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  1. RN Follow Up Visit

    cookie102 replied to rosstat2's topic in Home Health

    is she medicare???? sounds like she is doing well and perhaps discharge is what she needs.... i would make the agency aware of the

  2. I need Information

    cookie102 replied to lane_2008's topic in Home Health

    welcome to HH, staying organized is the biggest key!! i use a soft sided cooler with a few zippered pockets to carry my lab supplies,,,,extra goes in the trunk,,,,i use either a two sided folder for...

  3. I've had it!!! Need to vent again

    cookie102 replied to MzSuziQ64's topic in Home Health

    here i am again.........and i really don't mean to complain as we are all in the same boat, but love that we can help each other with venting,,,,,,had 10 visits and a soc on my schedule....called and...

  4. New Law in florida blocking nurses from per-diem work

    cookie102 replied to scma's topic in Home Health

    wow, i have not heard of that law yet!!!!!! i have heard of indivual agencies stating in there policy manuals that a FT person can not work for another agency PRN, but never as a "law" oh my,,,what...

  5. Med Observation

    cookie102 replied to athomemom56's topic in Home Health

    medicare doesn't consider setting up meds a skill so if the nurse continues to set them up with the weekly visit you are stuck when it comes time for discharge,,,teaching the patient and/or a...

  6. Home Health Nurse Safety

    cookie102 replied to JULESNYRN's topic in Home Health

    how nice of your manager to pick the one day of the week for that RN visit when she knew there would be no crime!!!!!!!!!!! i know there has to be some agencies that take staff safety into...

  7. call in sick policy? how far ahead to call in?

    cookie102 replied to ArwenEvenstar's topic in Private Duty

    you are soooooooo right!!!! if we knew the day before we were going to be sick tomorrow, i know i would do something so i wouldn't be sick!!!!!!!! it seems like in nursing (as that is all i have ever...

  8. If working per-diem, how do you submit your paperwork?

    cookie102 replied to military spouse's topic in Home Health

    even tho your are Pay per visit, you have an hourly rate too, that is how you will be paid during orientation,,,i am pay per visit, tho i am fulltime, i am required to see 6 per day, that number is...

  9. Oasis help!!!!!!!!!

    cookie102 replied to mina123's topic in Home Health

    can someone help me out??? oasis question: surgical wound when is surgical wound no longer considered a surgical wound (for oasis purposes), i know it is after some many weeks but i can't find the...

  10. If working per-diem, how do you submit your paperwork?

    cookie102 replied to military spouse's topic in Home Health

    i agree with the US mail!!! i would ask them how they are going to give you your assignment, if they are going to fax you the info, i would fax back my notes , timesheet etc and put the originals in...

  11. Nurse Visits Organization....Help

    cookie102 replied to athomemom56's topic in Home Health

    hi, i can tell you i start my assessment from the time my patient answers the door, looking at their gait, looking around the house etc....we are still on a paper system so i find if i fill out the...

  12. mileage issue/home health issues

    cookie102 replied to icare4icu's topic in Home Health

    effective today IRS rate increases to 58.5/mile any body getting an increase from their employer??? let's compare companies/area Gentiva---0.41/mile south

  13. Being an LPN in SC - Whats the Real Deal?

    cookie102 replied to missjennmb's topic in General Nursing

    i moved to Horry County in december and simply love it here, i live in little river and even tho i have to work (hubby retired) i feel like i am on vacation every day, i hope you find peace

  14. I've had it!!! Need to vent again

    cookie102 replied to MzSuziQ64's topic in Home Health

    i have done a non-visit discharge also, but i had seen the patient in the past and did my d/c based on my last visit, that is different than a "run in and do the dsg"...the way i interperted it was...

  15. I've had it!!! Need to vent again

    cookie102 replied to MzSuziQ64's topic in Home Health

    if someone just "runs by and does the visit" without charging for it, they best hope nothing happens to the patient, as it is their license!!!!! BID is BID and that means 2 full visits!!!! not one...

  16. mileage issue/home health issues

    cookie102 replied to icare4icu's topic in Home Health

    we are getting 0.41/mile, don't get me wrong i am happy we get something, but i don't understand why we can't be reimbursed the federal limit with is 0.50/mile now (i believe)....you won't get paid...

  17. Hhabn

    cookie102 replied to PattiRN's topic in Home Health

    Hi all--i have a question about the HHABN that i have not come across before here's the senerio---a few weeks left in cert , pt goes into hospital, comes out we do ROC, order 2w2 and plan to recert...

  18. Organization

    cookie102 replied to RNWithAHeart's topic in Home Health

    you want to keep some type of system where you can keep extra paperwork, in case you run out of any forms extra supplies in your trunk, keep a plastic bin, with a cover and then i have ziploc bags...

  19. Help Needed to treat wounds effectively

    cookie102 replied to KimRN41514's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    UNNA boots tend to work really well on venous stasis ulcer, just make sure with MD that is ok to use some

  20. Wound Vac

    cookie102 replied to cookie102's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    hi all!!! i have another wound vac question??? when cutting the black foam i was always taught to cut the foam to "fit the wound", meaning don't let and foam on the good skin, and trim it so that it...

  21. What's in your bag? What's wrong with mine?

    cookie102 replied to IntoTheUnit's topic in Home Health

    i carry as little as possible in my bag, the rest is in the trunk of my car,,most patients have the needed supplies in their home, if not, i pull from my car stock and then replace,,but that bag can...

  22. Gentiva Home Health

    cookie102 replied to Wendy_RN's topic in Home Health

    i have a friend that works for them in VA and she is very happy,,they are on computer and she had no probs learning it,,,,where do you

  23. Pay Per Visit/ Salary Question

    cookie102 replied to bshaw96's topic in Home Health

    we are all paid "per visit", either PRN or FT, only difference is that FT/PT are guarranteed the visits and are benefit eligible,,,PRN can get canceled at any time,,,average is 6 visits a day and...

  24. incont supplies

    cookie102 replied to yayanurse's topic in Home Health

    medicare will pay for one diaper/chux a day under the PPS system, most agencies i have worked for don't even do that as they find the diapers tend to "walk" out the door...hospice on the other hand...

  25. ready or not?

    cookie102 replied to cherilee's topic in Home Health

    remember what is complex to one may not be to another,,,she may be referring to complex as "using new products" and is the HR person a nurse--that she can be saying such things....you will see lots...