Capco56

Capco56

Med/Surg, Hospice, Palliative Care, HH

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About Capco56

Capco56 has 8 years experience and specializes in Med/Surg, Hospice, Palliative Care, HH.


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  1. Insurance Field Case Manager

    I've been an RN CM with a major insurance company for about six months, and our team recently learned that all of our jobs are being moved to another segment of the company. The good news is we are all guaranteed placement in another position with t...
  2. Transitional Care Case Manager

    Congrats! UHG/Optum is a good company and with good leadership I believe. I'm glad you will like it. Welcome to our group!
  3. Transitional Care Case Manager

    Hello...did you get the job at UHC? I am on the TCM team with them. If you were hired, where will you be based out of? Greensboro NC ?
  4. Would someone explain the difference between an Episodic Care Manager and RN Case Manager with insurance companies? I have applied to both and was wondering about the specifics of each title. Thanks!
  5. Float Pool Nurses

    Thanks for your prompt replies! Maybe it's just something I have to accept. It's just very difficult assessing, charting, passing meds, not to mention the "unexpected" that always occur when taking a team, and do it all in 4 hrs, just to start it a...
  6. Float Pool Nurses

    I've been working float pool at a local hospital for about 6 months now. While I love the general idea of it, the variety, the higher pay, etc, I get very frustrated with splitting my 8 hr shift between two units. Is this the norm with float pools?...
  7. Is 7 the new 5?

    Seems to be the consensus that this is becoming the norm. We have surveys too, which don't amount to alot of changes. We even have a union that can't seem to resolve the issues either. It is sad that this is the way nursing has evolved. The ridic...
  8. Is 7 the new 5?

    I just returned to Med/Surg after 2 years in Home Health (nurse for about 10 yrs total). I'm appalled that administration thinks nothing of calling off nurses and loading the ones working with 7 patients! Is anyone else encountering this? I feel l...
  9. Good or Bad Luck with Hospice Pharmacia?

    Has anyone used Procare pharmacy and what did you think? I have had times where I'll wait close to an hour for someone to call back; always get a machine and have to leave my number. If I'm at a patients house, that's a long wait. Also, not that i...
  10. I recently started work at a new HH agency with a reputable name after about 1-1/2 years at another agency. I do a lot of SOC's and am feeling pressured by the QA manager to "re-evaluate" my answers to those high reimbursement OASIS questions. Alth...
  11. Please Advise ASAP Confidential please

    All very good replies. Rule of thumb, if he is alert and oriented enough and barring any swallowing difficulties or aspiration precautions, there is no reason he can't have a hot fudge sundae for breakfast if he wants. Hospice=Comfort Care. Whatev...
  12. Would you have opened this case?

    P.S. Thank you for the compliment :)
  13. Would you have opened this case?

    LOL....Ok, we definitely got our wires crossed. I got the drift of it now...lol
  14. Would you have opened this case?

    Understand, and agreeable. I can understand firmly holding a child down to put in an IV or give an injection. Heck, I would have even been okay, not comfortable, but okay if this wound was on her foot. But as I said to my (sympathetic) supervisor; If...
  15. Would you have opened this case?

    Thank you, systoly and Isabelle, too. It feels good to hear support from fellow nurses, and, although I never doubted my decision, your encouraging words make this whole ordeal more tolerable. To update you on the sad situation, the doc did not adm...