I let my CCM certification expire like an idiot and am retaking in a week. For those who have tested this year, is there much on the Affordable Care Act on the exam? Am hoping not as that just means one more thing I will need to review Thanks!
Following a 5 year break from CM (W/C anf Life care planning), I have recently decided to return to work. Every single resume/application I have submitted has been a bust...no one wants me or wants to talk @ my qualifications! Granted, I allowed my C...
I believe you are mistaking a positive for a negative. I takes a special person to work with burn patients, people in terrible pain whose lives have been changed forever. I worked PICU for 2 years and it just about killed me...I wasn't strong enough....
MBarn, After sending out another round of resumes/applications, I got a job offer as a medical reviewer for Medicare on Friday! I was not working, by choice, for 3 years and half-heartedly looking until a year ago.It has taken a solid year of job sea...
Amen! The public does NOT understand what universal health care really is. Due to disability and unemployment, my children and I have had to go on TNCARE, Tennessee's Medicaid program. I am thankful to have some type of coverage, but the reality is t...
lynnintn replied to Quark09's topic in Uniform/Gear
I used to use Burts Bees but am now a fan of Palmers Concentrated Cream for less than $3.00 at Walmart or Neutrogena Norwegian Formula Hand Cream for @ $7.00 at Walmart. The Palmers smells like cocoa and I love it-the Palmers Lip Butter is also great...
lynnintn replied to GeminiRN2007's topic in Relations
No, I would choose another profession. I am still likely to do so, as I am only 47 (that is what I keep telling myself) and once my "baby" graduates from high school in 2 years, I am hoping to have a plan in place for a new career. Good luck. No advi...
No, I don't believe you are wrong. In fact, I believe you are correct on so many different levels in your post. You definitely have a lot of guts posting this essay on allnurses as you will certainly ruffle some feathers here...I am not offended in t...
lynnintn replied to HeatherGurl84's topic in New Nurse
this may be illegal. i just don't know.that said, i must say that if you have already missed 2-3 days of work and you are only into your 4th week of orientation, then i can see why your supervisor is concerned. nurses are expected to be at work no m...
I am a BSN RN and have never seen employers care whether or not an RN has a diploma, ASN or BSN, at least for entry-level staff nurse positions. Is this a new trend? Aren't there some LPN to RN (ASN) programs that work somewhat like a MSN-bridge pro...
You will need your MSN before becoming a psych NP; since you have your A.S. in Nursing and your BS in Psychology, you might just need to look at a "Bridge" program in which you essentially skip getting your BSN and go straight into a MSN program. I k...
i am in the process of trying to work for a national company doing hedis reviews. the pre-employment screening/vetting process is brutal and extremely invasive in my opinion! before my interview, they had already verified my nursing license. the pap...
lynnintn replied to ssanders80's topic in Disabilities
Umeed, I think nursing school may be difficult IF your RA is not well-controlled. The thing about RA is you can be cruising along fine and then "WHAM", a flare hits you. I have my BSN and although it was not that difficult academically, it was VERY t...
lynnintn replied to ssanders80's topic in Disabilities
I appreciate this thread SO much! I am an RN living with RA, OA, Fibromyalgia (and depression now, duh?) and severe cervical arthritis. I have worked in case management since 1992, have been unemployed for 3 years and looking for 6 mos. I cannot find...
I have not worked in about 2 1/2 years as I took time off to care for a sick relative. I have been interviewing for some case management jobs, all of which I am qualified for, but these behavioral/situational interviews are exhausting and seeming a h...
Listmates, I have 10+ years in work comp CM, 5 yrs of LCPing experience and cannot find a job. I have applied for numerous jobs in insurance CM as well as other types of CM and no interviews. I did interview for a shot clinic job against 25 RNs-no he...
It depends on what area of case management you are interested in. For Worker's Comp and Insurance case management you do NOT need a MSN. To work in a hospital setting, it depends on your location and the hospital. Some teaching hospitals require an M...
Lynn, The Cigna job is in Memphis and I am in NAshville, but the Bunch and assoc looks like a good prospect, so I fill out their online app this weekend. If anyone else hears of anyone hiring W/C case managers, please reply to this post or PM me. Tha...
In my experience, some do, especially in a hospital/clinical setting. There are many nurses who are unsure of their competence and project these feeling on other nurses in order to feel good about themselves. When I switched to case management and li...
Hi all! I am a Life Care Planner and Certified Case Manager thinking about returning for my M.S.N. Is anyone aware of an M.S.N. in Rehabilitation Nursing program out there? I thought Rush had one at one time but cannot find any info on it while look...
lynnintn replied to KrisRNwannabe's topic in General Nursing
I see no reason why not. We have male OB physicians, although I personally prefer a female OB/GYN. So long as a nurse is qualified, sex does not really matter. Kim RN, BSN