Quietstorm1234

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  1. Mississippi nurses roll call!!! (be known)

    Hello fellow nurses from the great stae of Mississippi. I graduated from Hinds in 2003 from the ADN program, Alcorn State BSN program in 2005 & UMMC MSN program in 2008. I am a home health nurse....
  2. New Here, The Good/ Bad /Ugly

    Good points
  3. Visit quotas and safe care

    Jen-I think that is way too much esp for a new hire. We try to slowly phase our staff into their new role. We try to spread it out over 90 days, by week 5, the new person may still be seeing 3-4 pts...
  4. Home Health not what I thought it would be adice, anyone???

    If you work for a caring home health agency and have staff, office and field staff that care about one another, home health can be really rewarding. Being on call is horrible most of the time because...
  5. Anyone could help me wid nursing schools?

    I think the OP is just doing what the people in that generation do, write how they send text messages.If they stay in school a little longer and get reminded that they can not write formal papers like...
  6. ??Is there a shortage: Nursing Supply and Demand

    Train those people that want to be nurses and pay the nurses and instructors that you have a decent rate and that will truly help the
  7. Revisiting the question of shift times:

    "I will not ever work between 2 am and 10 am" Never say what you will not do, it might come back to bite
  8. Arg!!

    For me, it is not just my mom, it is my husband too. Why do they ask and then don't listen.? Who
  9. Home Health Advice

    Not in your area but all home health agencies are not bad. Shop around and find the one that fits your needs. Buy a good small used car to do your visits in and good
  10. Home Health not what I thought it would be advice, anyone???

    Home health is not for everyone but if you are organized and est a relationship with your regular patients, it can really be worth it. a vacation may be a good idea. we normally tell new hires to try...
  11. Put in my 2 weeks!!

    wishing you the best, hopefully I'll be able to say the same some time
  12. S.o.s

    hang in there, it really does get better
  13. Feeling used

    This really does not seem to be safe for you or your patients! Run now before it is too
  14. Delegation

    I understand how you feel. I think we will get better with delegating once we get more experience. If I do what needs to be done myself then I know that it got done and that it was done right.But this...
  15. Custodial or Skilled?

    If the pt has a decline in their status and they have rehab potential, PT can go back as long as the MD orders
  16. OMG! My feet are killing me!

    I also wear Crocs and I love
  17. Sometimes many Rns want to try to get advance degrees but they really don't have a clue about where to begin. I was/am one that knows that bedside nursing was not the only thing I wanted to do. I just...
  18. Calling All HH Supervisors and Managers

    Most visiting nurses/other staff members think that office staff members get to sit on their rear all day and relax. If only they knew. Great run down about how our day
  19. New opportunity

    Just be yourself, when we have done peer interviews, we could always tell which new people did not belong. We hired them anyway and so far, none of them have worked out. Again, just be yourself and...
  20. Question: Working in hh....

    The home health agency that I work for does offer medical, vision, dental, 401k, pension, ss, etc. I think the pay could be much higher even with the above items, but don't we all wish the same thing...
  21. I gave notice today...

    If you are really unhappy, you should