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  1. What was your hourly wage at your first job as a new grad?

    berube replied to DelanaRN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    1975

  2. I got my coworker fired

    berube replied to lovesthefullmoon's topic in General Nursing

    you didnt get your coworker fired, she got herself fired for her

  3. Microcoag Machine

    berube replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    we use INRATIO machine, get some pipettes to use to place the blood from the finger to the strip, you need to place the machine on a firm surface (bedside table), put the strip in, and when ready...

  4. On call requirements for per diem visit nurses

    berube replied to hersheynurse's topic in Home Health

    $25/night PRN 's not included in the on call

  5. Additional Visits

    berube replied to nurseshots's topic in Home Health

    my understanding is as long as some aspect of teaching is done you are OK,,,the pt obviously has co-morbidities and therefore you would be teaching on various disease processess on different visits,...

  6. home health for a mom with kids

    berube replied to lori86's topic in Home Health

    home health is great and if you are working PRN, you may have the flexibility you are speaking of.....full time means quota! and alot of agencies are pretty strick about it,,,i work full time, and...

  7. Diploma Program a bad idea?

    berube replied to jadedgreeneyes's topic in General Nursing

    when i went to "diploma nursing school" in 1972, they said within a year the only way to be a nurse would be to get a BSN, 37 years later we are still hearing it. is there any wonder why there is a...

  8. Resumption of care

    berube replied to teton1898's topic in Home Health

    MORE PAPERWORK!!!!!! i imagine we will see this in other states, if not all,

  9. Resumption of care

    berube replied to teton1898's topic in Home Health

    is this for medicaid skilled patient or medicaid personal care? just curious,,,as this is the way we handled our personal care

  10. H1N1 will you be giving the vaccine?

    berube replied to darla09's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    just my opinion, but i will be getting the regular flu vaccine, but not the H1N1, sort of like not buying a new care the first year it comes

  11. Resumption of care

    berube replied to teton1898's topic in Home Health

    i always thought less than 24hrs no transfer oasis is completed therefore no ROC, just treated as a regular SN

  12. Homebound but working?

    berube replied to HHLVN's topic in Home Health

    i agree, i have read and re-read this post------MEDICARE

  13. Homebound but working?

    berube replied to HHLVN's topic in Home Health

    i think first it depends on the payor source, tho i do not agree with it, some payors say the patient does not need to be homebound,,,,also i did not think that labs was considered a skill...

  14. HH Advice , Difficult non-compliant pt.

    berube replied to Tampa121's topic in Home Health

    can you discuss with the social worker and perhaps file it with adult protective

  15. taking call

    berube replied to chenoaspirit's topic in Home Health

    we too used to have to take call for HH and hospice as we were fairly small,,,came to find out all the hospice nurses hated HH and HH hated hospice, we approached the administrator and said we would...

  16. NoGo's for non-homebound

    berube replied to paddler's topic in Home Health

    i just have a quick comment as i have also been faced with "questionable" homebound status , right from the patient home i call the office and give them the info and take direction from them, that...

  17. Dilema: Hourly or Per Visit

    berube replied to ernursechic's topic in Home Health

    i first think it depends on whether you are looking for PRN work or being full time,,,, remember the PRN's are the first to be canceled when the census is low, at least they are at the agency i work...

  18. Need help with POC please.

    berube replied to Sana2007's topic in Home Health

    for example: left leg wound, cleanse with soap and water, NS, or wound cleanser, apply NS wet to dry, cover with dry dsg, secure with conform, change daily, instruct caregiver in wound care, caregiver...

  19. Suggestions for a Thesis Project

    berube replied to mkjay's topic in General Nursing

    wow, so much has changed, i am an "old" RN, i didnt know you had to write a thesis for BSN!!! thought that was limited to MSN/PHD. best of luck to you!!!

  20. Is there a cap on maximum amount of patients per day

    berube replied to Roxxyruns's topic in Home Health

    pay per visit, even tho full time, therefore corporate way of saying NO

  21. Is there a cap on maximum amount of patients per day

    berube replied to Roxxyruns's topic in Home Health

    for all the years i have worked HH, (22), i think i can count on one hand how many days were 8 hr days,,,i believe it is just the way it goes in HH. there is always a patient that needs to be seen ,...

  22. Admissions/corrections for other nurses...who is responsible

    berube replied to chenoaspirit's topic in Home Health

    people so often mistake kindness for weakness,,,,i guess it wasnt what she "asked" you to do but the way she asked it, so much in the tone in which things are said. do the corrections, as it is part...

  23. "TIME BACK" vs. Overtime "PAY"

    berube replied to Paws4K9s's topic in General Nursing

    if it were me i would like the option of choosing. how will you ever justify hiring additional staff if the OT is not

  24. HH Administrator Seeking Feedback About Productivity

    berube replied to CooperNurseRN's topic in Home Health

    i agree, sounds great to me!!!! where are you located!!!???? i travel, on average 100 miles/day and see 8-10 pts. , we do our own soc's etc, can only give to PRN nurse the easy visits, no oasis...

  25. FT salaried nurses: How many hours do you work/week?

    berube replied to paradiseboundRN's topic in Home Health

    we are "suppose" to only see 6 patients/day, on most days that is not the actual thing that happens, 7, 8, 9 that prn visit, oh the soc that the office missed, etc etc.....on the rare occasion that i...