I understand where you are coming from. I started out in an RN program many years ago. My mom was sick my grades fell drastically rather than flunk out I dropped out. Took care of mom until she got...
The hospice agency I work for is a for profit agency. My superiors and higher ups in the company are constantly talking about profit and loss and are making the Clinical Directors (my position) and...
Where in medicare regs does it tell who can order hospice? We have lengthy discussions about this in my office. I work in South Carolina and have always been under the impression that only MDs or DOs...
rnboysmom is correct regarding charting toward decline. This is most important to document for the patient to maintain medicare/medicaid eligibility. If the patient doesn't show decline on paper (the...
There is no such animal as an "admissions nurse" at my hospice. I am the patient care coordinator, and I have done all but maybe 5 admissions in the 7 months I have been in this position. My full...
I am PCC (patient care coordinator) for a hospice, 1 county with current census of 17. I am on call every night with the exception of maybe 2 nights out of 7, with no compensation unless I have to go...
The hospice company I work with, we provide a service called "Crisis Care" we keep staff at the bedside around the clock. This is started, if there is a change in the level of care, significant change...
I am having trouble keeping all of my paper work and manuels, and notes organized. I have to keep up with time and milage and I keep forgetting to write things down (odometer readings esp). I have a...
Mamanurse62 replied to sellen1972's topic in LPN to RN
Our school used ATI, there were ones that we had to pass and some we didn't but the ones we did have to pass we got 3 chances, but thank God I passed all of them. I too had been a LPN working in the...
I took it Jan 12th found out on the 14th I passed. mine cut off at 75 questions and I felt like I didn't answer a single question right, but now it is over and I am so