CABG patch kid BSN, RN

Here's the situation: my husband and I are relocating to a new city. We're in the process of selling our current home and buying a new one. If the house sells quickly, I'll be about 18 weeks pregnant when we move. If I apply for a permanent job, I'll...

I know I will not quality for FMLA which is job protection. I will qualify for State Disability Insurance when I'm no longer able to perform try job due to physical disability (pregnancy). Paid Family Leave is another 6 weeks paid time off, I'm just ...

Hi all! I just finished my first week as an inpatient case manager. In my particular position I will be managing a caseload doing discharge planning and medical necessity reviews. I started doing reviews today and I can see this being one of the more...

Thanks for all the replies. I'm finding the reviews are getting easier as time goes by; some of the cases are truly challenging though and I'm finding discharge planning takes more of my time than anything else.

Thank you Freefalling, I think you got the gist of my original question with your responses. This is exactly what I was looking for. And everything you're saying makes complete sense!

Thanks for the reply. I understand my job is NOT to make patients meet and we have a physician advisor for patients that don't. Hopefully the IQ class will be soon. In the meantime I'm not doing anything that would get me "flagged" or in trouble, I'v...

Thank you for the advice! Since there are a few of us newbies starting, our manager is working on getting us into a class in the next month (hopefully). I should be getting a book too, I think they were waiting for the 2014 book. I am so excited to l...

I just got a position in case management and will start in three weeks. As I happily tell my coworkers, most are supportive but I'm hearing some mixed reviews. So far I've heard that "You are leaving the nursing profession" "You're so young to go int...

The name of the book is Case Management: A Practical Guide for Education and Practice by Powell and Tahan. I looked for the book recommended by Grntea in other threads but couldn't find it and this other one has good reviews. When I started getting...

Woohoo! I got my first case management job doing inpatient CM at the hospital I've been working at for just over six years. My background is in telemetry and critical care with a dash of ED. I got a book from Amazon and am trying to cram these next t...

Hello all; little background on me, I'm currently in my six year as a bedside nurse and have been struggling with medical problems this past year. Long story short I had knee surgery Oct 2013 and ruptured my L4-L5 late Feb (probably went back to work...

Hi all! A little background: I'm currently in search of a new job; I've been having knee problems for the past year and initially rebelled at the idea of leaving critical care and bedside nursing because I don't want to lose skills. However after ope...

This clinic is part of a hospital network so hopefully that is in my favor!

Honestly, only you can make the decision. I get what you're saying about wanting to develop your skills and think that's commendable. If you decide to go with the new job just remember that it will be a tough year for you and commit to staying for a ...

To answer the above question about your current employer being contacted by future employers: It depends on your manager. I have been honest with mine when I wanted a change and put a positive spin on it. I let mine know at my one year Eval that I wa...

Wow what a crazy experience you've had. I can't believe those CNAs and hope they get what's coming to them. It's absolutely deplorable the way they treated you and the patients. I hope everything works out at your new job and please, stand up for tho...

Hmmm. So you want to do a double major? I'd say your list was a little broad... Business, psychology... Which interests you? Which do YOU think you'll make money with? And you're also interested in paramedic school? That's a different path than say g...

I would look into options at your current facility; just FYI a job that requires you to take call usually requires you to live within 30 minutes drive to respond to the call quickly. But yes, the first year of nursing is very tough and med-surg in ge...

Man, everything GrnTea said was spot on. First, you've only been at this new job for a few weeks. I don't think it looks very good on a resume to have a lot of jobs in so little time so I think you should stick it out. Plus, a 45 min drive one way? I...

The clinic has 2 Family Practice docs 5 days a week; they also have Cardiology, Peds, and Psych once a week and OBGYN twice a week. The manager said I would be doing PT care and admin work. The clinic system has a very low turnover rate. I really rea...

The interview went really well, I should hear back next week!

I usually use my judgement in those situations and feel it out. If a person was making me uncomfortable I would be firm on my boundaries but usually patients are just trying to establish a rapport and don't mean any harm by it. I think it helps them ...

What the hell? I have no idea why someone would do that, let's hope the previous nurse had a brief lapse in judgement and thought that was a trash bag...

Sounds like it will keep me busy but I'm excited! I've always been interested in preventative care so I'm hoping this change is the right step for my career. It's always scary making a change, especially leaving one full time job for another but I'm ...

Thank you!