Yosemite, RN ASN, EMT-I

Yosemite, RN has 39 years experience as a ASN, EMT-I and specializes in Med./Surg., Diabetes, Med. ICU, home hea.

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1. Hospice or Home Health start up

   Yosemite, RN replied to Big Blondie's topic in General Nursing

   Hospice, maybe. But non-hospital based Home Healthcare is, for the most part, a scam on Medicare in my humble opinion. You would be hiring RNs and LVNs to work like dogs far beyond their actual...

2. Please Give me a Reason to Stay in Home Health

   Yosemite, RN replied to AI_RN's topic in General Nursing

   Although now retired, I have done 3 stints in home healthcare over the decades. As others have posted, knowing what I know now, I would not have chosen to leave hospital based nursing for that...

3. Adolescent Psych RN

   Yosemite, RN replied to Nurseladyt's topic in Psychiatric

   Stevostarko: please just keep that base down when you pull up next to me in

4. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

   Yosemite, RN replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

   DoGoodThenGo: It was a joke! I have no "uniforms!" I'm male, wear street clothes! I guess I could starch my undergarments, though... (another

5. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

   Yosemite, RN replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

   Starch! I miss

6. Adolescent Psych RN

   Yosemite, RN replied to Nurseladyt's topic in Psychiatric

   Jules A: Wow, much worse now than when I was doing it just a few years ago; I most certainly do NOT doubt your accounts! As to emergency medications for adolescents, one of my last few encounters...

7. Adolescent Psych RN

   Yosemite, RN replied to Nurseladyt's topic in Psychiatric

   Nurseladyt: Yes, my last couple of "gigs" were intermittent home health care. Yes, the driving in between visits is enjoyable! For me, though, home health care became untenable. Although it's been...

8. 2016 2017 per visit rates per state DETAILS!!!

   Yosemite, RN replied to RNLASVEGAS's topic in Home Health

   NurseEryn: I agree; I went part time/per diem with one company and when it was sold, laid off. 2nd company would only give me the worst, last minute desperate and/or those over an hour from home....

9. Sacramento Nursing

   Yosemite, RN replied to ssczesny's topic in California Nursing

   Greater Sacramento area: difficulty (but not impossible) getting foot in the door for acute care; check the job boards for: Kaiser, Sutter, UC Davis, Dignity (Mercy). Google maps for outlaying...

10. Adolescent Psych RN

    Yosemite, RN replied to Nurseladyt's topic in Psychiatric

    Nurseladyt: Davey Do pretty much says it all. The only point that I might add concerns the mix of personality disorders, those patients who have been through "the system" before KNOW the limits of...

11. Question on home health

    Yosemite, RN replied to ddeckerlvn's topic in Home Health

    Yes, find another job, quit without notice and don't look back. If you're spiteful, know that she'll likely stroke out from her own stress and

12. 2016 2017 per visit rates per state DETAILS!!!

    Yosemite, RN replied to RNLASVEGAS's topic in Home Health

    Greater Sacramento, CA area, 2 agencies worked for: SOC = $120, RV = $60. Mileage I believe was something like $.55 per mile for the SHORTEST route (not the most efficient), $25 per hour for...

13. New grad needing advice on job hunt

    Yosemite, RN replied to oceanblue52's topic in Home Health

    Oceanblue52: yes, welcome to home healthcare. Your description is NOT unusual for this niche of the industry. I hate to say it, but you are between a rock and a hard spot. My humble advice would...

14. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    Yosemite, RN replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    "Thanks for the memories" Wow, really brings me back (other than smoking @ the nursing stations and not being able to speak directly to physicians). One of my fondest memories (so as not to submit a...

15. So is there really a nursing shortage?

    Yosemite, RN replied to VegGal's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that location, specialty and experience makes quite a difference. Although, likely retired, I keep my eye open for a compatible position. I speak mostly for the Greater Sacramento (CA) area....