ArwenEvenstar

ArwenEvenstar specializes in med-surg, teaching, cardiac, priv. duty.

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1. I'm a nurse. Not a housekeeper!

   ArwenEvenstar replied to EpiattIPNurse's topic in Private Duty

   Yeah! Private duty (through agency) is low pay nursing around here too. I'm a RN. I took a 40% pay cut from the hospital when I made the switch. And, at the hospital I was at, you always got a yearly...

2. Finding RNs

   ArwenEvenstar replied to WI_home_RN's topic in Private Duty

   Although it was through agency, when I resigned the high tech vent case I worked - they had a very hard time replacing me. Maybe it is the vent aspect. Vents scare some nurses. But I agree with...

3. Maxim to Pay $150 Million Fine for Fraud

   ArwenEvenstar replied to KateRN1's topic in Home Health

   I thought the FBI article was the best....

4. Maxin nsg per diem

   ArwenEvenstar replied to rdsxfnrn's topic in Private Duty

   Maxim update, straight from the FBI:...

5. Is there a national private duty agency that you would reccomend?

   ArwenEvenstar replied to TwilightRNurse's topic in Private Duty

   Latest news on Maxim from the FBI:...

6. Ridiculous "House Rules"

   ArwenEvenstar replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Home Health

   The video monitoring is out of hand, but I agree with ventmommy. Some of the rules are no doubt due to nurses who did stupid or inconsiderate things. Personally, I have had many people live with me...

7. Is there a national private duty agency that you would reccomend?

   ArwenEvenstar replied to TwilightRNurse's topic in Private Duty

   Yes, it seems that some of the threads about Maxim have disappeared...at least the ones that voice honest concerns about the problems with Maxim. If I say anything negative, this may too disappear!...

8. Maxin nsg per diem

   ArwenEvenstar replied to rdsxfnrn's topic in Private Duty

   I may have discovered the reason this thread has not disappeared (yet at least!). The title of the thread is mis-spelled as "Maxin". So maybe it is evading some searches by the powers that be. Maybe...

9. Maxin nsg per diem

   ArwenEvenstar replied to rdsxfnrn's topic in Private Duty

   If I did not work for Maxim myself for 2 yrs, I would have a hard time believing this! But I did, so i do!! I was "harassed" by Maxim too. For example, they would call me MULTIPLE times about the SAME...

10. When to let client and agency know you're pregnant

    ArwenEvenstar replied to luvtwilight's topic in Private Duty

    Maybe I'd still be doing private duty (and still be a nurse!) if I'd had an agency like this! How awesome they planned ahead, trained other staff, and took other measures to ensure you were properly...

11. Do you "friend" your pts on Facebook???

    ArwenEvenstar replied to CrazyGoonRN's topic in Private Duty

    No, no, no!!!!!! That is my strong opinion. Your gut hesitation is right! One of the big problems I encountered with private duty was nurses who lacked a professional boundary between themselves and...

12. Liar Liar pants on fire!!!!

    ArwenEvenstar replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    Kyasi, your perspective is great because you are a nurse and you are in charge. That is how it should be. It makes sense. As I've mentioned before, I hope your nurses really appreciate you and your...

13. Getting a raise in private duty nursing?

    ArwenEvenstar replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    yep! I recently ran into the family of a case I used to work through Maxim, and they had been without a nurse for over a month! Unable to staff a case for that long?! Maxim digs their own grave!! And...

14. Getting a raise in private duty nursing?

    ArwenEvenstar replied to Blackcat99's topic in Private Duty

    A raise?!?! hahahahaha!!! I never got one in my 4 plus yrs of private duty - through 2 agencies. The first agency (a nice mom and pop agency) said they already were paying me the most they could....

15. Are your wages comparable to the hospitals in your area?

    ArwenEvenstar replied to lsvalliant's topic in Private Duty

    Big pay difference here!! Like not_a_hat_person, I also took a pay cut of about 33% from hospital to private duty. And the discrepancy only got worse with time. I got a small pay raise every year at...