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  1. in the dark w home health

    cookie102 replied to rxrn's topic in Home Health

    i will try and answer your question from the way i see HH i do skilled visits vs shifts, so there are on occasions times when i must turn a patient (bedbound and i need to do wound care), lots of...

  2. Visits vs. Shift work?

    cookie102 replied to MA Nurse's topic in Home Health

    i have done HH for 20 years, i have always done "visits" so i have no imput on shift visits, i like what i do , seeing a variety of patients, following them until they are "all better" is rewarding...

  3. Leaving Hospice. Possibly for HH. Please comment.

    cookie102 replied to wonderbee's topic in Home Health

    having done both HH and hospice,,,HH is for me,,,i don't mind all the paper work,,,i just realized that i needed to be able to see improvements,,hospice nurses will tell you they love hospice...so do...

  4. Amedisys

    cookie102 replied to esrun00's topic in Home Health

    interested in the per visit----if by chance the census is low, are their other ways to make up the time like coming in the office to do

  5. Disenlightened

    cookie102 replied to JentheRN05's topic in Home Health

    not all HH agencies are like the one you described,,,do you have other HH agencies in your area??? how about teaching? you can teach LPN's with a BSN and from what i hear as long as you are going...

  6. how many recerts in one day do you do

    cookie102 replied to reddellrn's topic in Home Health

    i can't imagine that workload, i have done HH for 20 yrs now,,,,1 d/c, 4 r/c and 5 visits is the equivlant to 15 visits!!!!!!!! that is impossible to do....what in the world...the worse i have had is...

  7. Amedisys

    cookie102 replied to esrun00's topic in Home Health

    are they looking into changing the computer "access"? i am considering amedisys in the myrtle beach area,,,anyone with info on the area

  8. Would this be allowed?

    cookie102 replied to seemerun's topic in Home Health

    at the agency i work for , for awhile we had a nurse that worked days mon thru fri, and took call mon thru thurs,,,,agencies are alwys looking for an on call nurse....all us "regular" staff do not...

  9. Post Op Office Policy in Virginia?

    cookie102 replied to StudentAgain's topic in Virginia Nursing

    first i would think that if this patient was not given vicodin on d/c and now she needs it something else may be going on, her pain should be decreasing, i would get her into see the MD before her...

  10. Lisences in DC, MD or VA

    cookie102 replied to Victoria703's topic in Virginia Nursing

    MD and VA are compact states, meaning if you have a license from VA you can practice in MD (there are many states in the compact--just google it : nursing compact

  11. Can They Threaten The License Of A Nurse Over....

    cookie102 replied to powernurse's topic in Home Health

    we had a similar situation in the agency i work for,,,nurse quit no notice, adm said they would notify BON re: abandoment of patients,,,employee called BON in front of the adm and BON said in home...

  12. Who's charting is it anyway?

    cookie102 replied to Cattitude's topic in Home Health

    when i read these posts i "feel" alot of hostility....remember pt may be able to do ADL's but the key is can they do it safely,,,if things are not within their reach can they still do it safely,,,,if...

  13. Moving to South Carolina

    cookie102 replied to jimmy1056's topic in General Nursing

    will be relocating to the myrtle beach area, i have done home health for what feels like forever and would like to stay in the area....can anyone help me out and let me know of any agencies in that...

  14. Home Health Nursing as a new graduate-any advice?

    cookie102 replied to Vanessa26's topic in Home Health

    i think it depends on whether you are planning on doing shift work or skill visits,,,,,if it is the later, i think you need a good solid base before you are out on your own....get some med/surg under...

  15. question about rectal tumours

    cookie102 replied to Smurfina's topic in Home Health

    i have heard that EMLA cream (the one you put on before accessing a mediport) helps

  16. How long did it take you to chart your first admission?

    cookie102 replied to peace_solace's topic in Home Health

    as far as how long to do an admission, we are still on pen/paper system...when i do an admission, i take 15 minutes and fill out as much as i can before i go to the home (demographics, my signatures...

  17. Does this seem wrong?????

    cookie102 replied to Narcoleptic Nurse's topic in Home Health

    on some occasions you can see that patients need to be recerted, for example: you get ready to d/c and they end up in the hospital, come out,you recert etc....but they should not be getting PT every...

  18. Advise...

    cookie102 replied to Soulsista's topic in Home Health

    in my opinion you need to have a solid nursing base before you start into home health....6 mos to a year is not unreasonable, when you are out in the field you need to call upon your assessment skills...

  19. Discouraged

    cookie102 replied to KAW1962's topic in Home Health

    i think the biggest thing to remember in home health is that if you get even one day behind on paperwork you will feel like you are drowning...always stay organized , remember there are many other...

  20. Visit quotas and safe care

    cookie102 replied to sk8rmom's topic in Home Health

    i do believe the "national standard" is 6 visits in 8 hrs....on some days i agree it is possible to do 7, but with driving, traffic, paperwork, 5-6 is doable...we had one nurse doing 12 visits/8hrs...

  21. RN or BSN?

    cookie102 replied to KMP77's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    you need to remember that RN is after you pass the state boards regardless of what type of school you go to, you can choose diploma, associate degree or bachelors degree....but until you pass the...

  22. LPN's In Home Health! How Many Visits and Pay???

    cookie102 replied to FocusRN's topic in Home Health

    my personal opinion is that you should have at least 6 months of experience before you do HH, you are basically on your own in the field and must have a knowledge base to pull from, and be comfortable...

  23. What is in your bag?

    cookie102 replied to jill48's topic in Home Health

    i try to keep only the "essentials" in my bag, as it gets way tooooooooooo heavy, but that trunk has everything except the kitchen sink in it, you only need to run out of something once!!! i agree it...

  24. Offered Clinical manager Position--need advice

    cookie102 replied to iamarn's topic in Home Health

    having done both (in the field and clinical manager) i think being in the field is the place to be....in the clinical manager role you are caught in the middle of the field staff and the...

  25. Questions on Cadd pump

    cookie102 replied to Rnmomajmj's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    i just "googled" it and it is the same, it is sad that the pharmacy does not know ratio