KittyLovinRN

KittyLovinRN

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  1. Feeling sentimental .... patient death today

    KittyLovinRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    After today I can honestly say that I feel so sorry for nurses who see their job as "just a job" or "just a paycheck". They are missing out on so much. Holding the hand of both a dying patient and...

  2. Feeling sentimental .... patient death today

    KittyLovinRN replied to KittyLovinRN's topic in General Nursing

  3. Feeling sentimental .... patient death today

    KittyLovinRN replied to KittyLovinRN's topic in General Nursing

    I apologize, I never meant for the post to sound judgmental or

  4. Patient family blatently lied to me, ugh!!

    KittyLovinRN replied to KittyLovinRN's topic in Home Health

    Absolutely. I don't need my name anywhere near

  5. Patient family blatently lied to me, ugh!!

    KittyLovinRN posted a topic in Home Health

    Found out today patient and family were trying to hide the fact that patient was going to outpatient cardiopulmonary rehab...as I dug deeper the over involved daughter actually said to me, "They told...

  6. Patient family blatently lied to me, ugh!!

    KittyLovinRN replied to KittyLovinRN's topic in Home Health

    Medicare is fairly strict. As far as they're concerned if you are well enough to participate in cardiopulmonary rehab you are too well for home care. It's been a well oiled machine between myself...

  7. calling into work sick and feeling very guilty

    KittyLovinRN replied to chellemaree88's topic in General Nursing

    Are you kidding me?! I went to work knowing I was passing a kidney stone and my coworkers actually yelled at me for coming in even though it left them short for the night. So there, even if you try to...

  8. Phone reimbursmenti

    KittyLovinRN replied to BabaLouRN's topic in Home Health

    What about claiming it on your taxes?? Our agency reimburses monthly with a business expense form and is soon switching to an auto-pay but ONLY for Verizon accounts. This caused a lot of backlash at...

  9. No training on OASIS - new to home health

    KittyLovinRN replied to sukari79's topic in Home Health

    Run away! This is a money hungry agency and it sounds wildly inappropriate to not review OASIS with

  10. Foreign Transplants

    KittyLovinRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Happy Monday everyone! I had a thought run through my mind this morning as I was heading out the door to see my patients (I work home health in a large city, servicing many out of town patients). I...

  11. Identity as a nurse.

    KittyLovinRN replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    I would say much of my identity as a nurse comes from my and my husbands family. Just when I let the nurse in me sit back and relax someone in the family drags me back in. I don't dislike that though....

  12. Foreign Transplants

    KittyLovinRN replied to KittyLovinRN's topic in General Nursing

    True

  13. Foreign Transplants

    KittyLovinRN replied to KittyLovinRN's topic in General Nursing

    Lungs however aren't nearly that long for the most part. I always inquire how old my patients lungs are and how long they waited. The large hosp system in my city lists later in disease process it...

  14. Medicare and Homebound

    KittyLovinRN replied to KittyLovinRN's topic in Home Health

  15. Medicare and Homebound

    KittyLovinRN posted a topic in Home Health

    How many "special events" do you let your patients get away with? I have a patient w deep (>5cm) abscess/fistula in her buttocks with no pain who was very active beforehand. I told her she...

  16. Foreign Transplants

    KittyLovinRN replied to KittyLovinRN's topic in General Nursing

    Geez okay

  17. Foreign Transplants

    KittyLovinRN replied to KittyLovinRN's topic in General Nursing

  18. Foreign Transplants

    KittyLovinRN replied to KittyLovinRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the great info Tait! I didn't have time this morning to sit down and look anything up I appreciate your

  19. Foreign Transplants

    KittyLovinRN replied to KittyLovinRN's topic in General Nursing

  20. Foreign Transplants

    KittyLovinRN replied to KittyLovinRN's topic in General Nursing

  21. Documenting

    KittyLovinRN replied to lilpetRN's topic in General Nursing

    If that's what he's saying then that's what I would chart, honestly. Write why you called him and what his response was. ALSO I would get together with your coworkers and start a document of your own...

  22. Help with "distancing" myself from a patient

    KittyLovinRN replied to CharleeFoxtrot's topic in General Nursing

    I ALWAYS blame policies! I do home health and had a patient recently celebrating his 90th birthday and was having a party. I'm the only nurse who sees him and he gave me an invitation to the party. I...

  23. Foreign Transplants

    KittyLovinRN replied to KittyLovinRN's topic in General Nursing

    They come here, pay the money for evaluations, hospitalization, hotels and are placed on the list in the same way natural born citizens are. They are not necessarily back ups or anything they're just...

  24. Foreign Transplants

    KittyLovinRN replied to KittyLovinRN's topic in General Nursing

    I should clarify...transplant evaluations cost BIG BUCKS. Insurance usually covers but international pts pay out of

  25. Documenting

    KittyLovinRN replied to lilpetRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like management knows this guy is an issue and they don't want it documented. Keep documenting in quotes because God forbid you're in court next to this jerk you have something I stand on!!...