MeggyBeth

MeggyBeth RN

care manager, peds, PDN

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  1. charting!!!! I am about to leave home health...

    MeggyBeth replied to principessaGG's topic in Home Health

    First, as for part vs full ... if you aren't comfortable with full definitely stand your ground. If this company pushes you into a position you aren't comfortable with right from the start you might...

  2. Medication set ups

    MeggyBeth posted a topic in Home Health

    Any Medication set-up nurses out here? What documentation form/system do you use? Our agency used to use an in-house generated document (looks like it's loosely based off the BRIGGS Med flow...

  3. charting!!!! I am about to leave home health...

    MeggyBeth replied to principessaGG's topic in Home Health

    This may also be called Private Duty Nursing (PDN) - which is exactly like caliotter3 said - usually a set shift length of 6-8-10-12 hr with the client in their home. You still drive to to &...

  4. Agency Nursing with Limited Experience?

    MeggyBeth replied to kat1822's topic in Agency Nurses

    Consider a Private Duty Nursing (PDN) agency vs a Home Health agency. You won't make as much as a floor nurse, but there's generally better flexibility. I started out as a new nurse saying I'd never...

  5. Help with salary as Home Health nurse

    MeggyBeth replied to cadela0713's topic in Home Health

    Home health and PDN will typically pay less that a hospital or facility position. (because medicaid/medicare don't reimburse as much for those positions as they do for a floor nurse). HH tends to be...

  6. New Nurse in Home Health

    MeggyBeth replied to CookieRoo9413's topic in Home Health

    Hi Cookie - hope your interview goes well!! You might also want to look into an agency that specializes in wound care (wound vacs are my all time favorite LOL) or an agency that provides Private...

  7. HOME HEALTH

    MeggyBeth replied to Becky Thompson's topic in Home Health

    some of this is dependent on your state's Home Health guidelines, some of this is dependent on your agency's accreditation policies, but overall you should abide by your agency's specific policy. The...