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  1. PICU Tennessee

    Traveler replied to kdc_89's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    In Knoxville UT and Children's have great PICU's. A little further away but one I had a great personal experience with, with my daughter was Mission Hospital (Billy Graham Children's Center). What she...

  2. Contriversy regarding TennCare & disabled people.

    Traveler replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Medicare will pay 100% under part A for home health for homebound indiviuals with a skill. However, with the change to PPS several years ago those requiring extensive aide visits in the home for ADL's...

  3. Nerve Blocks

    Traveler posted a topic in Pain Management

    Does anyone know anything about nerve blocks for pain management? What is involved in administering them, do they tend to work well, etc. TIA

  4. Nit picky, demanding, control freak families

    Traveler replied to mattsmom81's topic in Home Health

    Sometimes we feel like screaming and yelling and beating our heads against the wall. It can be very hard to work with people such as this and knowing that there is a camera on certainly doesn't make...

  5. Air Force Reserve ?'s

    Traveler posted a topic in Government, Military

    I have been a RN for ten years and will be finsishing my BSN in December. I am seriously thinking about joining the Air Force Reserve but have some questions. I plan on talking to a recruiter this...

  6. Help! Getting Nervous about it All!

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

    A good friend of mine is just finishing up her ANP/GNP program through the distance program at Vandy. She carried a full load and started last August. It was hard and she did knock her home health...

  7. Vandy MSN - Clinical Experience

    Traveler replied to Browndog's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    A good friend of mine is just finishing up her MSN/ANP/GNP program with Vanderbilt via distance learning. I know she goes there at least once a semester. She has been a nurse for years and is a CWOCN...

  8. Mileage pay

    Traveler replied to lossforimagination's topic in Home Health

    We are paid from the first patient's house or from the office. The ending mileage is at the last patient's house or the office. This has been standard at both agencies I have worked for. Neither...

  9. how many patients

    Traveler replied to Karina212's topic in Home Health

    There are so many variables. If your agency is rural the number of patients will probably be less because of travel time. If you have high acuity patients again the number will probably be less. Where...

  10. Is it even possible anymore to start a home nursing business?

    Traveler replied to Roland's topic in Home Health

    My branch hh agency office is in a very rural isolated part of the county surrounded by National Forest and mountains. Several other agencies come "up on the mountain" to see patients but the majority...

  11. NP distance format

    Traveler posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    I will be finishing by BSN in December and wish to start in a NP (FNP or Adult NP) program in January. I feel like I have been in school forever and really want to plow ahead and finish as soon as I...

  12. Hello to Knoxville !!

    Traveler replied to decoopa's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I'm about an hour an a half southeast of Knoxville and two hours northwest of Chattanooga. The pay scale in Knoxville is lower than in Florida since there area more nurses here. I think the nursing...

  13. Anp Program Online??

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

    I looked at the Unviersity of Virginia website. It looks like it is a post-masters anp program. Am I

  14. visit freq figured into Medicare OUTCOMES?

    Traveler replied to becca-roo's topic in Home Health

    I may not be understanding your question correctly and, if not, I apologize. I believe that the way Medicare comes up with the outcome data is from any changes in the status of the patient from...

  15. Bureau of Health Professions - Nursing Scholarship

    Traveler replied to Pvt. Parts's topic in General Nursing

    What I am saying is that julie applies. She is going for her BSN and has no efc. Now Jim has decided he want to get his graduate degree in nursing and his fafsa also showedd some money And here we...

  16. Bureau of Health Professions - Nursing Scholarship

    Traveler replied to Pvt. Parts's topic in General Nursing

    It is very hard to get this. Although anyone can apply, the first preference is given to undergraduate nursing students with an efc of zero. Even in that group I think the odds were about 50:1 of...

  17. RN to BSN online

    Traveler replied to mona b RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I am nearing the end stretch at UoP. The only thing, other than the high tuition, that I have a complaint about is the lack of follow through when it is requested because of a less than wonderful...

  18. How Do I Get Into Hh??

    Traveler replied to lisa41rn's topic in Home Health

    Congrats on your progress toward your BSN. I too am 8 classes away from mine! If you have been out of nursing for a while there will be many changes- you'll manage fine but may feel a little out of it...

  19. Considering home health nursing

    Traveler replied to cydney7's topic in Home Health

    As evidenced by my last two days, you never know what your day will bring in hh. Yesterday I saw ten patients (8 RV, 1 RC, 1 SOC), drove 75 miles and worked a total of 9 hours. Today I had 8 visits...

  20. home health aides knowing patient diagnosis

    Traveler replied to renerian's topic in Home Health

    On the HHA care plans that we fill out at SOC (and the HHA's receive a copy of) there are places to list pt dx and specific precautions that need to be taken as well as things that the HHA's need to...

  21. Any home health manager/Admin/DON/Nurse Super etc

    Traveler replied to renerian's topic in Home Health

    I have been in hh for five years now and finally feel like I am understanding all of the coding, reimbursement, etc. Of course it always changes and it's next to impossible to keep on top of it all....

  22. Wanting to cut our On-Call Pay

    Traveler replied to becca-roo's topic in Home Health

    I take call a week at a time. I am paid a per visit rate if I have to go out and get $10 weeknight and $45 each weekend day. Most of the patients are long distance call for me. I just eat the phone...

  23. Wanting to cut our On-Call Pay

    Traveler replied to becca-roo's topic in Home Health

    Our PT usually does not do any Oasis. We usually find that even if PT is ordered there usually is a need for some nursing visits anyway. We usually do 12 PT visits (if 1 or 2 are denied) and more if...

  24. Personal Safety

    Traveler replied to Nellie Nurse's topic in Home Health

    You need to always worry about safety both in the homes and out on the road. If you are in an urban or a rural area will mean different things that you need to be concerned about. You learn to be very...

  25. Just a note on the NP vs PA debate...

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

    I went to a Diploma school for my RN and graduated ten years ago. The clinical component was over 1,000 hours. I don't know how many clinical hours are required for initial BSN or ADN. But, most NP...