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  1. CT Supreme Court Decision: Teen can't refuse Chemo

    IndianaHH replied to SC APRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    FORCING a patient??? Seventeen isnt a child, and as a cancer patient this girl has to face multiple decisions already. THIS is so wrong...the state dictating. This is only a slippery slope folks....

  2. 50 something ASN thinking of OHN

    IndianaHH posted a topic in Occupational Health

    I've toyed with occupational health, even applied at Chrysler when they posted openings without specific requirements. I'd like to be direct to the what's of becoming COHN. Online classes? Any...

  3. WHY do employers that give 2-3 days orientation require a month's notice of resignati

    IndianaHH replied to Nola009's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Indiana is a "at will state"... which means a facility can fire someone without notice or even good cause. It's used as a veiled threat...no job security. It also works going the other direction,...

  4. I want to SCREAM, no job yet!!

    IndianaHH replied to Charmslpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Same thing is happening in Indiana. LPN's getting the cush "clinic jobs" because they cost less. I'm an RN, never thought I'd be scrambling for

  5. LTC is so wrong for me...should I go? Help!

    IndianaHH posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I've been in home health until the econ tanked, then I was laid off. Since then it's been a struggle to find satisfactory work that wont need up killing me. I'm pushing 60 yrs old, the days of running...

  6. Unrestrained pittbull

    IndianaHH replied to Tampa121's topic in Home Health

    Where does it state nurses arent to have RIGHTS FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY just because they're are a homehealth nurse? I've have always explained to my patients that any dog must be on a leash. If its a...

  7. Can you have a life AND do HH?

    IndianaHH replied to lweatherby's topic in Home Health

    I have been in HH for 10 years. This last week was when the line was drawn into the sand, and I said enough was enough. The agency I work for is private owner/family run agency. Not such a bad idea,...

  8. Did the shut-down of Mobile Doctors affect you?

    IndianaHH replied to nursekiddo's topic in Home Health

    Indianapolis. Four of our pts were Mobile Doc. All the pts information, med list, H/P locked up. Fortunately another company is willing to take these onboard..however... 3-4 wks at least before the...

  9. NM BON length of time for transferring license

    IndianaHH posted a topic in General Nursing

    Im planning to move to NM from the Midwest. NM is one state I am interested in. I've started reading all the requirements for getting license by endorsement from IND. IND is not compact, so I...

  10. 57 and need to start over YET AGAIN!

    IndianaHH replied to Bailey246's topic in Nursing Career

    OH goodness the boat keeps getting bigger and bigger. I am 57 and was laid off following years of healthcare experienced. Cant return to college as I DID that when I was 45 yrs old. Earned my RN at 50...

  11. Mandatory Flu Vaccines- How do you feel?

    IndianaHH replied to Snowbird17's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This was released today. Swine flu vaccine linked to narcolepsy. Just for discussion state for all those who repeat the mantra that the shot is 100% beneficial, that it is worth the risk. Insight:...

  12. A Call to Action from the Nation's Nurses in the Wake of Newtown

    IndianaHH replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    A LITTLE GUN HISTORY In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control. >From 1929 to 1953, about 20 million 'dissidents', unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated In...

  13. Pay per visit rates....what is the usual

    IndianaHH posted a topic in Home Health

    The big yahoos come from corporate today....changed all the nurses from hourly to pay per visit. Nothing is weight...SOC, routine all the same. 6 visits a day to meet quota....at $33 a visit... Should...

  14. "Fee Basis" Exemption for Home Health Nurses

    IndianaHH replied to sweetsugar's topic in Home Health

    Yes, the pay per visit is a means to cheat nurses out of their rightfully due pay. The agency I worked for changed from hourly to pay per visit with the bold remark they were doing it 'so we dont have...

  15. Obamacare Survives, Supreme Court Rescues 'Big Health'

    IndianaHH replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I've spoken to several Canadians who've left Canada to seek medical attention..."from the USA broken system" They are all in horror in seeing what is happening here. Socialized medicine does not

  16. Nursing: Not A Recession-Proof Career

    IndianaHH replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Thank Goodness ... finally.. an article stating the current situation of nursing lay offs. I've been laid off since early February from homehealth agency. Last month I was hired PRN at a wound center....

  17. Expectations for traveling with a patient??

    IndianaHH replied to Shimmer580's topic in Home Health

    Excuse me? Since when did you sign on for nannyhood? Its THEIR vacation, surely by this time mom and pop are perfectly capable of caring for THEIR child . Caring about one's young charges is all well...

  18. Happening again

    IndianaHH replied to emilysmom,RN's topic in Home Health

    HH agencies were/are the targets of Medicare cutbacks. Which trickled down to cut backs in nursing staff. The HH agency I worked for had its THIRD lay off in 6 years.. every 2 yrs the staff was cut....

  19. Since when were patients referred to a GUESTS??

    IndianaHH posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In my online search for a new homehealth field nurse position I discovered a hospital website that used the term 'guest' in lieu of 'patient" Is this political correctness? Is a healthcare now a...

  20. Since when were patients referred to a GUESTS??

    IndianaHH replied to IndianaHH's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    chuckling. I suppose it is a good thing. I will guess, in light of the forthcoming health care rationing, nouns wont be needed (patient, client, guest) just adjectives. Younger than 70 or older...

  21. Pay Per Visit ... Good or Bad?

    IndianaHH replied to bringmeashrubbery's topic in Home Health

    It's totally illegal. You are still an employee. You are paid per visit. That just means you wont get any overtime pay. If the visit takes 30 mins or takes 2 hrs as a routine visit its all the same...

  22. leaving my first job after 3 months due to bullying

    IndianaHH replied to tinker.72's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm so sorry your first experience in nursing is so horrible. Unfortunately its not uncommon. Especially in LTC. Your health, your sanity is more valuable than to lose it over a job. No shame in...

  23. The problem with nursing

    IndianaHH replied to passionflower's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Its encouraging to see other nurses becoming self employed. I received the "involuntarily termination" notice last Thursday. Central Office has been chopping piece by piece death of the office for 3...

  24. Lay offs in Homehealth care

    IndianaHH posted a topic in Home Health

    The initial mandates of the "healthcare plan" are having results. My patients cant afford medications, the number of visits are cut, supplies are rationed, and staffing is reduced. The office I...

  25. Lay offs in Homehealth care

    IndianaHH replied to IndianaHH's topic in Home Health

    I was quite vocal concerning the changes, requirements as I envisioned exactly what is present. NOT a healthcare program but a death care. Ninety percent of my day is paperwork and BS that is...