SummerGarden

SummerGarden BSN, MSN, RN

ED, ICU, MS/MT, PCU, CM, House Sup, Frontline mgr

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  1. Search term for nurses mediating patient-physician communication?

    SummerGarden replied to TRD05's topic in Nurse Management

    Advice

  2. Site closure at 12:30 am EST 12/28

    SummerGarden replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in News, Announcements

    I was afraid this warning was for 24 hours or so. :) Remember the days when the site went down for a longer amount of time and addicts were traumatized because he/she missed the warning?

  3. Centralized Scheduling SUCKS

    SummerGarden replied to sanfran1234's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Many hospitals use centralized scheduling. To be honest, I hated working for hospitals that did not allow for centralized scheduling. You may not know this, but nurses you worked with for years were...

  4. Hiring experienced nurses vs hiring new graduates

    SummerGarden replied to edogs334's topic in Nurse Management

    I think there is some confusion in this thread by those that are complaining and report being experienced nurses…. Trust me, I know rejection in nursing. I have applied to multiple (I lost...

  5. PTSD in nurses

    SummerGarden replied to tsangia's topic in Emergency

    I personally think so, but I do not know if there is documented evidence of it or if the knowledge is widely known. Here is an article issued by the National Center for Biotechnology Information that...

  6. new case manager

    SummerGarden replied to conscientiousnurse's topic in Case Management

    Why do you need Home Health Case Manager experience? Home Health Case Managers are actually Home Health Nurses rather than Case Managers that are represented on this forum. So, are you a Home Health...

  7. Case Management Across State Lines/Military (Licensing)

    SummerGarden replied to MBuyer's topic in Case Management

    I am a former multi-state compact licensed nurse and former military family too. There is no way around it... Keep your Texas license but the multi-state privledge will go away until you move to...

  8. starting a case management department

    SummerGarden replied to jcol1460's topic in Case Management

    Nice post..... :) OP: You can tell your employer that Social Workers do not have the medical background or education to decipher medical needs. Nurses can best serve us in this way. For example,...

  9. Which CCM study guide is the best?

    SummerGarden replied to MMills30's topic in Case Management

    Thank you very much, SpartyRN09! :) Your post is very helpful.

  10. Cd

    SummerGarden replied to V.rn's topic in Case Management

    I agree with the above posters. There is also the Accredited Case Manager (ACM) cert from the American Case Management Association that is geared toward the acute care setting in case management....

  11. starting a case management department

    SummerGarden replied to jcol1460's topic in Case Management

    The nursing focus can cross into a social service side, but as an MSW you know that a nurse without a solid background in safety evaluation or counseling will not provide the same services to a...

  12. Do you miss face to face

    SummerGarden replied to LevitateMe's topic in Case Management

    I am not a telephonic CM for either of my employers, but I work UR/UM for one and due to electronic charting, no longer see patients in that setting. With that said, I do not miss it probably because...

  13. RIP Betty Ackley RN - Nursing Diagnosis textbook author

    SummerGarden replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Very well said. I share the same exact sentiments. :) She is one of the first nurses I only acknowledged by last name because I used her as reference so often in school. :) OP: May she RIP as you...

  14. Interview questions

    SummerGarden replied to nurseontheway's topic in Home Health

    Home Health Nurses perform an important job for patients. Many times they are called "Case Managers" by their employers, but they are not performing the same job of a Case Manager as represented by...

  15. Which CCM study guide is the best?

    SummerGarden replied to MMills30's topic in Case Management

    YEAH! Congrats!!!! After taking the exam, what do you think was your best way to prepare? Also, if you could change how you studied, what would you have done differently, if

  16. Hospice Case Management

    SummerGarden replied to nurseontheway's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Although this forum has Hospice nurses, this is not the Hospice Nurse forum. Many hospice agencies will call their nurses "Case Managers", but they are not the same as many of the case managers that...

  17. starting a case management department

    SummerGarden replied to jcol1460's topic in Case Management

    You might want to try the Entrepreneurs in Nursing forum rather than this one. Also, although you want to become a nurse, you are not one. And so, nurses should not be working under you or answering...

  18. Hiring experienced nurses vs hiring new graduates

    SummerGarden replied to edogs334's topic in Nurse Management

    I know how you feel, but you are incorrect. I get it, you paid your dues at the beginning of your career, but sometimes it is not enough. You may need to pay more of them to get to where you want to...

  19. How to become a case manager

    SummerGarden replied to Born_2BRN's topic in Case Management

    Yes, the OP means when you qualify, it is a good idea to get the

  20. What happens if worker has no non industrial coverage?

    SummerGarden replied to USC01RN's topic in Case Management

    Obama Care, which includes Medicaid Expansion in the states that accepted it. Sadly, about 25 Republican Governors choose not to accept the Expansion, thus harming their health care system and those...

  21. *Pay at Aetna- Details on job*

    SummerGarden replied to missymis86's topic in Case Management

    Me too! Employers, not the case managers, are the only people who benefit from salary or case-by-case (aka production) pay. Case Managers tend to work more than what they are being paid if he/she is...

  22. How to retrain a staff that was never held accountable

    SummerGarden replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Nurse Management

    Very good

  23. Out of the mouth of Octogenarians

    SummerGarden replied to SaoirseRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Wow!

  24. Offered ER Case Manager Job - don't know what to do

    SummerGarden replied to DelanaRN's topic in Case Management

    Have you started working? If so, how do you like it? I originally missed this post but if I had responded I would have pointed to two past threads....

  25. Certified Professional in Healthcare Management-CPHM

    SummerGarden replied to chadrn65's topic in Case Management

    I am sorry to hear this since you and others went through the trouble of obtaining the credentials and paid the hefty price. However, I always thought of it as just a big money maker for the company...