CaseManager1947

CaseManager1947 has 39 years experience and specializes in Psychiatry, Case Management, also OR/OB.

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1. New to CM

   CaseManager1947 replied to KateRN1's topic in Case Management

   I'm not familiar with the program you referenced... I did hit the link, and checked it ouot.. Most of the places are going to want CCM for what you are doing, I would suspect. Don't get me wrong, I...

2. Opinions on a term.

   CaseManager1947 replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

   Gypsy is often used to identify an ethnic population known as Romani or Roma. In our city, there is a large segment of Roma population. They typically all have the same last name. In general, when...

3. What freak occurrences have you seen?

   CaseManager1947 replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

   Pt with minor finger lac... local to sew shut.. Pt of course reports no allergy to local anesthetic... Doc injects... pt. codes before syringe is empty... Boy anaphylaxis. you never know when it's...

4. Nurse CM Reality Check

   CaseManager1947 replied to Raisin08's topic in Case Management

   Again... I think 1800 people is too many for one person to effectively manage... especially high risk, problem prone folks that you describe... IMO, but as I said, I don't manage this kind of case...

5. Nurse CM Reality Check

   CaseManager1947 replied to Raisin08's topic in Case Management

   Well.... I don't have your job, but I do case management. I can't imagine trying to case manage 1800 souls. You don't say if this is disease specific or what, but MAN, that sounds like a daunting...

6. Interested in Case Management--lost as to where to start

   CaseManager1947 replied to RNinFL's topic in Case Management

   First of all... sorry nobody has replied yet to your query... as for me, I'm often not home early enough to get to my 'puter to login. I work in Hospital based Case Management for a large tertiary...

7. Case Managers--I need your advice please

   CaseManager1947 replied to RNinFL's topic in Case Management

   I "lucked" into my position, and sometimes that is the way people get started. Sometimes you have to wait for somebody to move so a vacancy opens. Just depends... I see you are in Fla... I recommend...

8. Why does this seem impossible?

   CaseManager1947 replied to bambi227's topic in Case Management

   You have great credentials for role. I'm curious... why not in hospital setting. That is where I work; the pay is great, we are salaried, and have few on call + no travel. I recommend you try the...

9. My group home experience, at least it inspired me to create.

   CaseManager1947 replied to NurseDaddy2006's topic in Developmental Disabilities

   I looked it over, and I thought it was very creative and a great idea... I think you should continue developing this... Just be careful, though, that you don't gi ve too much info away... you will...

10. New Grad willing to work ANYWHERE! Where's hiring and doesn't have 1000's of apps???

    CaseManager1947 replied to hatingthewaiting's topic in General Nursing

    Wichita Ks,,, come to the land if Oz....

11. Strange job interview...thoughts on this?

    CaseManager1947 replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in General Nursing

    The system where I work, HR sends the interview, and the manager carries it out. does the actual meeting with prospective employee... I dunno.... hard to read people

12. pyxis dilemma

    CaseManager1947 replied to cptluciejensen's topic in General Nursing

    This is not a pyxis problem... it is a drug diversion problem. And it is YOUR problem too, if you don't identify it as such to your management

13. Certified Life Planner

    CaseManager1947 replied to CaseManager1947's topic in Legal

    No... what I am referring to is a person ( RN's are being trained) to do life planning for say someone with a catastrophic injury, cord injury say or TBI), and then with tools, training, software...

14. Certified Life Planner

    CaseManager1947 posted a topic in Legal

    I have somewhat abandoned my quest for LNC, due in large part to the huge financial outlay it requires, and I think my community is probably not large enough to support that role... not enough...

15. Frustrated with new job

    CaseManager1947 replied to michael79's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    See previous post. Nuff