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    Boundaries in Private Duty Nursing

    caliotter3 replied to MTRNlove's topic in Home Health

    You need to have a sit down with your clinical supervisor or the director of patient care services. Ask the questions you have posed here. Schedule this meeting for a time when they can spend some...
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    Getting off orientation too early?

    caliotter3 replied to Bean0621's topic in General Nursing

    For future reference: when a military person finishes a school, the transfer that follows will most often be to a different duty station, and often overseas, if the last station was stateside. Have...
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    How to deal with change of shift admits

    caliotter3 replied to CatieK's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    You certainly did more than many could or would do, in that amount of time. I think the oncoming nurse was being harsh with you. I would have made more of an effort to step in to help and make the...
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    New Grad NP Working Alone

    caliotter3 replied to LuckystarNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This. Many times
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    New Grad NP Working Alone

    caliotter3 replied to LuckystarNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think you are not ready to meet the doctor's expectations and if I were you, I would resign. He knew darn well what he most likely would be getting by hiring a new grad without experience, so do...
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    Your Help Needed: Give A Tip To A New Grad Nurse

    caliotter3 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    If it got back to me, as a supervisor/manager, that someone planned to only be on the unit "until" they bettered themselves, I would form an apprpriate negative comment for their performance review...
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    Overweight!

    caliotter3 replied to guest1163268's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    I would always try to ease the concerns of the LOL at the LTC facilities where I worked, vouching for the male CNA. I told them the female assistant could not do all the work by herself and it would...
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    Overweight!

    caliotter3 replied to guest1163268's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    I find it sad that male healthcare workers have to work under this
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    Injury in the patients home?

    caliotter3 replied to MissRigg's topic in Home Health

    Anybody can sue anybody for any reason. Trick is to get legal representation. Most attorneys only take cases that have a reasonable expected
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    Work for multiple companies?

    caliotter3 replied to ap05's topic in Home Health

    Nurses who work in extended care home health often work for multiple agencies in order to maintain some level of employment when cases end or patients are hospitalized, etc. It is a common practice...
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    Leave my permanent job for a temp position?

    caliotter3 replied to GOAL2BRN's topic in General Nursing

    Your post reminds me of the time I hired on with a vaccination program and spent a lot of time and effort to get on board only to not work one day, not one measly hour. Now that is what I call...
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    I Hate Being A Nurse, Now What?

    caliotter3 replied to daisydaffodil55's topic in General Nursing

    Well, since you say you are young and have no debts, you know the answer to your dilemma. Don’t feel guilty. You have a right to pursue happiness or at least an existence that doesn’t elicit an...
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    New RN Age

    caliotter3 replied to Kooper48's topic in General Nursing

    More than your age, you should consider the state of your health when choosing where to work at any given time. Even very physically fit athletic types can get worn out by the physicality of running...
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    Question about free money while you're an LVN student?

    caliotter3 replied to Student nurse lady's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    If the program is ran by the EDD, like the SSI/SDI programs, then more than likely no one would find out about it unless they were looking for unemployment. I suppose it would be offered to anyone...
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    Question about free money while you're an LVN student?

    caliotter3 replied to Student nurse lady's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    When I tried to draw unemployment while in school years ago, the CA EDD told me I could not be going to school. They cared not one iota for me telling them that I could work night shift and go to...
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    Left patients chart at another patient’s home

    caliotter3 replied to guest1143647's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    If the family or another nurse finds it and says something to your agency, you will probably get fired. I would call the family immediately and tell them you are coming over to pick up something...
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    Interpreting New Director Behavior/Personality

    caliotter3 replied to mermer_rn's topic in General Nursing

    They took away your holiday pay but not the holiday pay of the regular employees? No. No. No. Find another
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    Home health nurse compensation

    caliotter3 replied to truckinusa's topic in Home Health

    I warn client families when I meet them that I have temperature limitations for medical reasons. If they can not or will not adjust so I can withstand it, I just move on to another case. Your wife...
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    Feeling guilty for call in

    caliotter3 replied to snh2009's topic in General Nursing

    Don't worry about what they think. If you knew how many people "get sick" when Joint Commission is known to be entering the house, you would see that your legitimate reason for missing work does not...
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    So my supervisor won't pay me...

    caliotter3 replied to CardiTeleRN's topic in General Nursing

    You are astute to realize this "forgetting" is not by chance. She is trying to get your goat. HR might give you the runaround despite your offer to sit in the office while they cut a check. In that...
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    Being investigated by BON

    caliotter3 replied to nurseinthecity11's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You might want to go to the NSO website for contact information and investigate their "license protection" coverage as part of a standard malpractice insurance package. For example: their site lists...
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    I want to quit my PCT job. I need advice!

    caliotter3 replied to KTorres's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    A one sentence problem here is that your PCT job is your bird in hand. The degree (training) you seek will not necessarily lead to immediate employment or even employment at all. The bird in the...
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    Coworkers Opening Patient Windows During Inclement Weather

    caliotter3 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Let me add: If it's that cold, then limit the amount of time the windows are open, half an hour, an hour, maybe only 15
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    Home health nurse compensation

    caliotter3 replied to truckinusa's topic in Home Health

    If your wife is doing three 12 hour shifts versus x number of ‘visits’ in one work day, she is being paid an hourly rate. Each agency sets their own wage scales, often based on how gullible the...
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    What do you do when Work calls on your day off?

    caliotter3 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I tell them I didn’t pay my cell phone bill and phone was off. Works every time because it’s true every time. So far no employer has chastised me for not paying a cell phone