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Private Duty in MA , (company I work for) $30.31/hr (RN) during weekdays, on evenings, weekends and nights $32.75/hr........holidays time & a half........ I was in FL (same company) rate varied...anywhere from $16/hr to $20/hr depending on the...

Well, I'm a case manager, and we do them for ALL pt's 18 & over......probably is my company's policy....have no idea, I just know we do them for ALL 18 y.o and over .....been doing them for as long as I have been at my company...

SOC is the date on the 485...basically the 1st day a nurse walks through the pt's door, even if it is only an orientation...... all the dates have to match .....the only date that doesn't matter is the "initial assessment " date...the date you go out...

Ph paper is the best way to check for proper placement...gastric Ph is below 5.5......also if the pt is on any meds like Pepcid, Zantac etc..anything like that it WILL affect the Ph so you should ask the MD what the acceptable Ph would be for verify...

PSA does both adults and peds at most locations...there are some branches that only do peds.....some branches do home health aide cases as well...it all depends on the location.......I have worked for them for several years, and let me tell you, the ...

Try PSA Healthcare...they pay the highest....HOWEVER...in FL you will get low pay...I worked for them and the pay rates when I left were...$15 an hr for LPN's...and $16/hr for RN's...on holidays you only get $5 an hour more than your base rate....plu...

Well, I can answer that.....I do this very job.....it's basically mostly paperwork, doing POT's, clarifying MD orders, calling staff nurses, HHA's etc into the office & "counseling" them.....basically a write up they have to sign & get put on...

See, what I have found is when a family has only a couple of nurses, it will be harder to staff in the event someone is out sick or whatnot, a perfect example I just went through myself, the case had 2 regular nurses, one does 4 nights out of the wee...

Wow, CoudySue, the family I mentioned is poor, so that really shocks me even more so.....I can totally see the wealthy families acting like that...the one I mentioned used to be super appreciative and would practically trip over themselves to show th...

Yes, be careful with some of the families because they WILL try to take advantage.....give them an inch & they will take take take.....and some of them can be really nasty, and treat you like a second class servant.....Sometimes if you do things ...

It depends what area you work in.....home health PDN south fl area....They are now hiring PLN's at $15.00 per hour I've been told from acquaintances who have nurse friends applying for a job....hospital I think pay more...down here anyway. Also if yo...

I would call the CM you spoke to OR the director of the agency you work for..... did that nurse document this as her opinion or just what the facts were????? Anytime I have taken care of a patient who had any bumps, bruises, etc...if they happened ...

Reminds me of the nurses who pull the " I don't do nights or weekends".....or my all time peeve " I've paid my dues" in reference to working weekends.......ugh! If that's the attitude then maybe they should have done something else as a career......

I have a close friend who is an LPN who works at a VA hospital in the Tampa area...she LOVES it there.....says the benefits are great...health insurance effective immediately....she use to work private duty home care and put in 72+ hours a week...aft...

I have 1st hand experience...my own child got this at 3 weeks of age.....perfectly healthy prior to getting sick. This is a really bad infection for anyone, but especially a new baby. She was bent backwards with her feet touching the back of her head...

Ugggh! I have been doing home health for quite a few years and it has it's many positives, but also negatives......families not telling you of any new MD orders or changes, and finding out AFTER the fact.....also having teenagers trying to tell you h...

Ugggh! I have been doing home health for quite a few years and it has it's many positives, but also negatives......families not telling you of any new MD orders or changes, and finding out AFTER the fact.....also having teenagers trying to tell you h...

Just try to get through it, and don't do anything to make her target you even more. Alot of nursing students have been through this.....my daughters pediatrician is married to a nurse practioner.....she went to nursing school and was told the exact ...

deniatus..no seriously..the LPN's only made $2-$4 less an hour than the RN's....for real! I had LPN's working in my home with my own child, and I also worked with them (same company) at patients homes as well....when I left there 3 years ago the LP...

Yes...don't go by what the "statistics" or anything like that .....on salary.com they have pay rate here in Fl as higher than what it actually is....I will tell you...I lived in Mass my entire life....but south of Boston....in the more suburban area....

I've been riding for 5 years.....love love love it, it's in my blood! I took the class to learn to ride I think life's too short, and when it's your time to go it's your time to go and there's nothing you can do about it.......it stinks that people ...

I don't know if you'd be interested in Mass or not, ....excellent pay for LPN's & RN's.....LPN's make almost $30.00/hr ( that was 4 yrs ago...i'm sure it's a little more now) I did home care private duty nursing, unless you want hospital or faci...

What about Mass? Would you consider going there? I worked for PSA there before I relocated out of state...the pay was great....$30.31/hr days...then we got shift diff for nights & weekends plus time & a half for holidays......Where I moved to...

It really is nuts how people supposedly "caring" for another don't do basic things they do everyday.....like mouth care... I see it even with patients in home care....I had a nurse once caring for my own child who I "thought" was good, and doing good...

I have trouble finding jobs too......My boss right now has said a few times "you don't give yourself enough credit", in all the places I have worked in homes, the families want me to work there, I am always requested to return etc etc ... alot of peo...