cwood88

cwood88 has 6 years experience and specializes in Oncology, Home Health.

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1. Bathing Classmates and Other Personal Boundaries?

   cwood88 replied to brownhairedgal's topic in General Students

   At my nursing school we were not made to unclothe each other and we too used a dry wash cloth and basin. And we also did not practice our I.V. skills on each other we used dummy arms. I would have preferred to use each other with the IV's but my coll...

2. RN to BSN online

   cwood88 replied to mona b RN's topic in Online Learning

   I am also checking into online RN to BSN programs and it is my understanding that you need to make sure that the college is ccne accredited or else some employers will not accept your BSN diploma is this true?

3. RN to BSN online programs

   cwood88 posted a topic in North Carolina

   Hi everyone, can anyone make any recommendation on which online rn to bsn program is better? Going to a campus is not an option for me, as I am a single parent with two children with one in college himself and the other in middle school. I know onlin...

4. Associate vs. Bachelors in nursing

   cwood88 replied to bullet3's topic in General Nursing

   has anyone completed an online RN to BSN degree? Can you make a recommendation to which program is better?

5. FMLA Vs. Workers Comp. I need an answer plz

   cwood88 replied to cwood88's topic in Home Health

   Thanks everyone for the advise, I did call today to the Industrial commission and they don't handle this sort of thing so they referred me to the labor board and they say that no they can't fire me while I'm on workers comp. but they can post my job ...

6. FMLA Vs. Workers Comp. I need an answer plz

   cwood88 replied to cwood88's topic in Home Health

   Thank you for the advise and yes it has been a hard 10 months and aggrivation. I will start with the industrial commission first thanks.

7. LPN wanting to relocate to Charlotte, NC

   cwood88 replied to nurse78's topic in North Carolina

   We are currently looking for a full time nurse for our home health ageny and I don't know exactly what area that person would be covering but If you live in charlotte you could do the denver area or huntersville areas and they would be happy!!! Lake ...

8. Pay Rates in NC

   cwood88 replied to NurseBanana's topic in North Carolina

   At the hospitals where I live the starting base pay for 1st shift is btw 17-18/hr and then with shift diff for 2nd and 3rd shift and this is statesville and mooresville areas. And idk about the charlotte area.

9. Working all the time in HH

   cwood88 replied to NURSET2007's topic in Home Health

   That is the thing I do have the vacation time or comp time built up enough to take 2 weeks at a time b/c I don't take time off for the weekends I work and furthermore they have not announced the 2 weeks policy to the employees, so I guess I'm the onl...

10. FMLA Vs. Workers Comp. I need an answer plz

    cwood88 posted a topic in Home Health

    Hi everyone, I'm hoping someone can help me. I had a mva 2/8/08 while working and I was out for 5 weeks doing physical therapy, it ended up that I have had a torn rotator cuff the whole time, I did not take any FMLA leave at that time b/c it was work...

11. LPNs and CNAs, Thank You

    cwood88 replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    before becoming an RN I worked with hospice patients as a cna for 6 years and it truly is a hard job. When I became a nurse and until this day I will never forget what its like to be a cna and the hard work involved. I will let my cna in Home health ...

12. Working all the time in HH

    cwood88 replied to NURSET2007's topic in Home Health

    I agree with everyone here I feel your pain too!!! like 8 soc in 5 days and when I take call every 4th weekend I don't take any time off for it I use it as vacation time so when my fiancee comes home from Iraq I can spend time with him. But I have a ...

13. Calling all HH Nurses, roll call

    cwood88 replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

    You know you are right and I have stepped up and addressed the issue of working so much even above and beyond what I'm paid for and I get told that I am salaried and I have to do it. And we do have a oasis program but ours is not what they thought it...

14. What is your manager like?...Managers please also lend insight here.

    cwood88 replied to nlhnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Hi dear I work in Home Health and it is the same for us in the field, I have 2 managers who like to bark orders and say we need to do it this way or that way but they could not go and do what we have to do if their lives depended on it. All I can say...

15. Home Health and Having Babies

    cwood88 replied to rhapsodyRN's topic in Home Health

    Hi I also work in hh. I worked like you in the hospital for a year with oncology/hd patients 12 hours 3 days a week 3rd shift. I to agree with courtaneyRae, there is only you in the home and there is quite a bit of paperwork in hh more so than the ho...