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  1. From home health travel to prison travel?

    jlynn2303 posted a topic in Correctional

    Hi I have been doing home health and hospice travel nursing for several years. Would I be able to do travel prison nursing? Just curious. thanks,

  2. From Home health to correctional nursing -

    jlynn2303 posted a topic in Travel

    Hi I have been traveling as HH/Hospice nurse for several years and had a recent itch to maybe try correctional. Do I need a year in corrections to travel? Thanks,

  3. Indiana bill to join NUrse Licensure Compact

    jlynn2303 posted a topic in Travel

    Fyi- i just found out that a bill to add Indiana to the Nursing compact state license agreement has passed the Indiana senate and is in house committee. They have until April to decide. If it passes...

  4. Medicare Fraud?

    jlynn2303 posted a topic in Home Health

    Hi, I am working in HH and I love the actual work, it is the charting that drives me crazy. My supervisors keep changing my OASIS/ assesment answers to ones that just aren't true, especially in...

  5. FNP Indiana Wesleyan PORTFOLIO

    jlynn2303 posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hello all, I am currently in the FNP program at IWU and the one thing that has me considering not finishing us the freaking portfolio. I am not stupid by any means. I carried honors in my other...

  6. Santyl and wet to dry

    jlynn2303 posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Hi has anyone heard of using santyl as part of a wet to dry dressing? As in applying the santyl then putting wet gauze over it then covering it with a foam

  7. How many NPs have had to prescribe or diagnose a patient?

    jlynn2303 replied to Ashtimus Prime's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Geeze, scanning too fast and misread it as How many NP's does it take to diagnose a patient? I thought it was a joke, like how many politicians does it take to screw in a light bulb! Actually, I...

  8. FNP curriculum

    jlynn2303 posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hi, I am about 9 months into the 2.5 year FNP program at Indiana Wesleyan and I feel like I am repeating high school and undergrad. In the last nine months we have covered the three branches of...

  9. Calling all student NPs...how are you doing?

    jlynn2303 replied to Rocknurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hi! Good to hear from another admitted student! I am just starting what looks to be a challenging stretch- biostats to pharm to advanced path...but honestly at least it is pertinent, unlike writing...

  10. Home health tracking Apps

    jlynn2303 posted a topic in Home Health

    Hi, just starting in HH and looking for apps that would allow me to track number of visits per day, oncall days/pay, total mileage, business expenses, etc. This agency pays .25 per mile and subtracts...

  11. Home health tracking Apps

    jlynn2303 replied to jlynn2303's topic in Home Health

    I thought so too! Makes sense to me, but, no. When I worked for hospice and had a lot of local patients, I could not get paid at all for mileage a lot of days. In this job, (HH) I can easily drive 85...

  12. Home health tracking Apps

    jlynn2303 replied to jlynn2303's topic in Home Health

    They subtract 21 miles commute to work and 21 miles from work. The last place I worked it was 18 miles each way. My commute was 2.5 miles, so I had to wat the rest of the

  13. Primary Care Nursing Program at Indiana Wesleyan University

    jlynn2303 replied to TeriRN2FNP2018's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hi, I am slated to start in Nov 2015, but have concerns that they are so vague about the financial aid. What has your experience been? I have never heard of a school that does not reveal financial aid...

  14. New to LTAC

    jlynn2303 posted a topic in Long Term Acute Care

    Hi, I have been a nurse about 5 years, and have done mostly hospice with some LTC (about a year) and chronic dialysis (about 6 months), with hospice being the most recent. I am worried that I have...

  15. Which lab values for NCLEX?

    jlynn2303 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi, I was doing the Saunder's practice questions for the NCLEX. This is the book my school recommended. When we had to learn the lab values for classes, I was given a different set for each class. I...

  16. Maryville University FNP Program Recent Student's Reviews

    jlynn2303 replied to TereseRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Do you know anyone who has graduated and passed the licensing exam? How hard was it to set up your clinicals? What is the eval process re: clinicals? Did you have to pay your clinical instructors?...

  17. Hospice nurses required to take marketing territory?

    jlynn2303 posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi, The nurses at my for-profit hospice are now required to have marketing territories on top of our other duties. We are responsible for getting the facilities to give us admissions. We are supposed...

  18. Words of wisdom/advice for new hospice nurse?

    jlynn2303 replied to mama2's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Get organized! That's true for all nursing. There's a lot of paperwork/documentation in hospice, to the point that sometimes it feels like all I do is do paper/computer

  19. Pattern of colleague harassment - what to do?

    jlynn2303 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am not sure how to describe this, and am considering what to do. There is a nurse at our hospice who has a long history of coming into conflict with coworkers, filing complaints, and what is worse,...

  20. Nursing Informatics degree vs. Informations Systems degree

    jlynn2303 replied to RN1023's topic in Nursing Informatics

    How does one get involved in informatics with no informatics experience? What is the job market

  21. Nurse Practitioner in Palliative care

    jlynn2303 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi, Any NP's here working in Palliative Care/Hospice? I am currently working in hospice and was wondering if it was worth it to get my NP. If you are, what kind of NP degree did you get? What does...

  22. 2015 DNP Requirement for APNs

    jlynn2303 replied to IcanHealYou's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Ok, so what does this mean - American Association of Colleges of Nursing | Frequently Asked Questions I'd just like to be able to figure this out once and for all! Inquiring Nurses want to know! Who...

  23. Is an NP worth it? What does your daily life look like?

    jlynn2303 posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hi, I have been working as a nurse for two years, in ltc, dialysis and hospice, which I love. I am kicking around the idea of going back for my NP, but am wondering - is it worth it? What does your...

  24. hospice nurse job duties

    jlynn2303 replied to cawkazn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    That varies depending on census- from7 to 13 or14 with some having multiple visits per week. So it is usu between 13 and 22 visits per week with a 60 mile travel radius admissions recerts and vigils....

  25. Hospice RN pay exempt or nonexempt

    jlynn2303 posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi, I recently noticed that some of our company's hospice offices hire for nurses as exempt (our facility does this. We are paid salary, mileage, beeper pay for when we are on call and visit pay for...