Isabelle49

Isabelle49

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  1. Burnt Out but still hanging in there! HELP!

    Awesome! Wish you the
  2. NPI? What the H is that?

    National Provider Identifier Standard (NPI) - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services I know docs have NPI, but never heard of an RN or LPN having one. Advance practice RN's probably do
  3. I'm in Louisiana too. Would love to know what agency is doing that? I can tell you that Synergy Home Health is
  4. Our Lady of the Lake Accelerated BSN Program?

    How do clinicals work in the accelerated
  5. Home Health RN Pay Per Visit HELP

    I did an admit yesterday, Sunday. Admit rate is $50, I spent 1.5 hours in the home and an additional 2 hrs on computer work, total of 3.5 hours. My hourly breakdown is less than I made per hour as a...
  6. LSU School of Nursing SPRING 2014 :-)

    Awesome! Back in the dark ages I was rejected from LSU and accepted by Charity. Best rejection
  7. Home Health RN Pay Per Visit HELP

    Baton Rouge: $50 SOC, $45 Recert/ROC, $30/reg visit. No additional compensation for extended visits or complicated visits. Cheap, Cheap, Cheap! Personally I refuse to do Labs on patients, because I am...
  8. Charity SON Fall 2013

    Yes, white, and as a CHSN grad of 1986, I wish all RN uniforms were still white. An RN in a hospital or other area looks just like everyone else and patients can't tell who is
  9. Guess what I am doing on this lovely day?

    Salaried is one thing, though. In any other 40hr/wk job you would be expected to work 40 hrs. The agency I work at and most in our area are pay per visit. An admit $50, no matter how much time is...
  10. Family Locator App a HIPAA Violation?

    My Android, company issued, would be in violation too. When it comes to safety, I'm not paying attention to HIPAA. The information is about where I am, not who I am
  11. Did the shut-down of Mobile Doctors affect you?

    Oh! I am glad they got caught. They deserve everything that's coming to them and
  12. Charity SON Spring 2014

    Can you believe that way back in the dark ages when I went to CHSN, tuition was free? Yes,
  13. Charity SON Spring 2014

    Study hard and never ever cross any of your instructors! So happy for all of you. Brought back memories of when I received my acceptance letter, 1983! The program was not the AD program, but a diploma...
  14. Did the shut-down of Mobile Doctors affect you?

    Is this in Mobile, Ala.? I haven't heard anything about it, but I am in
  15. Dealing with Extra Assignments

    Turningred 15 good for you. Stand your
  16. HH patient with homicidal ideation...

    Document everything. Let your managers know about this in writing. Send a fax to the patient's primary doctor (you can call the primary about these issues, but follow up with a fax). If your agency...
  17. My regular visits also run 40 to 45
  18. Charity SON Spring 2014

    As a Charity Hospital School of Nursing 1986 graduate, I would like to wish you all the
  19. start if care oasis time frames.

    So glad to see there are some that take more than 1 hour to complete an SOC/ROC. For an SOC, I am in the home rarely a minimum of 1 hr, usually 2 hours or more. We are on computer, but I do use a...
  20. Dealing with Extra Assignments

    I feel for you. It's the same way at most agencies. The bottom line is profit and if they hire more employees they will lower profits. So glad I'm prn
  21. How hard is it to learn the Oasis documentation?

    At first Oasis documentation will be very time consuming. If you get familiar with the Oasis, read through one several times, you will have an easier go of it. Eventually it will be easy to
  22. when must I respond by when a patient calls.

    I agree with
  23. CPR in the home setting

    On the floor! Don't make the mistake Conrad Murray
  24. Agencies in St. Petersburg, FL?

    I believe Senior Home Care is in the area. They have pretty much got it
  25. PULSE OX

    I would check sats on oxygen only since he is dependent. You could open a whole new can of worms by taking him off the