Haddoa

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1. When Nurses Make Fatal Mistakes

   Haddoa replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   I made an error where there was no harm to the pt, it was still a significant error to me. I felt I had no one to talk to, no where to turn. I ended up seeing a therapist and with in a year leaving bedside nursing all together as the ptsd and trauma ...

2. Adding Another Nurse to a Home Health Team

   Haddoa replied to nathalia004's topic in Home Health

   Did I miss something? This is for a HH nurse to go do home visits? Masters preferred? Seriously? I was an ICU nurse at a high acuity regional hospital, I needed a change, a complete change and went into home health per visit nursing and I have thrive...

3. casemangers: do you call the md every recert?

   Haddoa replied to kembers's topic in Home Health

   It all depends. The Pts who have been on services forever, no. Newer pt yes. Also some docs want to be called with every little thing, some just say hey fax me with stuff like this thanks.

4. charting!!!! I am about to leave home health...

   Haddoa replied to principessaGG's topic in Home Health

   Ours supplies a tablet we use homecare homebase.

5. charting!!!! I am about to leave home health...

   Haddoa replied to principessaGG's topic in Home Health

   I have also been in home health for a year and am leaving for the same reason. Along with call, weekends, and holidays. I looooove the job but there is no home life balance. Instead of going to the hospital cause no, I am staying with my current comp...

6. 2016 2017 per visit rates per state DETAILS!!!

   Haddoa replied to RNLASVEGAS's topic in Home Health

   We do it. It's taught the same as any IV medication in the home would be. With the added layers of checking BS. Tho from my experience that is often times added in a week later for whatever reason. Maybe as to not overwhelm the pt. It's a lot of edu...

7. 2016 2017 per visit rates per state DETAILS!!!

   Haddoa replied to RNLASVEGAS's topic in Home Health

   Yes it should be because we often times have to give up 2 regular visits to take 1 SOC and so it's a money loss for us.

8. 2016 2017 per visit rates per state DETAILS!!!

   Haddoa replied to RNLASVEGAS's topic in Home Health

   I would love to know what others make!! I am in WA state we get: 45 a visit 50 for ROC, ODB, recert (not enough at all for an ROC) 72 for SOC (also not enough) we get reimbursed 0.45 cents per mile.

9. Average pay for experienced med-Surg but new to HH nurse

   Haddoa replied to lowayu's topic in Home Health

   I am in WA state. 45 regular visit 50 oasis 72 admit mileage at 0.45 cents a mile drive time max 40 min (rare) very often 3-10 min.

10. Amedisys reviews for 2016??? Anybody?

    Haddoa replied to casey_chloe87's topic in Home Health

    We are payed 45 for a regular 50 for ROC, recert, or Oasis DC (not enough) 72 for a SOC our DOO is in the process of getting us increase pay for oasis visits.

11. Medicare's ridiculous requirements or is this my company?

    Haddoa replied to I<3H2O's topic in Home Health

    Our wound care orders have to be written like that. Doctors have to be specified. But we only check bs at each visit if it is ordered. If it is which is rare as we see then 1-2 times a week. Then we do it takes 15 seconds. We have to specify tub or s...

12. Question on home health

    Haddoa replied to ddeckerlvn's topic in Home Health

    That is the most insane thing I have ever heard!!! Run away like that place is on fire! I work 8-230 as that is my chosen times. I work in a very small territory with some days having 3-4 pts in one ALF. And they still don't allow us more than 7 pts ...

13. On Call Rotations in Home Health

    Haddoa replied to LAlarieRN's topic in Home Health

    We take a rotation that is a ROTATION which means we share it evenly. We do one week night a month and one weekend a month with another RN. Every 4-5 months you have no weekend but do 3 weeknights in the month (that is me this month and I would rathe...

14. Doctor stole my stethoscope

    Haddoa replied to ayejay09's topic in Relations

    Haha I always had mine around my neck and when a doc asked to borrow I would say nope you guys always steal them. Then I would grudgingly hand it over (sometimes) Never lost one!

15. Is My Pay Really That Bad???

    Haddoa replied to Nurse_Lightning's topic in Travel

    I'm in a fairly low/mod cost of living area and still make about 37 and hour with 6 years experience. That seems low for any RN.