DriBak

Ditto on the pipette

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.

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?

How is call handled, how am I paid, how much time am I supposed to spend on paperwork uncompensated benefits

We do this

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

My employer just paid for 2 nurses to obtain their certification

Any independents in Texas? What can I charge for ? Wound care, IV therapy? Anyone know?

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

For our agency these include, but are not limited to, : IV cases, VAC wound care, complex wound care etc.

What is the reimbursement rate for an INR/PROTIME done with a CoaguCheck or InRatio ?

Don't rule out Texas A&M Corpus Christi. I will be starting their FNP program this fall

I got accepted 1 year after BSN, however, I have been a RN since 1995

Texas A&M Corpus Christi I will be starting this Fall

I use a King Cab Nissan Frontier truck. Keep the Volvo

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

Locally we get all their nurses who leave after

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

Been doing HH 13 years, have seen 18 in a day, our nurses average 10 daily visits

Have had clients wear continuous pumps but nothing the agency started or stopped. Sounds risky

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 not have WC anyway, and I guarantee they would pay for injuries sustained while at a patient's home. We have had staff attacked by dogs, family members and even neighbors and the company paid. Heaven forbid a HH nurse go above and beyond what is expected. I also have purchased groceries, clothes and medications for my patients. You remind me of the nurse that had just clocked out and passed someone in the hall in need and tells them "sorry I can't help you, I just clocked out" You sound like a know it all LVN

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

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 tractor. I have cooked and cleaned in the past, taken a client's grand-daughter (who was on house arrest) to work and I'm sure much more in my 13 years in home care.

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

Good Luck and learn how to say NO, You WILL be doing hours of "paperwork" on your own dime. I have been doing HH for 13 years and been on salary the last 9. The worst part of HH and being on salary is losing windshield (driving) time and paperwork time. You must perfect your time management skills and be very independent and sure of your independent critical think skills. Many nurses jumped into HH when HH wages were almost triple hospital wages, hospital wages have since tripled and HH wages remained the same due to perspective pay etc.. pay for performance is on the horizon and will affect us all again. Hold on!!!!!!!!