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  1. feeling the negative enviroment in prison nursing

    erroridiot replied to hrdcore's topic in Correctional

  2. feeling the negative enviroment in prison nursing

    erroridiot replied to hrdcore's topic in Correctional

    Yes indeed, high integrity is not a "value" in the correctional environment. It is best to be very professional with the guards, follow the policies and keep your personal life to yourself....

  3. Blacklisted?

    erroridiot replied to feisty_lpn's topic in Home Health

    Blacklisting can happen in all sorts of ways. For example. One of my current employers "failed" to call back and give me a reference. That cost me a job. They did it on purpose because they are...

  4. Home Care Fraud - How to escape.

    erroridiot posted a topic in Home Health

    I have never reported an agency to the authorities for fraud, but I have been accused of doing so and have been blacklisted. I have seen so much horrifying fraud in home health care that I don't want...

  5. recerting too many times

    erroridiot replied to cny4rn's topic in Home Health

    Inappropriate recertification is a huge problem in medicare home care agencies. That is why RAC auditors are coming to take the money back. The agency can keep on doing inappropriate recerts, but at...

  6. A patient flat out lied about me

    erroridiot replied to TwilightRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    No patient is your friend. They will turn on you in a second. Document everything every single time. Cover yourself. Report everything. You can find a better

  7. Great Lakes

    erroridiot posted a topic in Michigan Nursing

    Can anyone offer any information about working for Great Lakes Home Care and Hospice in Michigan as a RN? Thanks in

  8. Great Lakes

    erroridiot replied to erroridiot's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Thanks to you, Tewdles. I picked up on some of their "deficiencies" and did not take the job. A couple of weeks ago, I met a recent ex-employee who called it the "#1 worst job in

  9. Amedysis

    erroridiot replied to PALPN4018's topic in Home Health

    One of the most fraudulent agencies I worked for had pictures of religious icons all over the place and each meeting started with "prayer". The owner claimed to be very religious and sang religious...

  10. Fraud and wow...I'm disappointed.

    erroridiot replied to akRN68's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you. I hope that you will not suffer from any retaliation due to reporting this person. In the area I live in, retaliation can be swift and horrifying if you report something like this. take...

  11. I really do not get it!

    erroridiot replied to labrador4122's topic in General Nursing

    Talking with the "manager" could actually be a destructive situation. The manager is responsible for the mess, has set up the dynamics and has created the situation you find yourself in. She has her...

  12. Fraud and wow...I'm disappointed.

    erroridiot replied to akRN68's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes! Sad to say that in a situation like this, I prefer to use my head and not my heart. Situations like this require some logical thought and analysis to gain an objective view of the situation....

  13. Case Manager Pay

    erroridiot replied to Pooksmom1996's topic in Home Health

    Your situation sounds horrible. The company you work for deserves a severe nursing shortage and you deserve a better

  14. I really do not get it!

    erroridiot replied to labrador4122's topic in General Nursing

    Someone needs to go in there and tell the "manager" to send the disturbed, pathetic, borderline staff members to ________________ . a. summer camp b. a day at the spa c. boot camp d. Siberia If an...

  15. Getting Paid for Admissions that are Refused

    erroridiot replied to LuLu2008's topic in Home Health

    Stay away from agencies with crappy referrals. Good luck getting paid if you are on a pay per case basis. Some home care agencies treat nurses like prostitutes. They send you "out in the streets to...

  16. stupid documentation!

    erroridiot replied to NC29mom's topic in General Nursing

    Is your "DON" literate and/or competent? Why not look for a job where coworkers are higher

  17. Dog on the floor, what do you think?

    erroridiot replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    I would let it be. The dog is providing emotional and or physical comfort to the patient unconditionally. The dog could teach me a lot. The human animal bond is a mystery to some and a joy to...

  18. MD Office Referrals

    erroridiot replied to KateRN1's topic in Home Health

    The Medicare Benefit Policy Manual Chapter 7

  19. what questions should a new nurse ask at an interview?

    erroridiot replied to scrublifenurse10's topic in General Nursing

    1. How did this position become open? 2. What happened to the last nurse in this position? I only ask those 2 questions if the interviewer ticks me off and I know I don't want the job. They will...

  20. Leaving an agency, giving report

    erroridiot replied to spejsa's topic in Home Health

    Transfer of Responsibility Form This should be filled out when a patient is transferred from one staff to another. You and the agency have proof that a transfer report was given and it can be read by...

  21. Help for bedbound pts - Geri chair?

    erroridiot replied to kaliRN's topic in Home Health

    The Barton Chair is the best home care chair available. It makes 1 person transfer easy. I don't know about the insurance coverage for it. I did have one caregiver tell me that there was partial...

  22. Is this bizarre?

    erroridiot replied to mcpnurse's topic in General Nursing

    This is a sad commentary on the state of nursing today. It is becoming the norm. The nursing supervisor who threatened to fire him should be reported to the state board of nursing for

  23. Medicare and Skilled needs

    erroridiot replied to spejsa's topic in Home Health

    ALF patients are difficult to skill. Any patient with memory loss should not sign the consent unless someone else is there to sign as a cosignature. You can't skill the visit unless you teach the...

  24. Medicare and Skilled needs

    erroridiot replied to spejsa's topic in Home Health

    http://www.cms.gov/manuals/downloads/bp102c07.pdf The Medicare Benefit Manual Chapter 7 will tell you what you need to know about skilled visits for Home Care. It also explains the blood draw issue...

  25. How do you teach a life-saving diet?

    erroridiot replied to Slobgob's topic in General Nursing

    McDonalds has a couple of acceptable items on their menu for a cardiac diet. Don't forget to teach them to read food labels for milligrams of sodium per serving and where to find the serving size in...