renerian

renerian BSN, RN

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  1. Personal Safety

    renerian replied to Nellie Nurse's topic in Home Health

    I have been chased, had a gun pulled on me, had my bag stolen twice, had my car broken into twice......all on visits. Considering that spans a 15 year home health career, that is pretty good....

  2. For Profit vs Non Profit

    renerian replied to upwithpeople's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Excellent point! There are two local hospices here that they refer patients families who need bereavement help to 1. another hospice LOL or 2. a local support groups LOL. I know the regs don't say...

  3. For Profit vs Non Profit

    renerian replied to upwithpeople's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I do agree many of the for profits are market savvy and have money they might use from profits to hire sales staff. I still think it is a very sad thing that if I go to a nursing home the staff are...

  4. For Profit vs Non Profit

    renerian replied to upwithpeople's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    The nursing home statement you made I have also seen before. There is a part of me that feels that is double dipping of the Medicare dollars but that is another thread and I have not put my armour on...

  5. For Profit vs Non Profit

    renerian replied to upwithpeople's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Glad you got hired! Having volunteered for a non profit for over 10 years/several cities/now changing to one closer to home I loved non profit. I helped with a for profit start up and there is a world...

  6. Looking for telephonic CM job

    renerian replied to lglenn's topic in Case Management

    Maybe you could surf different papers in the county to see who is hiring for that. I am employed by a Maryland company but live in Ohio so maybe scouring national papers would be a good idea.

  7. New Grad/HH - what should I do?

    renerian replied to epiphany's topic in Home Health

    I do think that hospital nursing teaches you so many skills that nursing school does not. You also develop the "eye" to walk in a room and many times know what is going on without even thinking about...

  8. Disease Managment

    renerian replied to renerian's topic in Case Management

    I PMd you.

  9. Disease Managment

    renerian replied to renerian's topic in Case Management

    Oh gosh I am sorry you lost your job so fast. I know it is contractual related. I have been laid off 6 times so it is nothing new to me at all. I have a learned philosophy. WE are all replaceable and...

  10. Disease Managment

    renerian replied to renerian's topic in Case Management

    I absolutely love my job in disease management. The caseload can be either swamping or dead depending on if you can reach your clients. Caseload expectation is 100 clients to manage/very doable but...

  11. Disease Managment

    renerian replied to renerian's topic in Case Management

    AmiRah nice to meet you as well. Pretty name. I don't know of a disease management list of companies per say. I just lucked out and responded to an ad.

  12. Nurse skill? for medicare

    renerian replied to bebop1's topic in Home Health

    Sad but maybe they can go the private pay route. UH no J bave never heard of making purses out of juice pouches? Is that for wee ones?

  13. Home Health Nurse Bag--where can I buy?

    renerian replied to Nursecathy123ca's topic in Home Health

    Agree with traveler. I like these bags.

  14. Question about IV therapy in the home

    renerian replied to nrsjen's topic in Home Health

    I have never seen IVIG done by an LPN anywhere. I hope your dialing the new agencies phone as I am posting...

  15. About Our Beloved Franmtnurse

    renerian replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    Renee thanks for posting a need of prayers for Fran. I will pray for her. She has been through so much,

  16. holistic healer

    renerian replied to frann's topic in Holistic

    I was doing fine until I read about the breast part no it is not normal at all. That happened to me with a PT one time and grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, it gives us all a bad name and reputation...........

  17. Advice Please!!!!!!!!

    renerian replied to nursejennie76's topic in Home Health

    Yes I also agree for some reason, and I think it is sheer caseload and not enough staff, the Protective Services are slow for adults. I find it moves quicker for kids but for adults/akin to molasses....

  18. Pinning Speech

    renerian replied to leepgirl's topic in General Students

    We did not have that in our class. Maybe because it was to large and at the same time as the other majors. Our nursing class had a tad over 250 students. Buying pins was opptional. Congrats though....

  19. Home Health Aide Supervision Visits ONLY

    renerian replied to Jolly's topic in Home Health

    Medicaid cutbacks. Jolly just be sure to read the regulations for the pay source your supervising. Many times they have quirky stuff.

  20. mileage reimbursement for home health visits

    renerian replied to nikkitd's topic in Home Health

    You are correct. Should as in being fair to all staff related to gas is most often not paid to employees. I used to take the difference in compensation and the federal rate off my taxes.

  21. Advice Please!!!!!!!!

    renerian replied to nursejennie76's topic in Home Health

    I agree with the APS and CPS posts.

  22. First Job in Home Health

    renerian replied to tanna1022's topic in Home Health

    Your employer failed YOU not the other way around. If someone comes to home health they need to train staff about the regulations which are many. As for coding, they also should not have asked you if...

  23. Field Nurse Job Duties

    renerian replied to burntRN's topic in Home Health

    Having been through what your experiecing 4 times now/been laid off 6 times due to mergers/buy outs etc/ I feel your pain. I have done what your doing before. High mileage/salary/etc. Might want to...

  24. Field Nurse Supervisors

    renerian replied to Ruth1201's topic in Home Health

    I love doing OBQI. Been downsized several times in that role thought from people spending to much on maintaining JCAHO LOL. I don't blame you for dropping it.

  25. Hospitals in Columbus?

    renerian replied to jenrosie's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Very nice post about Children's. I have done home care for some time in that area and your right/not after dark/alone. Very nice people. I wanted to work there on the BMT unit but life got in the way,...