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WOW, can you remember the name, maybe I can recommend it to my friends that are still in the field. Cause' I tell ya! Hmmm.

I worked in the NY tri-state area. Yes! that is a big problem, getting the patient to wear the device. Sorry to hear about your dad. I have seen them installed in various locations in the house along with one to wear on the person at all times. It would be good if the company invented a bracelet insted of the portable hanging around the neck. Maybe, then there will be more willingness on the patients part to wear it. I can relate to many of the patients that refuses to wear the portable at all times because, I am easily irritated by things hanging around my neck. I am a future non-compliant patient:no: LOL.

Yes, The PERS is covered by Medicaid. I have recommended it for many of my homebound, living along, A*O*3 patients, who did not meet all the requirements for 7*12*2 HHA coverage but, would benefit from the devices if in need of emegency assistance when home alone. For those patients it was covered by Medicaid.

yes , chatsdale; I am loking for permanent empolyment. as stated in my post, I wanted to find the right fit and my experiences has brought me to where I stand today. Short term care is the right fit. I am always honest with recruiters about my work history and my intentions. Thank you for responding.

Thank you Jolie, I understand fully. Wish me luck on Thursday.:wink2:

I do believe the PERS is covered by medicaid. Her medical doctor can apply for it.

I am trying my best to find a hospital that will give me that chance, unfortunately, out of about 15 that I have applied to one two have responded with an interview. i went on one interview bu as per that HR personnel, " she will forward the resume to a nurse manager, if she is interested she will call back" it's going on two weeks now, no responce. Hopefully the next will work in my favor, which is schedule for this week.

Jolie, looking at my resume one would get the impression that I am a “job hopper” and I can fully understand. However, I had a goal, which was to get a good feel of various area in the healthcare field; until I find that place that was right for me. Jolie, I have been in healthcare since I was 19 years of age; and have had the pleasure of working with many nurses whom I had and still have a great admiration for, i.e. their knowledge and quality of patient care. Unfortunately, I was also expose to nurses that was not very happy, whether it was through burnout , some other internal or external stimulus. Jolie, my past experiences was the driving force for my decision to find the right area of nursing that will enhance my knowledge and proficiency as a care giver and not become that unhappy nurse, ( I enjoy happiness). You ask what was my experience and how did I translate it to the different areas that I have worked? Well; brief employment overview, in the past three years I have about 3-4 months short term care experience from which I resigned (long story) however, I was with that institution for a total of 5 years, prior to nursing I worked as a patient care technician and an operating room technician; the decision to leave still pains me . I really enjoyed my time there along with most of my coworkers. After leaving that institution I worked in a nursing home it was ok for a short time, I left because I felt that it was too early in my career to become so stagnant. Fortunately, I had the pleasure of working with a seasoned nurse whom help me with time management, proper wound assessment and care. From there I moved on to community health where I have been until recently, I left due to personal and economical reasons. These experiences has contributed greatly to the type of nurse that I am today, which is compassionate about my patients and nursing in a whole. My nursing experiences has taught me time management, determination, self reliance, team work, improved communication skills, the ability to understand the correlation of various disease process to psychological, psychosocial and environmental causes and what plan of care is needed to rescue, stabilize or eliminate the offensive agent. I enjoyed being a community health nurse however, there are things that I miss working in short term care which includes, structure, quick access to necessary resources and the peace of mind one gets when work and home are separate. I miss that. Lastly, Jolie, I am an intelligent, efficient and effective nurse, with strong work ethics, who is empathetic to my patient and their families/caregiver, one who understands the importance of self evaluation in delivering uncompromised and culturally competent care. I am also open to learning and loves to teach (I am a talker). I did not mean for this to be a book, so hopefully, you are someone can enlighten me on how to get past the “short time spent in acute care” and get my career back on track.

:zzzzzHere I go, first i would like to say , thank god for this wedsite. I am currently feeling as if i am along in this struggles that I am currently enduring. this is my story; I have been a nurse know for the past three years (Aug. 18th. 2005) since then, I have had the opportunity to explore the healthcare field in many respects, i.e. I have worked in short term care breifly, long term care and community health. Currently, I am unemployed and is taken aback on the hurdles that I am facing to find employement. After graduation I wanted to explore various areas of the healthcare field so as to find my niche. Unfortunately; this decision has placed me in a position of wondering; if I have blackballed myself from my dreams of becoming an effective and efficient nurse. I am currently seeking employment in short term care, however; my short experience in this field seem to be a hendurance. My question is: does nursing really offer that autonomy? is taking advantage of that autonomy a curse? would'nt an employer want a nurse that is well rounded, who is able to employ care to their consumers because of her experience and exposure to the health continuum? maybe; I may have misundertood that part in lecture and clinicals, but; at the time I interpreted that, an effective nures is one who approaches the patient in a holistic manner, while incoporating the nursing process. So, where did I go wrong? should I have taken the traditional road of one year med/surg. etc. to continue at a profession that I consider to be innate?