anangelsmommy

anangelsmommy ADN, BSN, RN

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  1. Am I insane?

    anangelsmommy posted a topic in General Nursing

    I love my job as a part time nursing supervisor/case manager for a home health company. I work whenever I want, making visits to the home, paperwork/computer can be done at home or in the office and...

  2. Am I insane?

    anangelsmommy replied to anangelsmommy's topic in General Nursing

    I meant supervising the caregivers, sorry, misspelled. So in this case it would be a CNA. We are a home health company but we are able to provide everything from a sitter, a caregiver, a companion,...

  3. First time ON-CALL and freaking out a bit!

    anangelsmommy posted a topic in Home Health

    I recently switched jobs to a PT position with a home health agency as a supervisor/case manager. I really love it. They just added one week of on-call every third week. I don't get paid anything...

  4. Am I insane?

    anangelsmommy replied to anangelsmommy's topic in General Nursing

    Libby, our administrative staff does not take clinical calls either. Our supervisors (BSN and above nurses) take these calls, to deal with issues in the field with caregivers taking care of clients....

  5. Am I insane?

    anangelsmommy replied to anangelsmommy's topic in General Nursing

    I probably should add that even though I only work 3 days a week, I am on call for a full week. I logged multiple calls, and two nights with no

  6. Am I insane?

    anangelsmommy replied to anangelsmommy's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you HeySis! I do not have to deal the staffing, they have on-call staffers for that. I only have to deal with issues such such as an aid has an issue with a patient, a patient falls for...

  7. I think I will give negative feedback

    anangelsmommy replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If a patient or even a co-worker brings up the election, I try to find a way to stay positive and bring it around to something that everyone can talk about without getting upset such as "I am keeping...

  8. Giving meds you did not pour

    anangelsmommy replied to mindymanders's topic in General Nursing

    AGREED!!I worked a PDN case where mom was an ER nurse, first day mom had drawn up the meds and I told her I couldn't give meds that had been drawn up by someone else. Doesn't matter who they are, I...

  9. Come on Blizzard!

    anangelsmommy replied to Eleven011's topic in School

    Don't hate me cause I LOOVE Snow!! No where near this week but I love the sight of it, not afraid to drive in it, love when everything else is closed and the kids are home, warm fire in the hearth...

  10. First time ON-CALL and freaking out a bit!

    anangelsmommy replied to anangelsmommy's topic in Home Health

    By the way, thank you both for your feedback, it helps to hear from

  11. First time ON-CALL and freaking out a bit!

    anangelsmommy replied to anangelsmommy's topic in Home Health

    I am getting the feeling that they do more and more. I already made them give me a raise. But it doesn't cover this. Everyone I know gets either a phone or money toward their phone bill and pay for...

  12. First time ON-CALL and freaking out a bit!

    anangelsmommy replied to anangelsmommy's topic in Home Health

    I am am not salary because I am part time. I am a supervisor. This is exactly why I was asking. husband has a different position - not nursing but makes many times what I make - he is salary plus...

  13. How much trouble am I in?

    anangelsmommy replied to Tropicalsun's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

  14. What are your clinical practice issues?

    anangelsmommy replied to anangelsmommy's topic in General Nursing

    "Med reconciliation not done upon discharge, or in the ED. " Do you already use electronic health records? If so, is there not a place to do this, or does it not prompt you to do this? Forgive my...

  15. What are your clinical practice issues?

    anangelsmommy posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have to write a paper for my informatics class solving a clinical practice issues and I mainly do agency nursing right now, subbing for schools, private duty, home care but I don't have really have...

  16. clinical issues and technology?

    anangelsmommy posted a topic in Private Duty

    I am taking an informatics class and I have to identify a clinical issue in the workplace that can be solved by technology. For instance, patient teaching solved by a patient portal. Of course with...

  17. Discussion Question Angst

    anangelsmommy posted a topic in General Students

    I am getting my BSN have both online and in the classroom classes. I dread the online because they all require the weekly discussion questions. For some reason I can take this DQ and turn it into a...

  18. How much personal info do you share with parents?

    anangelsmommy replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    I am feeling so less upset about case on which my hrs got cut after 5 yrs!! And no explanation apparently if that doesn't happen I Should worry!!

  19. Lie on notes? Don't follow care plan.

    anangelsmommy replied to anangelsmommy's topic in Private Duty

  20. Lie on notes? Don't follow care plan.

    anangelsmommy posted a topic in Private Duty

    I am on a case right now where the pt can be quite acute at times. But pt right now is well and the insurance decided to change when the patient got nursing. The mother had a fit and called the...

  21. Lie on notes? Don't follow care plan.

    anangelsmommy replied to anangelsmommy's topic in Private Duty

    wow. I think I would high tail it from that case in a jiffy. looks like they were just looking for a way to pay for free nursing care for the rest of their lives or have the nursing care on a desert...

  22. How many days off are appropriate?

    anangelsmommy replied to RNathome2010's topic in Private Duty

    yup, and when I was speaking with someone at the office and just said "well I sure would like to know what happened after so many years of working with the client and suddenly to be let go with no...

  23. Lie on notes? Don't follow care plan.

    anangelsmommy replied to anangelsmommy's topic in Private Duty

    its a legal document that you sign, right? I always put a line at the end and sign my name all the way across in other words no blank area and no easy way for someone to sneak in a comment. and I...

  24. Lie on notes? Don't follow care plan.

    anangelsmommy replied to anangelsmommy's topic in Private Duty

    most of us have all agreed that is the way to go. We had a meeting at the agency and we all had our own meeting prior to about the case. None of want to be guilty of fraud or lose our licenses. The...

  25. Lie on notes? Don't follow care plan.

    anangelsmommy replied to anangelsmommy's topic in Private Duty

    The odd thing here is that client has some real medical issues and mom has real control issues. She will stay up all night to care for the client when we could be doing it when we are there:no:??...