anh06005 MSN, APRN, NP

Cardiac, Home Health, Primary Care

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    Student Nurse Following Me

    anh06005 replied to KittyLovinRN's topic in Home Health

    What I want students who go with me (for a day) to understand is the goal of home health (keep the patient out of the hospital and teach the patient self-management) AND how deep some of the...
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    Starting HH job in a little over a week... I've got questions/worries

    anh06005 replied to NurseCard's topic in Home Health

    Your agency should give you time to learn everything regarding insurance stuff. I mostly get Medicare and I try to apply their rules to everybody lol. Many of the other insurance companies deal in 60...
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    How hard is it to learn the Oasis documentation?

    anh06005 replied to PeacockMaiden's topic in Home Health

    As others have said it just takes practice. Just remember, though, that the ADL questions are about how much assist the pt needs to perform the task SAFELY. If they wobble or get dizzy when they stand...
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    Bleedind at PIV insertion site

    anh06005 replied to tg982's topic in Cardiac

    IV's in areas like the AC and wrist sometimes seem to ooze a little on me. As the patient moves his/her arm (or hand if it's in the wrist) it might wiggle the catheter around a little allowing a...
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    Patient ratios progressive care units

    anh06005 replied to kaylasmommy's topic in Cardiac

    I worked on a cardiac/step-down unit (not technically termed "progressive care" but the same thing) for about 18 months after graduation. We got as many anginas as we could, outpatient heart cath or...
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    Advice on finding clinical sites and preceptors

    anh06005 replied to divipro's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am about to start my first semester of FNP clinicals. I called different clinics and just asked if the doctors or practitioners accepted students and if they were available. BE PREPARED FOR...
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    preceptors/clinicals

    anh06005 replied to Scarlett83's topic in Post Graduate Students

    With my program we are responsible for setting up our clinicals and since I am going for FNP my clinical settings must be community based. This means I am calling the doctors offices, asking if they...
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    When to start MSN program after BSN?

    anh06005 replied to mpgj83's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I graduated with my BSN in May 2010 and started my MSN in August 2010 (Family Nurse Practitioner track). I am only going part time so I can work full time as well (this means 1-2 classes/3-6 credit...
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    what is your job like day to day?

    anh06005 replied to cantdoit's topic in Home Health

    The thread I was talking about...
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    what is your job like day to day?

    anh06005 replied to cantdoit's topic in Home Health

    There is a thread somewhere where nurses have posted their day-to-day activities for examples of what to expect. If I find it I will try to post it! Anyway... I graduated 2.5 years ago, worked 1.5...
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    APN in home health?

    anh06005 posted a topic in Home Health

    I currently work in home health and do enjoy. I only have a few semesters left in my MSN program and then I will (hopefully) become an FNP (assuming I pass boards!). Do any of you have APNs working in...
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    Starting to feel like an idiot

    anh06005 replied to MomRN0913's topic in Home Health

    As reigen said packets for different visits are amazing! My agency has the secretary staff put them together so we can just grab them and go. And you do need to keep extras of everything in your car....
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    New RN to home health

    anh06005 replied to china4mom's topic in Home Health

    As far as the OASIS time goes i am not quite sure. My agency has really tried to scale back the unnecessary stuff and make the OASIS easier to read. Typically our eval nurses have 2 evals per day. The...
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    Future in Home Health?

    anh06005 replied to RhandaH's topic in Home Health

    I have only been working home health since September 2011. I previously worked on a very busy cardiac/step-down unit. After they increased the ratio on our unit to 1:5 things got even more hectic and...
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    ADN or BSN (suggestions please):)

    anh06005 replied to Ready-Set-Go's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Many tech/aide positions only require a high school diploma. If you don't get one before starting nursing school it should be very easy to get one once you start nursing classes. The "fundamentals" or...
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    ADN or BSN (suggestions please):)

    anh06005 replied to Ready-Set-Go's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Nope! Each class is worth a number of CREDIT hours. Most classes are considered 3 hours. That means 3 hours of class per week. 15 credit hours = 15 hours of class per week. You must also count that...
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    ADN or BSN (suggestions please):)

    anh06005 replied to Ready-Set-Go's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I went full time. Between 15-18 hours each semester. Again it depends on if you have taken any college level classes also. You could have knocked out a few
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    1+ year of experience and can't find a new job??

    anh06005 replied to ShortStackRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yay! I know it's such a relief! Good luck on it! Is it in an area you were hoping
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    ADN or BSN (suggestions please):)

    anh06005 replied to Ready-Set-Go's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think one of the differences between BSN and other RN routes is that BSN grads have a leadership, research, and community health class. Others may have some community health. But those are the main...
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    ADN or BSN (suggestions please):)

    anh06005 replied to Ready-Set-Go's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I also agree BSN if possible. ESPECIALLY if you're planning on going on toward your MSN. You can also look into RN to BSN programs though (if you wanted to do ADN to get licensed and start working...
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    STILL can't get a job after being licensed for 1 year!!

    anh06005 replied to Jessicajeanann's topic in First Year After Licensure

    There was a girl in my nursing class with a similar predicament. It took her a few months to find a job even having tech experience. She finally got a job at a smaller hospital in the pool. She worked...
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    1+ year of experience and can't find a new job??

    anh06005 replied to ShortStackRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I understand COMPLETELY. I just dealt with the same issue. May 2010 grad. Have been working on a tele/step-down unit so I have a bit of experience with everything. Working on my MSN (I thought it'd...
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    Is it better to be paid per visit or per hour?

    anh06005 replied to lsvalliant's topic in Home Health

    I am currently in the process of transferring from an inpatient unit to home health within the same hospital system. They pay nurses the same hourly rate as in the hospital and the nurses are paid for...
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    NCLEX results

    anh06005 replied to nananurse2's topic in General Nursing

    I found out 2 days after taking my RN boards by looking up my license in the nurse status watch. My temp license was null and void and my RN license active which meant...I PASSED. And I didn't pay a...
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    Cardiac nurses....allow me to pick your brain : )

    anh06005 replied to shhnack's topic in Cardiac

    I am still fairly new but one thing I must stress: If you're unsure GET HELP from someone you trust!!! I have been on my unit for almost 2 years and still ask my charge nurse (or a few of the other...