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  1. Utilization Review RN interview VERY SOON!!! please help!

    nursingosaurus posted a topic in Case Management

    Hi all, I some how managed to obtain a Utilization Review RN interview a few days from now. 1. What kind of questions should I expect to be asked and how can I prepare for them? 2. What kind of...

  2. How to break into case management nursing and utilization review....

    nursingosaurus posted a topic in Case Management

    I have roughly 4 years of clinical nursing experience, with some indirect case management, insurance verification and discharge experience. I applied and interviewed for a job which said ,"ENTRY LEVEL...

  3. Utilization Review---does anyone know anything about it? What is it like?

    nursingosaurus posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, I am currently a day surgery nurse where I work in a specialized environment, assisting the doctor and staff in fixing dialysis patients' dialysis access. I have been here for three years and...

  4. Professional Associations-- which is the best? Which is the correct one?

    nursingosaurus posted a topic in Case Management

    Hi, I am an RN Case Manager. I know that there are various associations for RNs to join, such as the American Nurses' Association, and I am aware that there are a variety of associations for...

  5. got to keep on moving

    nursingosaurus posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I don't know how much time I will have to contribute to this post as I have several things going on right now, but I was recently diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. I don't know how if I am in the right...

  6. NEW JOB!!! what have I gotten myself into.....

    nursingosaurus posted a topic in General Nursing

    I recently was hired to work for aetna as a case management RN. I don't have formal case management experience (as in the actual job title) from any other jobs but at my current job I do A LOT of case...

  7. frequently used software in CM

    nursingosaurus posted a topic in Case Management

    Hi, I just accepted a job with aetna doing in office case management (non traveling!!!) I am not sure what software we are going to be using but is there a place online where I can get some...

  8. frequently used software in CM

    nursingosaurus replied to nursingosaurus's topic in Case Management

    Thankyou for your help, you're likely

  9. NEW JOB!!! what have I gotten myself into.....

    nursingosaurus replied to nursingosaurus's topic in General Nursing

    thank you for your perspective, it is appreciated. I am already the bad guy at my job because patients get really mad if they not maintained NPO / having a driver prior to surgery even though they...

  10. NEW JOB!!! what have I gotten myself into.....

    nursingosaurus replied to nursingosaurus's topic in General Nursing

    CE DIRECT!! thanks, I really appreciate it. I was looking for something along these lines. I am sure it will be very helpful so thankyou very

  11. NEW JOB!!! what have I gotten myself into.....

    nursingosaurus replied to nursingosaurus's topic in General Nursing

    THANK YOU!!! (tried to post a reply via my phone earlier today) but it evidently didn't go through. I checked out glassdoor and briefly looked at careerbliss......I've browsed through lots of the case...

  12. Any cons toward accepting a UR position and leaving bedside?

    nursingosaurus replied to Heartyournurse's topic in Case Management

    Thanks for the

  13. Rejection has got me so low

    nursingosaurus posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I have a job right now as an RN.... but I am trying to transition to utilization management or Case management..... several interviews but all "not selected." Helpless

  14. Utilization Review RN interview VERY SOON!!! please help!

    nursingosaurus replied to nursingosaurus's topic in Case Management

    That is all such great, insightful and helpful advice. Thank you so much!!!!! I am printing it all out right now and going to read it over and over, and write in my own thoughtful comments after...

  15. How to break into case management nursing and utilization review....

    nursingosaurus replied to nursingosaurus's topic in Case Management

    Thank you for your insight, and I have noticed the same thing. Can't give up

  16. Needing encouragement, trying to get past being fired a few years ago.....

    nursingosaurus posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have found myself at a place in my life where I feel pretty hopeless, or at the very least, very very discouraged about my future in this profression. My first job as an RN was in 2008. I was hired...

  17. Any cons toward accepting a UR position and leaving bedside?

    nursingosaurus replied to Heartyournurse's topic in Case Management

    GOOD QUESTION! I completely HATE bedside nursing....I work in day surgery now, and people sometimes are so freaking gross that I can barely stand it. I know that sounds really awful but...I just am...

  18. Needing encouragement, trying to get past being fired a few years ago.....

    nursingosaurus replied to nursingosaurus's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I am so sorry that happened to you. I am so sorry someone was such a jerk to you. You are absolutely right. I really have kept all of this inside for so long. I have been so embarrassed about it...

  19. Needing encouragement, trying to get past being fired a few years ago.....

    nursingosaurus replied to nursingosaurus's topic in General Nursing

    well, it has to do with a lot of things. 1. I am concerned about the direction that my employer is going. There have been some decisions that concern me that they have made regarding personnel,...

  20. Cost of TWU RN-to-BSN online program?

    nursingosaurus replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in Texas Nursing

    I would go with UT Arlington. The fact that TWU can't give you a straight answer is a big indicator of how completely messed up their RN-BS program is. I had high hopes for it as well; I am in the...

  21. I HATE nursing! (long)

    nursingosaurus replied to InfoNurse1595's topic in General Nursing

    I read this post a long time ago....and think about it often....I actually thought about this post quite frequently when I took a job out of nursing school at the bedside (pediatric med-surg) that I...

  22. Is it hard to switch from Utilization management to bedside nursing?

    nursingosaurus replied to sf415's topic in Case Management

    PS- lots of credit and admiration to ANYONE who is a medical surgical nurse and actually likes it. Working directly at the bedside IS NOT for me....some people have the very stringent belief that...

  23. Is it hard to switch from Utilization management to bedside nursing?

    nursingosaurus replied to sf415's topic in Case Management

    I have to agree with the member who wrote that it might be a bad fit. However, as a relatively new nurse (it will be four years for me next year), I can most certainly understand the need to take a...

  24. Patient Falls- national (USA) statistics desperately needed

    nursingosaurus posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Hi all, I am doing a huge project (thesis-level) on patient falls. Despite being decently adept at the internet and having a strange and actual enjoyment of browsing through peer reviewed...

  25. Patient Falls- national (USA) statistics desperately needed

    nursingosaurus replied to nursingosaurus's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Round 2-- HEY again, thank you-- I was able to receive the private message with the link but when I clicked on it, it said it was not a valid link. What is the name of the book or article and maybe I...