jCLNC

jCLNC

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  1. Moving near Holiday FL soon; looking for a hospice job

    jCLNC posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Will be moving to Holiday FL in near future. Online there are very few hospice jobs; and almost nothing in papers. Is Hospice "saturated" down there? Are all the hospices truly well staffed with...

  2. Hospices in the Florida: Pinellas/Pasco area

    jCLNC posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Will be moving to Florida soon and will probably live in Pasco area, but could work near by. Am certified in Hospice and Palliative Care (CHPN) and am a Case Manager with a case load of 10-12, doing...

  3. Help for N/Vomitting with Renal Failure

    jCLNC replied to Never2L84Peace's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    It's too bad that the renal failure itself lends itself to so much nausea, itching and other unpleasant issues. I'd be sure that the patient doesn't have a problem with bowel elimination R/T to...

  4. Hospice case management

    jCLNC replied to All_Smiles_RN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi, My typical day starts at 8:30am. I do between 3-5 visits a day. This will taken up with the actual visit times, the travel and the communcatin necessary to the MD, absent family, and pharmacies....

  5. Hospice case management

    jCLNC replied to All_Smiles_RN's topic in Case Management

    I work for a Hospice that has been established for many years in our town. We have home care and we have contracts with nursing homes, and we provide all four types of hospice care (routine,...

  6. Dont move to florida

    jCLNC replied to skuterkomputer rn's topic in Florida Nursing

    [Did I mention it's also too danged hot here!!! :oWell, if it's warm temperatures that are driving you out of Florida, keep on going when you get to Georgia. In the midstate...

  7. Dont move to florida

    jCLNC replied to skuterkomputer rn's topic in Florida Nursing

    Hi there! I've been a nurse for 31 years, and my husband is not a nurse. He's a landlocked (in GA) Floridian with big hankerings to get back to the ocean and waters for some serious scuba diving. I...

  8. Best Florida city?

    jCLNC replied to lmolvr's topic in Florida Nursing

    Greetings! My husband, who is from St Pete, really wants to move home. I've had him landlocked here in Georgia for nigh onto 5 years now, and he's a scuba diver. I've been reviewing posts and can't...

  9. Florida Roll Call ......

    jCLNC replied to RNPATL's topic in Florida Nursing

    Good luck on your results Gator Fan! My husband is a huge fan, but he never attended the school. I'm an RN with 31 (eeek) years experience and am thinking very hard (appying for endorsement in case...

  10. Hospice Admissions

    jCLNC replied to incognito's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi Jen, great name:lol2: (my name is Jenny) We have a permanent Intake Coordinator, and she primarily does all the referral taking, obtaining medical documentation, getting initial orders signed,...

  11. New CLNC!

    jCLNC replied to seattledeb's topic in Legal

    Congratulations Deb! :balloons: I took the Atlanta course. It's wonderful when you get that phone call and support that validates all you know! Again, salutations and positive waves your way!!!...

  12. Diabetic Pet Peeves

    jCLNC replied to bjs54321's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I too have joined the ranks. My dad discovered his Type 2 Diabetes at the same age in his life that I have. I'm mirroring his progress, though I don't know that I ever heard him say that he lost the...

  13. Diabetic Pet Peeves

    jCLNC replied to bjs54321's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I've been told there is no cure for any diabetes...once you are diagnosed, you are a diabetic for life, only controlled or uncontrolled. Am I right?

  14. Nurses with Diabetes

    jCLNC replied to gypsyangelrn's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I too have joined the ranks. My dad discovered his Type 2 Diabetes at the same age in his life that I have. I'm mirroring his progress, though I don't know that I ever heard him say that he lost the...

  15. Georgia Hospice

    jCLNC replied to RN4KIDZ's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have 30 years nursing experience in varied fields, and 8 of it in Hospice with a CHPN. I currently make almost 29 and some cents in Georgia. Do you think, and I know you can't really say, but do you...

  16. Is there power in the color white?

    jCLNC replied to bbfw2's topic in General Nursing

    Here's the old diploma nurse chiming in to agree. I loved my uniform, complete with hose, shoes and cap as this lady wears. Now the only time it would seem to be appropriate in any cirmcumstance is at...

  17. Help me with a Rude Judgmental Social Worker from Hell!

    jCLNC replied to Daytonite's topic in Home Health

    amen, sister. i was scanning the replies given already and was a little amazed no one had mentioned this one. calling the state to report a complaint of any kind was something we were required to...

  18. Question about Vicki Melazzo 40 hr at home course

    jCLNC replied to lovemy3kids's topic in Legal

    Good luck Agnus, I just completed the Atlanta Seminar and it's a great course. You will meet many many nurses from all over the country. Take some cards (about a 100) from your current job if...

  19. Attending memorial services, funerals, condolence calls etc

    jCLNC replied to nurselearner's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I guess that I am going to be the "stick in the mud" on this thread. I am a case manager in my hospice, so I am the nurse that sees the patient most of the time. I have been doing Hospice for 8 years...

  20. New here: Paralegal student

    jCLNC replied to vane20's topic in Legal

    I'm sure you feel that since you are a Registered Nurse, and because you have completed a paralegal program which required a two day exam you feel very prepared to assist your attorney-client(s) or...

  21. Considering LNC

    jCLNC replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Legal

    Please forgive me everyone. I am no longer sure that what I said about the ANA is true. I've received the following information from a moderater on the site: "The LNCC certification/online education...

  22. Salary for hospice nursing?

    jCLNC replied to timewood's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    That's a pretty fair offer for Georgia. I don't know where you are, so I can't comment really. We only get 40 cents a mile. We have an after hours nurse so our call isn't that bad. Just think, you are...

  23. Help! What meds are not covered under hospice?

    jCLNC replied to RN4hospice's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    As the other nurses have also answered, the meds covered should be the ones that related to the terminal diagnosis, but even then we differentiate. Ex: patient with end stage CHF. Has Lasix, Dig, K+,...

  24. Salary Inquiry

    jCLNC replied to Aaron Fry's topic in Florida Nursing

    Also along that line, what are Hospices paying in the central florida area, or around Tampa St Pete, clw dunedin area?

  25. Best Florida city?

    jCLNC replied to lmolvr's topic in Florida Nursing

    I lived in Tallahassee in the late 80's, moved back to Georgia in 1990. I would have stayed gladly in Florida, I love almost everything about it. I thought Tallahassee was a beautiful easy to navigate...