merrymmary

you can get out, just keep applying, maybe not hospital, but visits or LTC. Get your RN I did it when I was 55 years old.

I'm aware. I've done bothe. I prefer visits. and not private pay.

peds private duty is way different. A lot of families want you to be servants and maids. You see some pretty dysfunctional stuff. Stay professional, you went to school for a long time. If it's not for you get out. Some people love it and do it for ye...

seems clear to me she's in home care and her don doesn't have clinical experience and leaves them in the field hanging.. I'm a Don (in home care) and love to go in the field and train, the patients love the attention too. Would love to hear what n...

I worked in LTC and loved it, for a while....I love the older generation. They have so much wisdom and are walking history books. But after cut backs and not having time to barely say hi, just pushing pills...it was too much. We treat animals better...

That's correct. You have to be an agency to bill Medicare and be OSHA and JAccho certified etc. Unless there is something I don't know. I think NP can bill medicare, which is where I see the new healthcare going. NP's doctor's work for 1/2 the cost

That's great to know more states do this. It's getting harder and harder to find cases in Ohio. They're changing how you bill and who manages cases. Plus there's too many nurses in Columbus. They're training aides to pass meds in home a well. Lot's o...

I've been an LPN independent provider in Ohio for 11-12 years. LPN's make the same as RN's. I can only bill Medicaid. I "think" Indiana has the same IP program, Florida and it sounds like Wisconsin does? It also appears Calif will let Rn's bill medi...

can you bill medicare and insurance companies?

Is Calif the only state that lets an individual nurse bill medicare for services?

Wow! Is there a shortage of nurses where you are? There is not a shortage here. But it seems the agencys keep nurses, burn them out and the nurses quit and the cycle continues. Seems like if you're fulltime with benefits they really use you up. RN's...

wow, that's tough. I still like home care better than being stuck in a facility though.

I sincerely bet it's beautiful, rewarding and maybe a little scarey at times. But I go to the inner city and it's scarey at times.

I live in Columbus, OH and I've never heard of someone giving you a car let alone mileage. I work for 3 agencies trying to get it down to an area of town, or going to one area and staying there for a day. I love HH but the driving is getting old. I'l...

This helped a lot. It helps a lot just to know other people's car's look like this too. There's just no way around it...:) Thanks,

how did you keep your charts, papers, calendar, notes, reminders organized in your car. My car looks like a train wreck and the end of the day. Have to reorganize for the next day. Is that just part of the process?

What are ED charts and can you give me an idea of your salary?

I have a 2001 honda. Has 215,000 mi. I literally have only done oil changes, tune ups, tires, batteries. I love being out and about. I need to work on getting clients closer. Sometime I have 4 clients in one building. 3 in another. And I write off ev...

I love home care and I'm working 3 different agency's right now. Learning lots from each one. It's amazing how much agency's vary. You'd think they would do things the same. I will pick one agency eventually. But trying to organize myself has been a ...

I'm an individual medicaid independent provider, but can you do that with medicare or do you need to be an agency?

I'm a medicaid provider in Ohio. I didn't know you could become an individual medicare provider? Have you learned anymore about this??

yellow tulip, Do you still work from home and have enough work and enjoy it? thanks

Do you have good benefits and do you make as much as you would if you did hospital nursing for 18 yrs?

I think 80% of instructors are nasty to be around. Can't figure out what made these people want to be nurses in the first place. I like the idea of students backing this student and seeing if the instructor gets it. If not, go through the chain of co...

Yes you passed! I think everyone walks out thinking they flunked. Everyone's test are different too. I felt I had a lot of signs and symptoms. I had 2 resp acidosis type questions. A few med questions. Delegation and infectious disease questions for ...