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  1. Does HH just have to practice foley incertion?

    RN1263 replied to 10ACGIRL's topic in Home Health

    HAHAHAHA! Good for you! Maybe they'll at least think twice before assaulting someone

  2. Does HH just have to practice foley incertion?

    RN1263 replied to 10ACGIRL's topic in Home Health

    People like that get away with that behavior once, then they think they can do it again to someone

  3. We are looking for home health nursing software

    RN1263 replied to PALOMAHOMEHEALTH's topic in Home Health

    Does your agency use PDA's or laptops? My agency is switching to Mckesson and we are going from laptops to PDA's. Any

  4. Horizon Homecare MobileCare-GPS TRACKING

    RN1263 replied to RN1263's topic in Home Health

    Proving I was in the home would be the ONLY upside to tracking. Anyways, the fraud I see in my company's office is with management. My admission oasis answers are changed during "review", severity...

  5. Horizon Homecare MobileCare-GPS TRACKING

    RN1263 replied to RN1263's topic in Home Health

    This is just a tid bit from Mckesson's Horizon mobile care website, re: smartphone technology: "Alerts field staff in real-time of schedule changes Reduces staff mileage with accurate turn-by-turn...

  6. Horizon Homecare MobileCare-GPS TRACKING

    RN1263 replied to RN1263's topic in Home Health

    I'm not dishonest with my time sheets either, but I'm not comfortable with being tracked. I'm just not.... Carwin said: *****You are by allowed by law to take a break. If the labor board ever came to...

  7. How many is too many?

    RN1263 replied to twokidsmom,rn's topic in Home Health

    Use the point system, 6 points/per day, to justify to management that you are being seriously overworked! (1 pt/routine visit, 1.5 pt recert/discharge, 2 pt admission,

  8. hELP... need some information

    RN1263 replied to MegaDrake's topic in Home Health

    In 2007, As a new grad RN I did 3 months med/surg, 2 months psych, then got hired as a home care nurse (I had found my niche). But I was an EMT for several yrs before that and my employer said if it...

  9. Why HH nurses quit

    RN1263 replied to Willow Moonsidhe's topic in Home Health

    I literally can not do "case management" and visits, because it's like doing the job of three people. I tried it once and lost my mind! The company I'm at now does case managing from the office and...

  10. Required to work for free?

    RN1263 replied to CloudySue's topic in Home Health

    Look to the dept of labor, fair labor standards act, fact sheet #22: (here's a portion of what it says).... "Definition of "Employ" By statutory definition the term "employ" includes "to suffer or...

  11. Would you do this???

    RN1263 posted a topic in Home Health

    We had case conference today and were informed that we (all nurses) would have to make visits (rotating) for one patient 4x's per day- 6AM, noon, 6PM and midnight for an indefinite amount of time ....

  12. Would you do this???

    RN1263 replied to RN1263's topic in Home Health

    Absolutely....Not too mention there are no street lights, since it's in BFE! I have Multiple Sclerosis, but never thought I would ask an employer for a work accommodation until now. So, today I saw...

  13. Would you do this???

    RN1263 replied to RN1263's topic in Home Health

    >>>>I suppose the person lives across the river and down the beaten path to boot. YEP! Patient is definitely FAR away and in the woods, how did you

  14. Would you do this???

    RN1263 replied to RN1263's topic in Home Health

    No, not a Medicare patient and I'm reluctant to say the "skill" or get too specific regarding the case, in fear of a co-worker reading this thread and it being a violation of patients privacy .......

  15. Can't work 3rd shift due to Seroquel @ night

    RN1263 replied to PennyB71's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I disagree as well..... I have Bipolar II and I was not able to work night shift, I tried nights for a week and it was disastrous.... I had to quit that job just to get out of working nights since...

  16. How often do you have to call APS?

    RN1263 posted a topic in Home Health

    My word I had to call APS (adult protective services) 2 weeks ago to protect a patient from neglectful caregiver and now I'm going to have to call again tomorrow, because another patients spouse is...

  17. Nursing School Blues??

    RN1263 replied to Nili927's topic in General Students

    Vivibae, Nursing school was one of the hardest things I've done in my life. I made good grades, but always felt like I had to know everything. Well....I still don't know everything after...

  18. Recently switched to home health and....need advice please.

    RN1263 replied to TweedleDee's topic in Home Health

    I just went back to a home care agency I use to work for and they are messing with everyones schedules in the morning and I can't stand it.....I have to wait for them to decide what is what and before...

  19. Views on New Grads Entering the ER.

    RN1263 replied to ICUNurse11's topic in Emergency

    Nicely put Canoehead....I totally agree with what you

  20. I'm going to give this work thing another try...

    RN1263 replied to RN1263's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I went back to work this past Monday and by Thurs was totally exhausted, so I told them I could only work half a day. They didn't seem to mind and it was what I needed to reboot my energy. All in all...

  21. I'm going to give this work thing another try...

    RN1263 posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Last yr was a BAD.... year! I have had multiple sclerosis since 1991 was on social security disability for yrs, then felt better, went to nursing school, started working and went off SSDI in 07'....

  22. Views on New Grads Entering the ER.

    RN1263 replied to ICUNurse11's topic in Emergency

    This was in northeast ohio....and three yrs ago. I'm doing home health nursing now, so maybe it just wasn't right for me. Like I said I was an ER Tech yrs before this and at that hospital they would...

  23. aftercare CHF exacerbation

    RN1263 replied to Sterlink's topic in Home Health

    Regularly measure abdomen

  24. I'm going to give this work thing another try...

    RN1263 replied to RN1263's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    UPDATE: I was hired yesterday by a home care agency that I worked for a year and 1/2 ago. They called to see if I would like to come back since they are really busy now. I liked working there, but had...

  25. For those that DON'T like HHC

    RN1263 replied to hawkfdc's topic in Home Health

    I've been a home health field nurse, admissions nurse and field case manager... at different times. Hated "case managing"...I was not trained adequately for this position, was given 17 patients...