Tampa121

Tampa121

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  1. Tampa, Fl RN salaries??

    Tampa121 replied to Student_Michelle's topic in Florida Nursing

    Hi there, I am an RN associates degree from MA, moved here 4 yrs ago , plenty of ICU,CCU, M/S, Homecare experience, oh and Case Management. I've been an RN since 19995, prior to that LPN since 1973...

  2. Pre and post transplant home infusions

    Tampa121 posted a topic in Home Health

    Hi you all, I hope you all great holidays! Now, business at hand. Have you ever heard of home infusion therapy for pre and post transplant pts. They wiill come out with PICC line and my company wants...

  3. Help, How long for background check?

    Tampa121 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, I recently was offered and accepted a case management position at an ALF. They started processing my paperwork last week, 1/21/10. I was given a tentativ start date of today. Well, I...

  4. Help, How long for background check?

    Tampa121 replied to Tampa121's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you to all who answered. I em my ?future supervisor yesterday. She replied with she has been checking daily with HR, to find out when she can start me. She gave me the phone number of the ADON...

  5. Pre and post transplant home infusions

    Tampa121 replied to Tampa121's topic in Home Health

    Hi all, I went to the inservice--3 hrs!! No way am I doing this--Dobutrex cont infusion in home, AND some of them will be coming out with Left Ventricular Assistive Device!! Too much to go wrong for...

  6. Too good to be true?

    Tampa121 replied to KateRN1's topic in Home Health

    I agree with all the posts. Sorry, I haven't responded sooner. The new job sounds a lot better than the one with managers who have no HH experience. Good

  7. Pre and post transplant home infusions

    Tampa121 replied to Tampa121's topic in Home Health

    Thanks Kate, I'll stick with my Cardiacs, they are all decomping now! Must be the Holidays and the cold

  8. Pre and post transplant home infusions

    Tampa121 replied to Tampa121's topic in Home Health

    Dear Kate, As far as I know, none of this is going to be provided for me. I am not PICC Certified. I'm told "It's homecare,Kathy, not an ICU". Yes, I am the only RN who is ACLS at my agency. My...

  9. Pre and post transplant home infusions

    Tampa121 replied to Tampa121's topic in Home Health

    Hi Calli, YES, I am feeling like this would not be good for my license> RN in 2 states MA and FL. Even, the Cardiac coordinator said she would not do it! My specialty is Cardio-pulmonary, not...

  10. Tampa Case Management jobs?

    Tampa121 posted a topic in Case Management

    Hi all, Are there any Case Management jobs in or around Tampa Bay? Do you prefer Hospital vs. insurance company? Is there a big difference in pay? Does anyone know of a great hospital or company to...

  11. HH Advice , Difficult non-compliant pt.

    Tampa121 posted a topic in Home Health

    Hi all, OK, I've never run into this before. Background, I am an RN for 15 yrs, 20 yrs prior as LPN. % yrs HH in MA., 22 yrs ICU. Well , today, a pt of mine called my agency asking for my RN license...

  12. PDA's

    Tampa121 posted a topic in Home Health

    Anyone have a good PDA they can reccomend to help me with scheduling; next visit, recerts, tele numbers, addresses, long battery life, large screen, stylet, ec. Looked online and got overwhelmed!...

  13. PDA's

    Tampa121 replied to Tampa121's topic in Home Health

    Thank you, I

  14. HH Advice , Difficult non-compliant pt.

    Tampa121 replied to Tampa121's topic in Home Health

    You are out of line, kids. Who's judging whom!! She canned our agency even after supervisor saw her, lied about braces for her knees not coming when they did while supervisor was there. As, for the...

  15. HH Advice , Difficult non-compliant pt.

    Tampa121 replied to Tampa121's topic in Home Health

    Dear kids, Well, today the patient canned my supervisor after lying about not receiving knee braces! So, put that in your

  16. Exempt in Homecare

    Tampa121 replied to Tampa121's topic in Home Health

    Hi All, Wanted to update you on my issues. Have gone per visit, plenty of visits, still finishing up paperwork from last week, got really sick, no wonder, all the hours I was working. Anyway, I'll get...

  17. Exempt in Homecare

    Tampa121 posted a topic in Home Health

    Hi, I work for a very small Homecare company, I am the only RN. i am an Exempt employee. I am required to do all admissions, resumption of care, recertification q 2 months, supervise the one LPN we...

  18. help, pt with open wounds and colostomy has his bedroom infested with cockroaches.

    Tampa121 replied to Tampa121's topic in Infectious Disease

    Hi there, Thank you for responding to my concern. I did report it to my supervisor. She suggested I clean his room! Elevate the dsg supplies and colostomy supplies on empty boxes. Well, I did what she...

  19. help, pt with open wounds and colostomy has his bedroom infested with cockroaches.

    Tampa121 posted a topic in Infectious Disease

    They are all over his dsg supplies, on flr ,all over his colostomy supplies again on floor, has open food containers on floor. I cleaned as best I could, brought in empty boxes, threw away all...

  20. My First Code

    Tampa121 replied to ilovechadkrause's topic in General Nursing

    My first Code!! I was 23 yrs old, a baby, one year of Med/Surg, then working in ICU, on orientation. Someone said to me, "Grab the code cart," I did and got it where they could use it, I almost ran my...

  21. Safety and protection while working....

    Tampa121 replied to luvmy2angels's topic in Home Health

    Cali is right, you can choose to work in those unsafe neighborhoods or not. I worked for a company up north in MA, and in a high rise building, elevator was freq. broken 15 floors! So, a nurse was...

  22. HH Advice , Difficult non-compliant pt.

    Tampa121 replied to Tampa121's topic in Home Health

    Thank you, heard you loud and clear. The pt is non-compliant with her care, which is her choice. My agency is continuing to see her, she has knee braces on and my supervisor was told she had to do Sup...

  23. Exempt in Homecare

    Tampa121 replied to Tampa121's topic in Home Health

    Hi everyone, Just wanted to say thankyou for all your advice. I will continue to work for them as per diem nurse and apply to other companies, also. I know what got me all twisted was having to...

  24. Exempt in Homecare

    Tampa121 replied to Tampa121's topic in Home Health

    So, how much notice do i need to give them? I want to give only 1 wk, want to really one day! I am overwhelmed, being treated unfairly by my supervisor, rude. 66-70 hrs a week all over Hillsborough...

  25. Exempt in Homecare

    Tampa121 replied to Tampa121's topic in Home Health

    Ok, my supervisor this morning hung up on my when I told her Lynn, Executive Director and I had a productive meeting last night-final straw, there are plenty of agencies in Tampa area, I got the names...