye...

15. should I go to grad school at 49 yrs old, 26 yrs of nursing?

    NurseMegP replied to dalainey's topic in General Nursing

    My thoughts are to get in touch with a school advisor of sorts who might know more about the school's programs and perhaps certain courses that will help boost your GPA without looking too much like fluff. Ratemyprofessors website is an awesome resou...