CaseManager1947

CaseManager1947

Psychiatry, Case Management, also OR/OB

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  1. What you get for nurses week

    CaseManager1947 replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    A lastic cup for a free drink in the cafeteria. Whoooo

  2. Case Manager doing Utilization Management

    CaseManager1947 replied to ASSEDO's topic in Case Management

    Oh how times have changed... now I do trauma cm; same hospital, just a different service line... This last week I had 34 patients.. still do all the dme, hhc, home o2 etc. I often work > 60 hrs a...

  3. chronic pain patients: pain in the behind to care for

    CaseManager1947 replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

    See my reply in thread "Risks of painkiller abuse don't outweigh benefits in chronic pain " on this

  4. Experienced nurses, please help!

    CaseManager1947 replied to lhenson's topic in General Nursing

    Yep... the secret is mouth breathing. Nothing fancy, nothing to buy, or lose (OMG where's the Vicks, Ginger OIl etc.). When you're in the clutches, rock it out with your own bad

  5. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    CaseManager1947 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work Trauma Case Management- 1. Get up off your butt and work with PT/OT after that fx. SP ORIF, of the day. If you don't you will get pneumonia. blood clot, followed by PE, and DIE!! 2. Yes Mr....

  6. Safe Staffing Saves Lives - ANA has started a campaign for us

    CaseManager1947 replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    I believe so strongly in this issue, that even though I am no longer a Staff Nurse on the floor, that I too just sent in my emailed survey. Now, I've been around this game for 40 years. Here is the...

  7. Nurses Week

    CaseManager1947 replied to meandrog02's topic in General Nursing

    We all got a plastic cup with coupon for a free drink (which we can't consume in the nurses' stations BTW). Big fat

  8. Interqual?

    CaseManager1947 replied to Ginger35's topic in Case Management

    I can't find my 2008 book, but in 2007, under CNS/musculoskeletal, imaging findings say " Compression fx and ileus. So to meet IP criteria, pt. would need another clinical severity of illness...

  9. Rn... New to KS

    CaseManager1947 replied to bltfam's topic in General Nursing

    Contact the KSBN to clarify your questions.... you don't want to come up a day late and a CEU short at at renewal time. Me,. I always get a little extra, just in case. You can do all your CE now...

  10. Am I too old?!

    CaseManager1947 replied to RyanL's topic in General Nursing

    I started by RN to BSN completion at 43 years old, and got the Masters about 4 years later, so not quite 50. I don't know, what is OLD anyhow???? As others have said, there were many in my classes...

  11. Any Nurses With RA?? How do you Cope?

    CaseManager1947 replied to grbrico's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I am now a glowing 60 years old.... and was diagnosed at 43. I keep pluggin away... the first thing I did was go back to school to advance my educational status... smartest thing i did. I don't know...

  12. Hypothyroid student

    CaseManager1947 replied to Annegg's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I too have had hypo thyroid problems, and one thing my doctor did was put me on a specific brand of rx. She said, some pharmacies buy monthly, the cheapest lot of the drug they can get, so what was...

  13. Sad and Discouraged! :(

    CaseManager1947 replied to futurenurse1710's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Yes mam... explore your options before abandoning your dream. There are many areas of nursing that could be open to you, I believe. Just have a sit down with an advisor... ask the hard questions...

  14. Case Manager doing Utilization Management

    CaseManager1947 replied to ASSEDO's topic in Case Management

    I work in the hospital. and we follow our caseload, do all the referrals for home heatlh, dme etc. + continued stay reviews. We do have a two nurse team that gets the initial clinical in , to get the...

  15. Case Management interview Monday

    CaseManager1947 replied to 7starbuck7's topic in Case Management

    Well.... I hope your interview wasn't THIS Monday.... or I may be too late.. Oh well, I'll forge ahead. Lets see if I was close anyway.. They may want to know how you forge and keep relationships with...

  16. I'm Laine and I'm Alcoholic/Addict

    CaseManager1947 replied to BrayaRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thanks to the grace of a loving God, the fellowship of AA, and some work on my part, I haven't found it necessary to take a drink since September 17th 1985. AA saved my life and my soul, those...

  17. My Feet Hurt

    CaseManager1947 replied to Johnny Moo Man's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Shoes are as individual as the person whose tootsies go inside... having tried nearly everything, I finally found Merrill's. They are a clog type slip-on... feels like I'm wearing my bedroom slippers...

  18. how to get started in CM

    CaseManager1947 replied to hopeful84's topic in Case Management

    I do hospital based case management for trauma at a large midwestern hospital system. In my case, I was in the right place at the right time. My hospital requires Masters for the job, and I was...

  19. How important is NLN accreditation?

    CaseManager1947 replied to Favz's topic in General Nursing

    Very

  20. CM Hourly or Salary?

    CaseManager1947 replied to Sirena922's topic in Case Management

    I make (and remember this is the midwest), as an advanced practice nurse about

  21. Interqual?

    CaseManager1947 replied to Ginger35's topic in Case Management

    Havn' A Party--They have a web site for folks who have shelled out the big bucks for a contract w/them. I have some old books (i can't seem to throw anything away). PM me if you want last years......

  22. I really want a job in field case management! Help!

    CaseManager1947 replied to Sunflower3's topic in Case Management

    This field is one that is associated with being in the right place at the right time, good fortune, or plain old dumb luck. Once people get in this job, it's kinda like somebody has to die for the...

  23. CM Hourly or Salary?

    CaseManager1947 replied to Sirena922's topic in Case Management

    salaried... oh if it only were hourly with OT

  24. What Diagnosis Did your First Patient in Clinicals Have?

    CaseManager1947 replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    A woman with advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma... I walked in and this poor woman was so jaundiced and had horrible ascites, I wasn't prepared adequately for what I might see. I wondered then, and...

  25. JOB OFFER...need advice

    CaseManager1947 replied to tara.danley's topic in General Nursing

    Beware the trojan horse. RN1989 is correct... leading is not bossing, nor is it doing paperwork (though we all know it involves that). You do have 24/7 accountability for your area, whether you are...