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    Probable Fraud. What do I do?

    caliotter3 replied to NYARN's topic in General Nursing

    BTW, I have encountered many similar instances of “discrepancies couched as “mistakes””. Clients responsible for signing time sheets are usually in on the scheme and in each instance except...
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    Probable Fraud. What do I do?

    caliotter3 replied to NYARN's topic in General Nursing

    If you now don’t trust this employee, then do what many agencies do as a matter of day to day business, warranted or not, “lose” her contact info. Should she be ballsy enough to inquire, “we...
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    HELP! Don't know what to do.

    caliotter3 replied to lucyrdgz's topic in General Nursing

    I am fairly certain that I have read that TX requires passing the NCLEX within four years of graduation. You may have to buckle down and attend nursing school over again. Have an advising...
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    3 things I'll ignore on TV

    caliotter3 replied to Emergent's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    I am unhappy since Yahoo removed the comments from its online articles. I often found the comments to be more informative and entertaining than the original article. Didn't even need to make the...
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    Is it too late

    caliotter3 replied to didi768's topic in Home Health

    Find an employer that is desperate for an employee. That should not be difficult when it comes to home
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    Becomng a nurse in my late 50's?

    caliotter3 replied to LiSA2020's topic in General Nursing

    Do not jeopardize your ability to support yourself in your retirement at this point if you don’t have plenty of funds to tide you over. Prepare for a hard row to hoe trying to get hired for that...
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    Billing skilled nursing as an independent contractor

    caliotter3 replied to savebabies's topic in Private Duty

    If I recall correctly, my former supervisor may have said that she didn't do documentation for the insurance company like she did for the agency. She just kept a notebook for the parent of the...
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    Billing skilled nursing as an independent contractor

    caliotter3 replied to savebabies's topic in Private Duty

    My former supervisor at a case started getting paid by the insurance company when the case was taken away from the agency. As far as I knew, she never said anything about billing the insurance...
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    Hospital requiring personal cell phones for patient care

    caliotter3 replied to krekear's topic in General Nursing

    Furthermore, I have found cell phones to be very unreliable. How many times has someone said they called me and I see absolutely nothing on my phone history? (Notwithstanding that they may be...
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    As a Nurse, is it normal to be pushed around doing different jobs at the place you work?

    caliotter3 replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    Which
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    What is your minimum base pay on Covid-19 unit???

    caliotter3 replied to NewRN'16's topic in Disaster Preparation

    In my state LVNs earn more than $23 an hour and that is before Covid. If you can stand being unemployed or can move, I would consider resigning if I were
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    Ex-Nursing Assistant Pleads Guilty in West Virginia VA Medical Center Insulin Deaths

    caliotter3 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Nursing News

    My initial thoughts
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    Site Changes

    caliotter3 replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    I made special note of the appropriate use of your post as an example! Glad you noticed too! We should keep that post as the "go to" example post for everything going forward! Reminds me of the...
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    What to do about an abusive parent, home health

    caliotter3 replied to MAS's topic in Home Health

    The “private duty” forum, where extended care home health topics are posted (as well as sometimes in the the home health forum), abounds with such stories. You made the correct call. On occasion,...
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    Hospital requiring personal cell phones for patient care

    caliotter3 replied to krekear's topic in General Nursing

    Whether I am at home or in my home health patient’s residence, or even in my car, my employers have expected me to use my personal cell phone, on or off duty to respond to their summons. This has...
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    Home health vs facility

    caliotter3 replied to Kookiemonster17's topic in General Nursing

    The title of your thread is comparing apples to oranges. One patient versus several is always going to be different on many
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    Nurses and narcotics

    caliotter3 replied to mdiada's topic in General Nursing

    I second this particular opinion. In many such cases of reported wrongdoing or whistleblowing, I have never, never seen it go well for the person who does the reporting; this is even if you manage to...
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    Help with my experience?

    caliotter3 replied to riquelle's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Have you looked at the position descriptions provided by these group homes when they advertise on employment websites? Look until you find enough info to clarify. Another idea is to ask a nursing...
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    Has anyone tested out of Anatomy?

    caliotter3 replied to Missy765's topic in LPN to RN

    Excellent point. Kind of like the original objection to the original concept of Excelsior’s program back when it was created. Originally Joe or Jane Blow could teach themselves nursing and then get...
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    Has anyone tested out of Anatomy?

    caliotter3 replied to Missy765's topic in LPN to RN

    There are schools that offer online anatomy classes with open entry that you can finish in less than a full term (UNE is just one of those schools). I don't understand why this program refuses to...
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    Please advice me

    caliotter3 replied to Sam84's topic in General Nursing

    If you can’t determine where you stand for various programs by reading their requirements on their websites, then an appointment with, or call to, an advisor would be in
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    As a Nurse, is it normal to be pushed around doing different jobs at the place you work?

    caliotter3 replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    Better to be folding laundry and being paid the salary of an RN, than to be sitting at home lamenting the fact that no employment at all awaits you for yet another
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    Independent Contracting as a home health nurse

    caliotter3 replied to NurseNurse12's topic in General Nursing

    Case I had recently left went to the insurance company. RN who remained on the case told me her pay rate remained the same. All she got out of the new arrangement was the agency off her back. So...
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    Paid minimum wage for quitting

    caliotter3 replied to Saraliz's topic in General Nursing

    If you don’t get the pay, you’re out some money, but if you are successfully blacklisted, your career could take a hit for years to come. Imagine finally getting nursing work perhaps years later...
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    schedule

    caliotter3 replied to Jmg's topic in Home Health

    I would find this arrangement unacceptable. Perhaps you could find a better job with another agency. Of course, discuss it first. They could be doing this because they don’t know that you are not...