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. 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...

  12. 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...

  13. 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,...

  14. 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...

  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...

  16. how can i be a good HH preceptor

    HHNurse<3 posted a topic in Home Health

    Hi there, I started precepting for the first time this week and am having some challenges already. I am a very fast paced person, and my preceptee is new to home health and her english skills are not...

  17. gout wounds

    HHNurse<3 posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I have a patient with extensive skin breakdown on both legs. The patient has erruptive gout but pt/md unsure of wound origins. This patient has a history of amputations of multiple digits. The wounds...

  18. necrotizing fascitis

    HHNurse<3 posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Just admitted a pt to home health who had necrotizing fasciitis from a perf. ileus. Mds are ordering wound vac with xeroform at 75 mm hg. The wound was closed with vinyl mesh in the OR. The wound is...

  19. foley balloon size

    HHNurse<3 replied to bebop1's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    All I know is that I have been told you have to inflate it all the way. A lot of patients request to only put 15 or 20 cc in but the urologists always recommend inflating it all the way to 30

  20. the "non-adherant" patient question

    HHNurse<3 posted a topic in Home Health

    Hi all, As a new HH nurse, I was wondering what your organization's standards are. For example, if you have a patient who is not taking their meds or not following treatment guidelines, how do you...

  21. What steps do I need to take to become a PHN??

    HHNurse<3 replied to freedom=5/5/08's topic in Public, Community Health

    I want to become a PHN too. But with all the budget cuts of late, there are hiring freezes all over. So don't cater your career to PH too closely. Do something you will be happy with until you can...

  22. Need some advice from y'all

    HHNurse<3 posted a topic in Home Health

    Hello all, First, thanks for all of your previous entries and threads, they have helped me figure out HH a bit AND prepare me for my interview. I was offered a job with the local VNA as a HH rn. Now I...

  23. Enloe RNs may strike

    HHNurse<3 replied to mark hamel's topic in California Nursing

    I just went to your link to the Chicoer.com article and saw you are bargaining for health benefits after retirement. What are they now? Are the premiums rediculous and coinsurance high? I wish you...

  24. Enloe RNs may strike

    HHNurse<3 replied to mark hamel's topic in California Nursing

    Hi! I am an SFSU Student but will be moving to Chico in a couple of years 'cause my fiance will be going to CSU Chico. I already took a tour and met with HR at Enloe. I can see why you will be...