Cattitude

Cattitude

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  1. How does your agency set frequencies?

    Cattitude replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    well, even though i primarily do long term care, at times when our pt's come out of the hospital we do bill to medicare. so when that happens we change our frquencies to a range. 1-3 xwkx 9wks....

  2. Providing Medical Care To Child Molesters

    Cattitude replied to mammaoftwo's topic in General Nursing

    in haiti?? the island? ok i know they have some health issues but even that's too good of a place to send them! [color=#483d8b] [color=#483d8b] [color=#483d8b]

  3. About to graduate, but feeling demoralized...

    Cattitude replied to secondfiddle's topic in General Nursing

    i just want to caution the op and other new grads. many home care agencies will not accept new grads. this is for good reason and looks out for the employee, the employer and the patients....

  4. Providing Medical Care To Child Molesters

    Cattitude replied to mammaoftwo's topic in General Nursing

    You are absolutely right. I used to be a C.O. before a nurse in a maximum security prison. First, high profile cases are definitely put into segregation NOT general population. Second, inmates do...

  5. Non-Nurses calling themselves a Nurse

    Cattitude replied to sarajasmine's topic in General Nursing

    Well I'm not Leslie but that is my siggy/quote and I did post that about wanting to hear from someone who is calling themselves a nurse. Maybe you are referring to the person who posted after me and...

  6. Non-Nurses calling themselves a Nurse

    Cattitude replied to sarajasmine's topic in General Nursing

    How strange. You know, I would just love it if one person that had misrepresented themselves as a nurse would post and explain why. Just one. I know that no one will ever have the nerve to do it...

  7. I start home health Thursday!!!

    Cattitude replied to Paravell's topic in Home Health

    sorry it took me so long to reply, i'm in ny. now mind you, my salary is also based on years of experience pay as well. i work for a hospital based agency and our pay is actually more than the...

  8. Non-Nurses calling themselves a Nurse

    Cattitude replied to sarajasmine's topic in General Nursing

    well said don. i am just catching up on this thread and am sitting here surprised at the animosity in some of the posts:confused: . i'm wondering where the miscommunication is? i too don't see...

  9. Should I Have Stepped In??

    Cattitude replied to leesespieces's topic in General Nursing

    hey tazzi, i like you more and more with each post. i'm glad you said it with no editing. well said. i agree wholeheartedly about the not creating 2 victims part. and about the diving in and...

  10. Should I Have Stepped In??

    Cattitude replied to leesespieces's topic in General Nursing

    yes i said it. she's never done it in a controlled situation let alone a possible unsafe, bloody one. so she should risk her own life to maybe, just maybe save one? [color=#483d8b]...

  11. Should I Have Stepped In??

    Cattitude replied to leesespieces's topic in General Nursing

    The OP also said she actually NEVER had to do CPR. This scene was NOT a good time for her to do her first one. Not at all. I as a seasoned nurse, having done many rounds of CPR wouldn't have gone into...

  12. Admits after 6:00 pm? Does your hospital do this?

    Cattitude replied to PickMePlze's topic in General Nursing

    I think that if it is happening on a continuous basis and is disruptive to your life maybe it IS time to "step over". There are plenty of other nursing positions where you will get off at a reasonable...

  13. Can anyone tell me what a HCA or PSW scope of practice?

    Cattitude replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    in my agency the home aides do adl's, light houskeeping, prepare meals, and escort pt's outdoors/to appt's. they can only remind pt's to take meds and not actually give meds. [color=#483d8b]...

  14. After reading negative thread, want to give up nursing dream!

    Cattitude replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    ok, many points have already been covered. first, i do remember a thread not too long ago in which most of us said that being that we have to work, we're ok with what we are doing. [color=#483d8b]...

  15. Non-Nurses calling themselves a Nurse

    Cattitude replied to sarajasmine's topic in General Nursing

    Gotta love NY (mine). It's a misdemeanor to call yourself a nurse if you are not. If you employ 3 or more people and call them nurses and they're not you can be charged with a felony! How do you like...

  16. As nurses, Do We "OverHelp?" Can we Change?

    Cattitude posted a topic in General Nursing

    yes as nurses we want to help everyone. our patients, our families, our friends, strangers on the internet . [color=#483d8b] [color=#483d8b]but do we "overhelp". in other words does our helping...

  17. As nurses, Do We "OverHelp?" Can we Change?

    Cattitude replied to Cattitude's topic in General Nursing

    now that makes sense and i actually had not thought of it that way. it's funny but on a board on aol i'm on, this is being discussed as well but i think there it actually is a bit of laziness. most...

  18. This has been really getting on my nerves lately...

    Cattitude replied to GregRN's topic in General Nursing

    another one: [color=#483d8b] [color=#483d8b]you did not loose your money. your pants feel loose. [color=#483d8b]i am not a loser for posting this! [color=#483d8b] [color=#483d8b]typos i really...

  19. This has been really getting on my nerves lately...

    Cattitude replied to GregRN's topic in General Nursing

    i had to laugh, the first 2 don't bother me but the definately drives me bonkers! [color=#483d8b]definitely definitely definitely [color=#483d8b] [color=#483d8b](yes i am a member of the nutso...

  20. Is their really a nursing shortage?

    Cattitude replied to studentmalenurse's topic in General Nursing

    we had one of these in our class as well. it scared me. there are just some people that should not be nurses no matter how well they did in school. or not work directly with pt's! [color=#483d8b]...

  21. As nurses, Do We "OverHelp?" Can we Change?

    Cattitude replied to Cattitude's topic in General Nursing

    "fixing" works the same way. i just worry that we are doing harm to ourselves and not really helping. i do agree with you, it may be a control thing. i just don't know all the answers!...

  22. As nurses, Do We "OverHelp?" Can we Change?

    Cattitude replied to Cattitude's topic in General Nursing

    i know exactly what you mean. it's been quite a challenge for me not to do things for my pt's but to teach them how to care more for them selves when they can. it's a slow process that's for sure!...

  23. As nurses, Do We "OverHelp?" Can we Change?

    Cattitude replied to Cattitude's topic in General Nursing

    Well with the xception of one mild response lately, I DON"T answer posts with "GOOGLE IT" and I also gave some suggestions. But that really wasn't the point of my post:banghead: . It was about NURSES...

  24. What are the tax deductions i can take as a travelling nurse?

    Cattitude replied to mackkjrn's topic in General Nursing

    And may I add that H & R Block STINK for doing taxes for nurses. I could do just as well doing them myself. All they do is plug your numbers into their software. You could essentially do the...

  25. As nurses, Do We "OverHelp?" Can we Change?

    Cattitude replied to Cattitude's topic in General Nursing

    well you're entitled to your opinion and i can understand how someone might feel that way. can you understand how someone else might get a tad annoyed at visiting several message boards and seeing...