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That's too much to do and sets up increased chance for error, poor pt/family education, etc. Of course some larger hospice agencies have dedicated admissions nurses. You could suggest scaling back the number of tasks an admission nurse does. That mi...

Probably varies from job to job but what does call typically look like? I interviewed for a NI position and call was 4:1. There was no compensation, you could receive phone calls at any hour of the night and you're expected to be back at work the ne...

This one's a large non-profit healthcare system mostly in the southwest. They're running a squeaky tight budget. You're expected to use you're own cellphone and you better have unlimited voice mins otherwise it'll quickly get expensive. The good news...

You might try to prep for future interviews by volunteering at work for anything possibly related to informatics. Also look at work related inefficiencies and propose ideas for change.

Interesting info regarding hospitals and BSNs. - a 10% increase in BSNs employed equates to a 5% reduction in mortality and failure to rescue - Magnet facilities hire more BSNs http://www.americannursetoday.com/assets/0/434/436/440/8612/8614/8630/86...

I think they filter resume key phrases etc via computers and recruiters. And then they probably concentrate mostly on your answers to their online questionnaire. I responded to a position and it took about 2 months to get a call back. The Banner recr...

We can educate and make recommendations but it's up to families and patients to make the final decision. And sometimes dementia etc removes the latter option. As they say, we're there to walk beside them. :)

It's a new hospice admission, lives in group home. Just adding another anecdotal case for the OP.

I currently have a new CVS pt with a G tube.

AZ continues to be a tough nursing market. Challenges include the federal budget sequester, slow economy (no growth), reduced reimbursements, restrictions and penalties for hospital 30 day readmits or deaths, etc. I should add, hospice and home healt...

In 2011 per NHPCO: Cancer 38% Debility 14% Dementia 13% Heart Dz 11% Lung Dz 9%

I haven't seen many g/j tube feedings but some diagnoses almost require them like esophageal CA. LTC facilities have their own ethical issues and business considerations.

You might be in denial or worse yet... It's very competitive out there. It appears you have no acute-care experience, you lack a BSN, and you seem to be bouncing around with many jobs over short periods of time. What are you doing wrong? Don't expe...

I think it makes sense as long as the pt is consistent with refusing male docs, CNAs, respiratory therapists, etc. Gotta wonder how the hospital would respond to that.

Enjoy that sacramento union gig while it lasts. Unions have a way of killing the golden goose.

Probably a lot of turnover with those recent employees not being paid.

That's good news! It'll probably re-open after a large hospital chain buys it for pennies on the dollar. It won't be Arizona Regional Medical Center. It's tough times for hospitals but management probably also made plenty of bonehead business decisio...

AZ Regional Medical Center is closing May 8. Arizona Regional Medical Center closing due to financial stresses

With all the focus on electronic records, I wanted to do a quick check on the state of current technology for home visits... 1) Is your charting software relatively new and easy to use? 2) Software company (McKesson, Cerner, etc)? 3) Are you using l...

We had some pretty slick paper charting 5 years ago. It was a double sided piece of paper and you could whip through it in no time. We've long since been using undesirable software that's unfriendly, non-maintainable, poorly thought-out, and slow. T...

I'm sure your police officer husband is a great resource. If you're carrying, it's always a best practice to target practice. :)

1) Is your charting software relatively new and easy to use? Old, unfriendly, nonmultitasking. 2) Software company (McKesson, Cerner, etc)? Cerner- Homeworks/Roadnotes 3) Are you using laptops, ipads, or android pads? Laptop 4) Are you connected to ...

Phoenix Children's Hospital updated the AZ state there would be a layoff of up to 150 staff. I have seen no news reports but the AZ Worker and Retraining Notice website lists it as of Jan 31, 2013.

I'm not sure how accurate it is but I read some recent employee feedback online about that. They're mostly physician owned. Looking at financial stats for 2011 below, they don't seem to be doing very well financially for being a 'for profit' hospital...

Not that I'm trying to convince you but there's plenty of less expensive surrounding areas to live. Between the two, huge differences in gasoline tax, income tax, standard deductions, auto registration, etc. And higher salaries mean you pay more for...