I left hospital nursing out of frustration of being pulled from the bedside with all of the bright ideas everyone came up with. Additional forms, more frequent computer charting, with computers only...
I am a manager for a Managed Care Company. Per the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chaper 6, Section 20.6, Outpatient Observation Services Effective 07/01/09 : "Observation care is a well-defined set...
You are truly in a difficult situation. I agree that Standards of Care should be universal, and I find this LVN's appalling. I was an LPN for many years before becoming an RN. I took every CE opp...
clhankin67 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing
Sorry to hear that. Having been blind sided myself in the past I can understand how you are feeling. I agree with the filing of unemployment and clarifying your severence pay and benefits. I also...
I am a manager for a Medicare HMO. I have 20 Nurses that are direct reports and they perform daily onsite reviews at hospitals and Skilled Nursing Facilities. They gather clinical and psychosocial...
I am a Manager at a Medicare Advantage plan and we have transitioned all of our Field Nursing Staff from UR Nurses to Case Managers as we wanted them to view the members Holistically and not just view...
clhankin67 replied to letitbe_lindsay's topic in General Students
I want to applaud the "stare" technique. I have used it myself for most of my career. It is useful not only with obnoxious fellow nurses, but with rude physicians, patient family members, etc. Now...
As a Regional Inpatient Manager who is currently reading dozens of resumes at the moment I confess that I tend to skim for key words and phrases. Bullet points make the resume too long. I want to...
I started fresh out of nursing school in a Tele/Med/Surg unit and know it was the best thing for me. I was able to get the basics, as well as Cardiac and Pulmonary. You sometimes have patients that...
clhankin67 replied to gabrielle76's topic in General Nursing
Coding is very important if you are wanting to transition into UR, billing, and certain other positions. I would recommend a classroom coding class if you are unfamiliar with coding. Good
I graduated this past year. It allowed me to be promoted to a management position within only a few months. I would recommend this program if you are disciplined, focused, and a self learner. I found...
I became a Case Manager in a smaller hospital while an LPN. I also went on to work at 3 seperate insurance companies as an LPN. I applied for positions that required an RN Licensure, but allowed my...
I have been a hospital case manager, and am now a Field case manager for an insurance company. I enjoy both sides. The challenge as a Hospital Case Manager is to understand the various insurance,...