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heathert_kc

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  1. Transitioning within case management—insurance to small rural hospital

    heathert_kc posted a topic in Case Management

    I have been a case manager for UHC and a state ISP program and passed my CCM in the last testing window, but was recently had a recruiter reach out regarding a position in a rural critical access...

  2. Masters Degree??

    heathert_kc replied to NurseAN94's topic in Case Management

    I am in the same boat (only in CM for a few years considering higher education) and agree the CCM is probably #1 requirement I see preferred, plus it is easier/cheaper/faster than Obtaining a masters...

  3. Pay? Same as clinical RN?

    heathert_kc replied to SDANG's topic in Case Management

    It was a pay bump for me too. I am not doing inpatient CM and have a salaried position. I previously worked for UHC, who started me salaried, then changed everyone over to hourly (that corresponded to...

  4. Case Management / Travel Nursing?

    heathert_kc replied to AJL_91's topic in Case Management

    I was wondering this too. I have been in case management for a few years and working on getting my certification now (delayed due to testing/class cancelled), but as my husband and I are soon ?to pay...

  5. Considering psych?

    heathert_kc posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I was an LPN in LTC for 4 years, as an RN I worked Ortho (minor back injury scared me away from bedside nursing), I was a clinical supervisor for a home health company for 2 years, then took a case...

  6. When is it time to move on?

    heathert_kc replied to baygrl11's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I can certainly relate. I have great co-workers for the most part, but management which has always been questionable has had some recent changes and it is so frustrating. New DON was never a floor...

  7. Lakeview College of nursing

    heathert_kc posted a topic in Illinois Nursing

    In my research into accelerated BSN programs I found Lakeview college of nursing. I am having some difficulty navigating their website; Any one know how long their program is for those already holding...

  8. 6 patients at once? How do you do that?? Any advice?

    heathert_kc replied to RN0302's topic in First Year After Licensure

    There is a difference in staffing between day and night shifts, so is this on night shift?? If so I would say that is not far out of the range of what is normal. Did they say that is the max, 6 pt per...

  9. Accepted acute rehab job, then took a pregancy test!!

    heathert_kc posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was really happy to get offered a job in an acute rehab hospital, as I wanted something more acute. But the week before my orientation I failed to have my monthly and took a pregnancy test and sure...

  10. Accepted acute rehab job, then took a pregancy test!!

    heathert_kc replied to heathert_kc's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That's what the doc said. 'Lift is okay, just do it properly and get help when needed; No being superwoman. You will probably be more careful with any of the isolation pts than the other nurses...

  11. Accepted acute rehab job, then took a pregancy test!!

    heathert_kc replied to heathert_kc's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you, Congrats to you as well! You made some great points and gave me a lot to think about.I have never used FMLA and haven't done much research yet, not sure why but I was thinking it required a...

  12. Have a serious problem with night shift CNAs

    heathert_kc replied to heathert_kc's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh to work in such a place, where anyone can be fired for not doing there job.... jk they just don't take things seriously and management is too lax, not that everyone walking on egg shells is better,...

  13. Have a serious problem with night shift CNAs

    heathert_kc posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am a new RN in my mid-20s, though I have been at the same facility as an LPN for 2+ years, a CNA for 2 years before that (though at a different place). Because I was in school last semester I had to...

  14. No call no show?

    heathert_kc replied to Fngrpntsnotasin's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The fact that you take your job personally shows you care. But this tends to be the type of individuals who do no call no shows, those who call in all the time, have countless 'family emergencies',...

  15. New grad RN transitioning from LTC

    heathert_kc replied to heathert_kc's topic in Rehabilitation

    Thanks for the input, I appreciate it and I hope you are right!! Either way I am up for the challenge, just a bit nerve racking to start something

  16. New grad RN transitioning from LTC

    heathert_kc posted a topic in Rehabilitation

    I worked as a LPN for 2.5 years in ltc; it was a beautiful new facility and relatively cushy compared to most nursing homes (ratio 16-18 pt per nurse on day/evening, 1:32-34 on noc, with 4-5 medicare...

  17. Rehab Nursing advice please...not a real nurse?

    heathert_kc replied to leolomb's topic in Rehabilitation

    I too am in the same boat. A new grad RN, with 3 years in ltc as an LPN. A rehab hospital was the first place willing to give me a shot on the acute unit and I was thinking is the 'real' acute care...

  18. Take a job in New Mexico or hold out for job in CA?

    heathert_kc replied to Finna22's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I think this partially depends on your situation in life and your priorities. If your family is not able to support you or you have a lot of student loan or other debt without savings, I would have to...

  19. Starting Clinicals This Week And I Feel So Un prepared

    heathert_kc replied to vagirl76's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Remember you are a student you are not supposed to know everything and instructors cannot expect you to know how to do something perfectly that you have never done or practiced. Even if you have...

  20. Ohio University RN-to-BSN Program

    heathert_kc replied to chuckster's topic in Ohio University

    Did my app in early Feb, but I just got my transcipts sent in a short while ago... See some complaints about them being slow, but hope it does not take forever, anxious to get started in the fall. At...

  21. Im not happy in my job, am I just being silly?? HELP!!!!

    heathert_kc replied to ronda919's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Everyone is different and work better in/prefers a different environment. I can certainly see how doing the same thing day in and day out might get a bit manotanous. Remember that being a ltc CNA is a...

  22. Debating on becoming an LPN over RN

    heathert_kc replied to verywishfulthinker's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Some clinics and physcian's offices do hire LPNs, but as far as inpatient units and hospitals it would primarily be RNs. I think that getting LPN is a great option for some, but if RN is your eventual...

  23. Now that I am an RN, is it stupid to apply for LPN position

    heathert_kc replied to heathert_kc's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Thanks guys. That's what I did...just one extra net out there for a potential job. I guess I forgot what it was like to be a new grad; back to the bottom of the totem pole for

  24. Now that I am an RN, is it stupid to apply for LPN position

    heathert_kc posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I just finished my bridge in December and took the NCLEX and passed in January, after three years of being an LPN. No luck at all finding a new grad RN position in an acute care setting, not even an...

  25. Now that I am an RN, is it stupid to apply for LPN position

    heathert_kc replied to heathert_kc's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I am currently working ltc and am certainly not limiting myself to hospitals; had one interview for a hospice and another for correctional nurse, but in general I get the idea they would prefer...