DriBak

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  1. problems using INRatio machine

    Ditto on the pipette
  2. $200,000 to travel to Iraq

    Thanks Wolf, Haliburton as well as Xe (formerly BW) are hiring Nurse Pracs and PA's as well as EMT-P, did not see any openings for "plain" RN's. I am BSN prepared and will check with the Dept. of State.
  3. $200,000 to travel to Iraq

    I am ex-Infantry with combat experience and would like to find an assignment in Iraq or Afghanistan, I cannot find a link that is not hot linked to bogus sites or sires that want a fee, who is actively hiring and sending nurses to these locations?
  4. Must know questions before accepting a HH RN Job

    How is call handled, how am I paid, how much time am I supposed to spend on paperwork uncompensated benefits
  5. Agency Getting Rid of Case Managers

    We do this
  6. So what's good about HH anyway?

    I love the flexibility and the pay, I don't love the HOURS of paper work or taking CALL, needless to say I am on my 14th year working in homecare with the same agency
  7. RN Health Coaching

    My employer just paid for 2 nurses to obtain their certification
  8. How to do skilled visits independently and bill Medicare

    Any independents in Texas? What can I charge for ? Wound care, IV therapy? Anyone know?
  9. New To Home Health Please Help it's my 2nd wk

    I have been doing home health for 14 years (same agency) and am overwhelmed daily. Get used to it. Make sure you are an outstanding time manager Good Luck
  10. High tech visits?

    For our agency these include, but are not limited to, : IV cases, VAC wound care, complex wound care etc.
  11. Billing for CLIA waived Labs

    What is the reimbursement rate for an INR/PROTIME done with a CoaguCheck or InRatio ?
  12. NP programs in Texas...

    Don't rule out Texas A&M Corpus Christi. I will be starting their FNP program this fall
  13. MSN Admission - NP/CNS

    I got accepted 1 year after BSN, however, I have been a RN since 1995
  14. ONLINR NP PROGRAM

    Texas A&M Corpus Christi I will be starting this Fall
  15. What kind of car should I get?

    I use a King Cab Nissan Frontier truck. Keep the Volvo
  16. how many on computers

    Have been in HH 13 years (same agency) have been on computers since 1999 I am on my 12th laptop and 4th program. We currently are using Carevoyant and I am not a fan. Does it beat paper, yes
  17. Interim

    Locally we get all their nurses who leave after
  18. Pay per Visit

    33 bucks for a visit, 150 for a SOC+ a 20 dollar bonus if in 250/week call pay + per visit for anything you do
  19. So overwhelmed..any advice?

    Been doing HH 13 years, have seen 18 in a day, our nurses average 10 daily visits
  20. Chemotherapy in the home

    Have had clients wear continuous pumps but nothing the agency started or stopped. Sounds risky
  21. What are your limitations as a homehealth nurse?

    lamaze teacher needs to take a Xanax and chill, you are just like the 99.9% of typa A female nurses I work with. Many people on "house arrest" are able to be employed. I walked the dog and did the other things on MY own DAMN time. My employer does n...
  22. Tracking devices?

    My agency does not currently track us, although the point of care technology we use would certainly allow them to. A local chain ,Encompass, does track staff visits with their PDAs, I was told part of orientation is how to "tweak" the system
  23. What are your limitations as a homehealth nurse?

    Let's see: I have walked the dog, been shocked while installing a ceiling fan light kit, installed a lock in a cabinet, installed hand held shower heads, repaired broken furniture and just this past Thursday I installed a starter motor in a lawn trac...
  24. 485 Vital Sign parameters

    I am in Texas, if that matters. What are you nurses using as standard vital sign parameters (if any).
  25. Telemonitor/Telehealth question

    Anyone out there using telemonitors? We use the Honeywell/Hommed monitors. I would like to share stories, protocols, policy, pathways etc.. We have reached a plateau and need a boost.