camrave

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1. having questions

   camrave replied to mz. free's topic in Case Management

   Hi mz.free, Looks like no answered your question. I am also interested in cm. I am currently in home health and we are considered case managers. I plan to take classes through Kaplan on line to become...

2. Anyone else thinking of leaving home health?

   camrave replied to camrave's topic in Home Health

   What a relief, I thought I was the only one that felt this way. I had my interview with the local health department almost 4 weeks ago and haven't heard anything yet. The whole hiring process takes...

3. HH nurses and others...Argghhh I need some charting help!

   camrave replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

   That MD sounds like a jerk. Just make sure to include in your documentation what the patient told you and the conversation with the MD and MA. It probably won't do any good to put in the MD's...

4. Anyone else thinking of leaving home health?

   camrave replied to camrave's topic in Home Health

   Hi berlowd, I sent you a pm. Hope it

5. PM visits and admissions and safety

   camrave replied to meagansmom's topic in Home Health

   I've worked for 2 different HHA and we don't do late visits. If its an IV patient and they need to get a 9pm or 10pm we let the hospitals know we don't do visits that last but we open them the...

6. What do nurses really think of CNAs?

   camrave replied to ccyrrus's topic in General Nursing

   I think it also depends on if a nurse worked as a CNA before becoming a nurse. I did and it was the hardest job I ever had. CNA's do the "dirty" work and don't get paid enough for what they do. It...

7. do nurses eat their young

   camrave replied to teenynurse's topic in General Nursing

   I personally, think some nurses do eat their young. When I graduated from nursing school, 4 of us new grads started on the same med-surg floor (they were really, really short) and if we had questions...

8. Nursing home or not?

   camrave replied to mommy2boys's topic in General Nursing

   As a previous HHN we had many total hips and knee replacements. We've never had a bad experience. After surgery, the pt would come home and we, the HHA would take over care as far as Physical Therapy...

9. I have an interview, need help!!!

   camrave replied to NurseLinzLoo's topic in Home Health

   I would ask what are their on call, weekend, and holiday requirements. 1 agency I worked for, we took call about 1-2 times a week. We had a weekend nurse so we only had to work if she requested off or...

10. Anyone else thinking of leaving home health?

    camrave posted a topic in Home Health

    Hi all, I've been in HHN for 2 years. I love the flexibility, teaching, and the rewards I get from helping my patients, but there are some things I am getting tired of. Things like being in and out...

11. Leave HHN for Public Health Nursing?

    camrave posted a topic in Public, Community Health

    I've been in HHN for 2 years and recently switched home health agencies. Well, after being at my new job for 1 week, I received a letter to interview with my local health department for a Community...