Amelias

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1. Driving a patient in your own car.

   Amelias replied to ionatan's topic in Home Health

   I don't think I would like having to transport pts in my personal vehicle, at least not on the regular. Many moons ago, I had a HH pt who had an elevated temp and needed a ride to the emergency room....it was 1/2 mile away, so I took her. But before...

2. Job Offer: Please help!! Time sensitive

   Amelias replied to ivyleaf's topic in Case Management

   NO coworkers ??? TAKE THE JOB !! Can you guys tell me where to look for one of these jobs??

3. Do you have patients call late

   Amelias replied to emilysmom,RN's topic in Home Health

   Really, people should know better than to call you when you're off. This is one of those times when being passive aggressive is called for. Don't answer the phone or texts and dodge questions if they ask you about it later.

4. Pay Per Visit ... Good or Bad?

   Amelias replied to bringmeashrubbery's topic in Home Health

   Per visit is okay as long as the company you work isn't a cheapskate and tries to get you to make free visits.

5. What I have learned to HATE about Nursing

   Amelias replied to OhioCCRN's topic in New Nurse

   any sentence thats starts with "my bowels haven't moved in ...."

6. Do you have patients call late

   Amelias replied to emilysmom,RN's topic in Home Health

   emilysmom if thats the main problem you're having there, and everything else is not too bad, then you can figure something out and make it work. but if thats the straw thats breaking the camels back then its time to go ; )

7. Bedside charting?! Is this the new norm? VENT!

   Amelias replied to RockinChick66's topic in General Nursing

   if you only have a few things to chart it isn't so bad, but when there's detailed charting and cover your A** charting to do, that would be stressful. Seems like the people who come up with these ideas haven't had to do a lot of documentation. In t...

8. HIPAA violations and the cell phone

   Amelias replied to Sacred eagle's topic in HIPAA

   sounds like you have an employee problem and not really a phone problem. what kind of people do they let work there?

9. Post Hospital....Orders

   Amelias replied to Amelias's topic in Home Health

   Thanks LadyT618. and you all give some good advice. i've worked in home health since '97 and honestly, i've never worked at a place that did things by the book...and most all of the time things have worked out just fine, but this one didn't. and that...

10. Post Hospital....Orders

    Amelias replied to Amelias's topic in Home Health

    AMN74, When we're on call we have a list of pts that are in hospital that we call to check on each day. we do the post hosp the next day unless there is a specific order to see same day. But YES it is ideal to have orders faxed to agency on d/c. an...

11. Post Hospital....Orders

    Amelias replied to Amelias's topic in Home Health

    emilysmom,RN, unfortunately the pt didn't get any instructions/ d/c papers from the hospital. She got the short end of the stick on tthe whole deal.

12. Post Hospital....Orders

    Amelias replied to Amelias's topic in Home Health

    Kids, that would have been the logical choice, but they would have said "why didn't you do the visit?" They are cartoon nurses.

13. Post Hospital....Orders

    Amelias replied to Amelias's topic in Home Health

    Even unreasonable sounds like something I could deal with now. I have to turn my timesheets in monday, and I really don't want to do that.....not without a cross and some holy water.

14. Post Hospital....Orders

    Amelias replied to Amelias's topic in Home Health

    I saw the pt for the post hosp visit after she came home that sun eve, but unfortunately it didn't do her much good b/c I had no orders other than those two scripts she came home with. This was her 2nd hospitalization since being on home health. I w...

15. Post Hospital....Orders

    Amelias replied to Amelias's topic in Home Health

    I had a post hosp visit late over the weekend, no d/c instructions, she was previously on several meds. all she got at d/c was a couple of scripts (only one was filled) andpts dr not on call that eve. i called the floor the pt was on, and was told i ...