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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 questions should I ask them? 3. Are there perhaps any re...

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 CASE MANAGEMENT" but upon arriving they said they...

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 previously had a (brief) time in pediatric med sur...

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 specialized nursing practices. My question is this: Which c...

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 place in terms of this forum, or if I should be on an...

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 management duties. I have been at my current job ...

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 exposure/use with some of the popular case management softwa...

Thankyou for your help, you're likely correct!

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 were instructed ahead of time. I've worked with an EX...

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 much.

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 management threads and will do so again to see if...

Thanks for the info!

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 feeling

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 thinking about the answers thoroughly. What kind of qu...

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

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 off-cycle- most hospitals where I live have their ...

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 burnt out on direct patient care. Maybe after a brea...

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 for so long, like I was a failure or a horrible nu...

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, behavior of physicians/staff, etc. 2. We have another lo...

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 last week of my last semester with them, and I hones...

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 really just could not stand. It was a horrible fit...

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 without any exceptions, the nurse should always get a ...

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 job because it is all you can find. I had to do the ...

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 journals/databases, I have actually not been able to find a SI...

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 can find it? I would PM you back directly but sin...