conscientiousnurse

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1. Aspiring NP but... with a bad knee / hip / back? Am I dreaming?

   conscientiousnurse replied to MomAndSonInMD's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Maybe you should check into a variety of healthcare careers to see if any of them would be a good fit for your physical limitations and career goals.: 1. Speech Therapist: diagnosing and treating...

2. new case manager

   conscientiousnurse replied to conscientiousnurse's topic in Case Management

   Thanks, Rntr and MBARNBSN! Yes, I saw the online resources at Humana. Haven't talked to any social workers yet (probably none at our agency) but I saw Humana does have a central resource specialist...

3. new case manager

   conscientiousnurse replied to conscientiousnurse's topic in Case Management

   Thanks for asking! I'm not a home health nurse, but a field case manager working for an agency that is contracted for Humana. It's not workman's comp, and not working for Medicaid. (Most of it will be...

4. new case manager

   conscientiousnurse posted a topic in Case Management

   I've recently gotten a job in field case management helping chronically ill patients who are with a certain insurance provider. My first position in this field; I don't even have home health case...

5. What is your opinion on getting the flu shot?

   conscientiousnurse replied to Surg-OncRN's topic in Holistic

   It is extremely rare, I know, but I know a patient who got Guillain barre syndrome after the shot. If a vaccine is really necessary, I'll get it. But the flu shot? As a fairly healthy person with no...

6. What is your opinion on getting the flu shot?

   conscientiousnurse replied to Surg-OncRN's topic in Holistic

   HealthyNurse, thanks for the vaccine ingredients calculator link! I looked at it, and actually at least 1 brand of single-dose flu vaccine (Novartis) has thimersol (mercury) in it. And a lot of them...

7. Changing to a non-nursing career?

   conscientiousnurse replied to Eleven011's topic in Retired Nurses

   If you're able to insert IVs so well, have you considered applying for Phlebotomist positions? Seems like a job that doesn't require heavy lifting or a lot of the things nurses hate about their jobs....

8. New to PDN

   conscientiousnurse replied to Gooselady's topic in Private Duty

   I did PD in the past. You could look up more info on ventilator care (alarms, etc.), and videos on any other skills your clients have that you're not that comfortable with. Maybe review basics on...

9. Why are we against suicide?

   conscientiousnurse replied to SwampCat's topic in Psychiatric

   Here's my point of view.: One of the basic things in man is the fight to stay alive. Unless the person has a terminal illness (or is very elderly with general poor health) and has now accepted the...

10. Home Health Job???

    conscientiousnurse replied to betweenus64's topic in Home Health

    FYI: This sounds like private-duty home care, so you may get more supplies in that section rather than this "home Health" section which is for intermittent visits. What to expect? You will most likely...

11. Difference in pay between Seattle, Tacoma and Vancouver

    conscientiousnurse replied to neurogirl77's topic in Washington Nursing

    I don't know about the pay scale for sure, but it's probably higher in Seattle than Vancouver. You could try googling nurse salary and location; they might have that on Indeed. The most important,...

12. Unemployed M/S nurse looking at job options...

    conscientiousnurse replied to Gamecock73's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    In our area, home health and hospice agencies seem to be really looking for people with Med/Surg background (although not sure if they want ADN). And have you ever thought of dialysis? There's also...

13. Home Health Pros and Cons

    conscientiousnurse replied to bargraphix's topic in Home Health

    Oops, I just saw your latest post, so most of the post I just made is irrelevant. The job you interviewed for sounds like the insurance company wants you to do an assessment by asking the patient...

14. Home Health Pros and Cons

    conscientiousnurse replied to bargraphix's topic in Home Health

    You said it was at a home health care company. Can you be more specific: are you talking about private-duty homecare, where you care for 1 person for an entire shift in their home, or are you talking...

15. Nurse refresher: Which preceptorship to request to have best chance at getting hired?

    conscientiousnurse replied to conscientiousnurse's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Thanks so much to the 3 who have taken the poll so far! 2 of you thought med/surg: I am not sure if I could actually get hired in a med/surg setting, since they may notice I never had med/surg...