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*Deeb Breaths* Make sure you have something in your down time that you enjoy so you can take care of yourself. Even if you don't think things are getting to you on a recognizable level, they're obviously festering inside if you find yourself burstin...

Good to hear you're having a good experience! I am currently awating the outcome of my transcript evaluation, with anticipated start date of January 2018. I'm hoping this will go quickly for me, too!

I have worked in the OR but not the other two, so I would still say, OR. I know for my personality and learning style, I don't think I can handle the amount of adrenaline, focus, and multi-tasking in the ER or ICU. I loved working in the OR because ...

That sounds like a sticky situation that honestly, if I were the RN that you reference, I would not take on that sort of liability to jeopardize my license. As loyal as I am to my employer, I know that if there were ever a lawsuit, my employer's best...

I have never been sent home from clinical, but I have been made to burst into tears during a clinical day. TWICE. We had a tough professor who also happened to be the onsite clinical instructor at the hospital where I did clinicals. I was chosen to ...

I am in the process of applying to WGU for RN-BSN program. The info I read and the enrollment counselor I spoke with both stated the requirement of having an active RN license and working a minimum of 20 hrs in a job as a RN. I am planning to use my ...

I'm not sure if I'm horrified or impressed that she apparently thought this was a logical thing to do. Yikes.

@ TheMoonisMyLantern, ADN, RNre: bologna sandwich No. Please no, I didn't read this correctly!?? I used to work in a women's hospital in the operating room.....I took those 2 minute vaginal preps very seriously sometimes....even when masked, there ...

In life, I am an introvert. In nursing, I am considered an exrovert. Coworkers don't believe that I could "possibly" be an introvert because I'm so bubbly and talkative. But man, it's extremely exhausting day after day. I spend my days talking to pat...

I worked for Anthem un the past as a telephonuc case manager. i had a caseload of approx 65 members. They were a mix of short term and long term complex members either recently discharged or about to discharge from inpatient. My job was 100% from hom...

Evening, all nurses! My background in nursing is eclectic. I have spent the last 4 years in home care case management. I initially applied with Wellpoint six months ago for a Telephone Case Management position but didn't get past the resume/app...

I have been a nurse for ten years. I loved nursing school and all the clinical areas that I was exposed to. I have a broad background in nursing, ranging from inpatient to home care, OR to the insurance industry. I've cared for NICU babies, 100 y...

I have a broad range of nursing experience, and have found my job as a home care nurse the most fulfilling as well as draining job ever. I left the field work after a lot of drastic changes in the agency. I stayed in case management, and am working ...

I once used a home care patient's Thera-Band from physical therapy as a tourniquet for a blood draw. It was the super flexible one (yellow, I think). A band-aid can be used to secure the extra strength of a foley g-tube (instead of medical tape if...

I should explain that prior to my current job of telephonic case management, I was doing field work and doing case management visits. I left that job after the home care program I helped develop was taking a different direction by upper management. ...

In the company that I work for, a Case Manager may be expected to do some UM things, but UM nurses are not expected to do CM duties. UM nurses do not interact directly with the patients/families, rather they deal with hospital Utilization Review nur...

All big name insurance companies have Case Management nurses. It does help to have a broad spectrum of experience, and also home care, as you can better understand what patients may be going back home to and anticipate their needs better. I really e...

@joanski, I'm still a newbie at my job but so far it's going well. My job required a minimum of 3 years of home care experience as a nurse case manager and experience with chronic disease management (CHF, COPD, cancers, etc). Honestly I was surpris...

Thanks for the info! I accepted the job offer from Wellpoint and will be doing telephonic case management for members in 3 states. I am nervous about this because it is a different kind of nursing but excited because after 10 years, I finally get h...

I recently interviewed for an office job a a nurse for a Rehab/Neurodevelopment doc in a Peds clinic. I have previous Peds rehab experience but it's been a little while. This would be my first job in an ambulatory setting. Just wondering if anyone...

Don't tell your children that if they cry/act out that the nurse is going to give them a shot. It only makes them freak out more.

I am an emotional overeater. I know I am and I know I have a problem. I just don't know what to do about it. It's pretty sad that I sit here and read this thread and I'm getting "hungry" just reading everyone's comments. For me, it's the sweet/sa...

Ditto about FMLA. It is meant to protect your job and they cannot drop you when you are on medical leave. FMLA was granted to me the day I inquired to HR about it and then they sent me paperwork for my Docs to fill out and I had three weeks to send...

I'm not sure how our agency calculates the exact usage of cell phones but they supply us with cell phones. Most staff actually use this for their personal use as well. We were using Verizon but switched to Sprint because the coverage is better in t...

our agency matches the government mileage amount. i drive a company car, so i don't get mileage. like another nurse on here, the company pays for the gas/maintenance/insurance on the company car. i am hourly, but i did take a pay cut for leaving th...