jmn126

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1. Home health travelers in florida

   jmn126 posted a topic in Travel

   Hi everyone! Just wondering if anyone is doing home health travel nursing in

2. Point system for FT

   jmn126 replied to Tampa121's topic in Home Health

   Which agency do u work for? Certainly does not seem right, not ur fault they dont have the units during the week for

3. travel time

   jmn126 replied to dkozlowski's topic in Home Health

   I am pay per visit, am i reading this correctly, is it a federal regualtion to pay for travel

4. CHEST TUBES IN HOME

   jmn126 replied to RNFL1991's topic in Home Health

   I didnt know what the tube actually looked like either, so i googled it thank goodness for

5. CHEST TUBES IN HOME

   jmn126 replied to RNFL1991's topic in Home Health

   I have had pts with the pleurex cath in for a longggggggg time, the dr has removed the sutures tho, as the cath has that end that it cant come

6. Gulf coast of florida

   jmn126 posted a topic in Home Health

   Considering relocating to the gulf coast if florida, looking like 45 min either side of tampa. anyone do HH in that general area? Any advise?

7. OASIS Certification Exam COS-C

   jmn126 replied to ROBNH1's topic in Home Health

   I am interested also, the class is never offered locally for me either, but can u tell me how u found the local testing

8. Lab draws off PICC

   jmn126 posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

   Ok, what am i doing wrong,,,,,,drawing labs off of a picc line, the same as i always have, but recently i have been getting called fprom the lab with the dreaded "spec has hemolized" , i get the spec...

9. Can you have a life AND do HH?

   jmn126 replied to lweatherby's topic in Home Health

   I have been in HH 28 yrs, and my simple ans to this question is NO! If u cover all the bases this job is basically never ending, you r either finishing up today or preparing for tomorrow. I literally...

10. SOC date and Recertification

    jmn126 replied to Isabelle49's topic in Home Health

    SOC date can not change unless the pt has been discharged. The date u get orders for your recert is the verbal order date, not a new SOC date, If this is new, which i doubt, we have not been doing it...

11. Discharge date

    jmn126 replied to Tampa121's topic in Home Health

    Date of last visit is last week, date of discharge is the date u do the oasis, visit findings are based on the last

12. start if care oasis time frames.

    jmn126 replied to babs1963's topic in Home Health

    I did 2 soc today, spent about 1 hr 15 min in the home, 1 hr 30 min on documentation and 30-40 min of travel, so usually 3 to 3.5 hrs per

13. home health visit time frames

    jmn126 replied to roseone's topic in Home Health

    Medicare requires taht a visit is a minimum of 30 min...if u are making 15 min visists u need to relook at that patient and question urself why u r seeing them! Perhaps discharge is in order. 15 min...

14. start if care oasis time frames.

    jmn126 replied to babs1963's topic in Home Health

    We are still,on a paper system, that being said , not including any travel time, it takes me 2.5 to 3 hrs to complete a SOC. and i have been doing this for more yrs than i choose to remember. Lol....

15. Med surg Rn trying to make the leap to Home Health

    jmn126 replied to welch07's topic in Home Health

    HH is hard,,hard enough that to start out being PRN and no exp, is not a good mix. Working it full time it will take u about 6 months to say...i think i understand it. I would not advise PRN for...