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  1. Anyone in the Tennessee State University Program?

    Traveler replied to Toothbrushx2's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I am hoping to start the distance MSN/FNP program through ETSU in May. They have been filling up pretty quickly but I have had my application in since

  2. screening applicants for telephonic triage

    Traveler replied to cab6e3's topic in Telephone Triage

    I think home health experience is great experience for RN's going into telephone triage. Most RN's working in hh have to take lots of call and it involves good triaging over the

  3. Anyone done HEDIS with Outcomes Inc?

    Traveler replied to changeseeker's topic in Quality Improvement

    Also, I understand that they WANT 6-8 charts/hour, but what is the norm? Is it more like 10 or more toward the lower

  4. Anyone done HEDIS with Outcomes Inc?

    Traveler replied to changeseeker's topic in Quality Improvement

    I guess I was minsunderstood, I have tons of experience in hh so I kind of know how to gague being out on the road and piece work as far as profitability. I'll try to be a little more clear, how many...

  5. Anyone done HEDIS with Outcomes Inc?

    Traveler replied to changeseeker's topic in Quality Improvement

    Is all of the work done in the individual doctor's offices? How many charts on average (I know it depends on the size of the office) are done in each office? Is the office staff at the doctor's...

  6. home health pay

    Traveler replied to amylou85's topic in Home Health

    I am prn and routinely do OASIS visits. I do much better financially by just doing regular visits (I get only $3 more/visit for doing a recert or dc), but figure it balances out in the end. Tuesday I...

  7. Salaried Field Nurses and Long hours

    Traveler replied to burntRN's topic in Home Health

    It sounds like they are expecting an awful lot of you all. Where I work now the patients are very close together (43 miles today for 9 patients) and I only work 2 days a week so I don't mind getting...

  8. Hedis 2005...

    Traveler replied to hoolahan's topic in Quality Improvement

    I have made it through the first phase of the interview and really think that I am qualified for this. Although I have never done this particular job, I did MDS/Care Plainning in LTC, have worked in...

  9. Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

    Traveler replied to jstuben's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    First of all, in order to sit for the exams the school has to be accredited which means that it meets a set of criteria. This is the same for online as well as campus based programs. I would not be...

  10. University of Phoenix Online for BSN

    Traveler replied to luv2shopp85's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I will be finished with UoP in about a month. It is very expensive and it is VERY hard. If you had a hard time doing the work for your nutrition class, I would be hesitant on jumping into the UoP. You...

  11. Returning to work after knee replacement

    Traveler replied to cinnyluvscats's topic in Home Health

    My husband had bilateral knee replacement about three years ago. It's as close to having it done that I want to get (I know it's tough and you've been through hell). I would be careful about getting...

  12. Drug seeking or real pain? How do you tell?

    Traveler replied to JudyPRN's topic in Pain Management

    I think that to really understand and not have bias where pain is concerned you need to have some personal experience with it- or close. Works2Xs told a very sad but all too common occuring story of...

  13. Home Health Fiasco!

    Traveler replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    So the pt was transferred to inpatient hospice? I ask because we routinely transferred pts from our hh side to hospice. Same nurses visiting but different paperwork and

  14. Home Health Fiasco!

    Traveler replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    What an awful day for you and your patient/family. I know that I would have been very frustrated if I had been in your shoes and could feel your frustration in your words. What I also saw though was...

  15. I am a nursing student-final goal is HH

    Traveler replied to Dixieheart's topic in Home Health

    You need to let all of the Yanks you deal with know that the dialect of East Tennessee is much closer to Elizabethan English than anything else spoken in the United States today (because of where the...

  16. I am a nursing student-final goal is HH

    Traveler replied to Dixieheart's topic in Home Health

    I'm in East Tennessee! A little further south and in the mountains from where you are talking about moving. In rural areas the hh nurse is jack of all trades- literally! We see mostly an older adult...

  17. Frustrating day in home care!

    Traveler replied to SWRN84's topic in Home Health

    It is very frustrating to deal with egos when there are patients right in front of you in distress. It certainly is not the time nor the place to air problems. The patient needs to be the focus. The...

  18. Pain management after surgery for former addict

    Traveler replied to eandgsma's topic in Pain Management

    I agree with the previous posters who believe it is important to share the past addiction with the doctor. Abdominal sugery IS a painful surgery and, your DH's tolerance might be lower than the...

  19. Unsafe situations...Your thoughts please

    Traveler replied to NurseBenz's topic in Home Health

    It sounds like you were put into a very bad situation and did the right thing by refusing to go. I have worked for two different hh agencies in the five years that I have done hh and can tell you that...

  20. Painful arterial wound

    Traveler posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I am at a loss on what to do and thought I'd see if anyone had any advice. I have a home health patient who has had a painful arterial wound for over four months. We initially tried some wound gel,...

  21. BSN grad: grad school or work?

    Traveler replied to lilboboxox's topic in Post Graduate Students

    It depends on what type of grad school you want to do. If you are interested in nurse practitioner, most require several years as a RN. I think it is important to get a couple of years under your belt...

  22. Acute Care Hospitalization

    Traveler replied to amesly15's topic in Home Health

    One of our biggest problems with hh patients and hospitalization in rural areas is that our local hospital is often treated more as a clinic. The patients know everyone in the ER and the wait is...

  23. Time from graduation to actual practice

    Traveler posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have been a RN for ten years and am finsishing by BSN in December and starting in an MSN/FNP program in January (fingers crossed). After getting all of this done, I will be more than ready to begin...

  24. Ethical and professional boundaries in HH

    Traveler replied to mattsmom81's topic in Home Health

    Out of gratitude for the care we provide, many patients want to give us gifts at every visit. This is a poor area, so it may be some corn, tomatoes, or okra from their garden or even another prized...

  25. Gas going ^ to $4 per gallon, How are you homehealth nurses doing it??

    Traveler replied to Hairstylingnurse's topic in Home Health

    Our mileage is still at 39 cents. It is pretty much a break even on the gas- not counting depreciation and wear and tear on the car. Gas is at $3.09/gallon in SE Tennessee. I think they are waiting to...