Ruth E. Raleigh

Ruth E. Raleigh has 38 years experience and specializes in Home Health.

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1. How soon can I quit a new job?

   Ruth E. Raleigh replied to floridaRNsb's topic in General Nursing

   Ask yourself whether your unhappiness at this new position is causing you to make errors in your patient care. If so, then you would want to leave. Other nurses have recommended sticking it out but...

2. Travel Nursing - What do people think?

   Ruth E. Raleigh replied to Nursetom1963's topic in Travel

   Travel nursing pays wonderfully higher rates, much higher than you would be able to get just being a regular staff employee. You get paid for your housing costs provided you are a certain distance...

3. Ethical dilemma

   Ruth E. Raleigh replied to Testing1.2.3.'s topic in General Nursing

   After more than 45 years in nursing, this is how it is done, just saying. Unfortunately, trying to take the time to show and correct another nurse's behavior may not always be taken the way for which...

4. Ethical dilemma

   Ruth E. Raleigh replied to Testing1.2.3.'s topic in General Nursing

   In order for a note to be billable to insurances, copy and paste should NEVER be used, not in the hospital, and not in home care

5. Ethical dilemma

   Ruth E. Raleigh replied to Testing1.2.3.'s topic in General Nursing

   Talk to your immediate supervisor about it as to what to do. Let them handle it from there. Knowing about it and not saying something is just as detrimental as being complicit. Get that monkey off...

6. Got fired from a contract; should I take their reason seriously?

   Ruth E. Raleigh replied to allthesmallthings's topic in Travel

   What was interesting to note is that for each location, I was placed by a different nursing agency. In both instances when I called the agency to let them know that I was called in, both agencies who...

7. Got fired from a contract; should I take their reason seriously?

   Ruth E. Raleigh replied to allthesmallthings's topic in Travel

   I have had approximately 30 years of experience in doing home health/hospice nursing care. In 2016 I had 2 contracts for the same large HMO company here in California. I was at 2 different...

8. Sigh.....Suspension

   Ruth E. Raleigh replied to Miss Lin's topic in Nurses Recovery

   ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE LEGAL REPRESENTATION, NO MATTER WHAT. ALWAYS is a good idea to have malpractice insurance. Yes, they will cancel you if you have aclaim, despite years of...

9. Sigh.....Suspension

   Ruth E. Raleigh replied to Miss Lin's topic in Nurses Recovery

   Not being fully aware of the situation, you DID hire a lawyer, didn't you? Please say yes. Do NOT engage with BON without a

10. Flu Vaccine administration error?

    Ruth E. Raleigh replied to JLGtravel's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe a one-inch needle only for a thin person. Sounds like the medication was absorbed either subcutaneously or IM. Still should be

11. Please Give me a Reason to Stay in Home Health

    Ruth E. Raleigh replied to AI_RN's topic in General Nursing

    As a nurse who has done home health for approximately 30 years, I concur with ALL of the nurse's above written statements regarding home health. Once upon a time, nurses working in home health really...

12. Orientation Pay Less Than Negotiated Rate. Normal?

    Ruth E. Raleigh replied to ug33's topic in General Nursing

    While it is so difficult to say a definite "yes" or "no" answer, many states could have different labor laws and pay rules. Home Health as always had its own unique pay structure. If I am correct,...

13. Long-term care or clinic for new LPN?

    Ruth E. Raleigh replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Definitely long-term care setting! You will learn organizational skills, treatments, your clinical skills, especially wound and skin care will be gained by working in long-term care. Although very...

14. Please Give me a Reason to Stay in Home Health

    Ruth E. Raleigh replied to AI_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yosemite RN is absolutely right in his/her statements. Absolutely EVERY visit must be justified. Over-utilization will NOT be reimbursed by Medicare/Insurances. The much-maligned OASIS...

15. Please Give me a Reason to Stay in Home Health

    Ruth E. Raleigh replied to AI_RN's topic in General Nursing

    As an RN I have done home health for nearly 30 years. At first, doing home health was not a job, it was a hobby. HOWEVER, in 1998 came the OASIS Documentation. That certainly changed the direction...