HHNurse<3

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1. Breast pumping in the car ?

   HHNurse<3 posted a topic in Home Health

   Hello! Returning from maternity leave in 2.5 weeks will be pumping in the car 3 x per day for other moms that did this how did you ensure hygeine? im thinking of buying a lab coat and wearing it in...

2. Pay per visit rates

   HHNurse<3 replied to KSU-SN's topic in Home Health

   Wow thats horrible i talked to a recruiter in LA today and it was pay per visit system and I calculated an hourly and it would be almost half of what i make here in northern california! I love home...

3. Just started as a home health nurse and want to make sure I'm making what I should be making...

   HHNurse<3 replied to SentinelTruth's topic in Home Health

   Yes I am I am paid for hours worked but i need to meet productivity expectations I know a lot of places do pay per visit but you can calculate an hourly based off average visits per day and time...

4. Advice for floor nurse moving to home health

   HHNurse<3 replied to Kcalicutt's topic in Home Health

   Pay is less but there is more flexibility, less weekends, shorter hours. You have more of a normal schedule. If you do hH a long time and want to re enter hospital it could be tricky because hospitals...

5. Just started as a home health nurse and want to make sure I'm making what I should be making...

   HHNurse<3 replied to SentinelTruth's topic in Home Health

   We are hourly and get paid for all the hours we work. Ive never heard of salary for HH before. Generally, in my area, HH nurses make 20-25% less than hospital workers, so if you compre your income to...

6. UCSF Per Diem Commute From SoCal...

   HHNurse<3 replied to #MakeItRain's topic in California Nursing

   I did PD there but years ago at that time the minimum was 4 12’s a month and I think you still had a weekend requirement

7. SFGH Birth Center Preceptorship

   HHNurse<3 replied to mswtruth's topic in California Nursing

   Go to sfdph.org for employment opportunities. I dont know what its like to work there but if you want to work in l&d its a good idea to precept where there are job openings because you will have a...

8. Medicare Diagnosis Changes

   HHNurse<3 replied to Stella1688's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   Except for when patients actually do qualify... Should patients suffer and take the hit for fraudulent agencies? Not fair in my opinion...isnt that why they have follow up evaluations and dc if no...

9. Medicare Diagnosis Changes

   HHNurse<3 replied to Stella1688's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   http://www.change.org/petitions/president-obama-re-instate-medicare-hospice-benefits-of-failure-to-thrive-and-debility

10. Medicare Diagnosis Changes

    HHNurse<3 replied to Stella1688's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I am in a hh transitional program. Who is organizing a protest/petition/mass letter? Can we get this started here? Interested? I am... Who would we send it to? Cms? Local govt? I seem to recall either...

11. LMSW considering nursing school.

    HHNurse<3 replied to bnd_nirvana86's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think since you just got the MSW, you should work a little bit in that field and then reconsider. 10 years ago, I was deciding between nursing and social work. I chose nursing work because I liked...

12. Nursing carrer

    HHNurse<3 replied to katie83k's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Nursing requires basic critical thinking and writing learned in english and philosophy classes. It also requires science and mathematics capabilities, usually including statistics, chemistry, biology,...

13. What are some personality traits needed to be a great nurse?

    HHNurse<3 replied to KayyyT's topic in General Nursing

    the ability to have empathy in moments of extreme stress the ability to find humor in sad, scary, or gross things so you can stay sane the ability to be confident, standing up for yourself and for...

14. Would like to hear from nurse activists

    HHNurse<3 posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Hello fellow nurses, I am a home care nurse in California. I have always been interested in public health, but as of 2008 budget cuts, that is no longer an option for me. I have been thinking of a...

15. how can i stay focused?

    HHNurse<3 posted a topic in Home Health

    hi, im relatively new to home health and have been having a hard time staying focused on my role as an RN in situations when a patient has complex psychosocial issues, for example, pt. needs a higher...