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  1. Tired of being flexible

    paddler posted a topic in Home Health

    I love HH and I am good at it. I've been doing this for 4 years now. Recently our agency has been losing lots of staff and this results in added chaos being imposed on me (and the remaining crew)....

  2. Tired of being flexible

    paddler replied to paddler's topic in Home Health

    At our office, they are all working full time and busy with their own responsibilities

  3. Tired of being flexible

    paddler replied to paddler's topic in Home Health

    The office nurses don't work in the field,

  4. Tired of being flexible

    paddler replied to paddler's topic in Home Health

    Well, I tried to say, "no" again. I mean I did say it, but it didn't matter. Scheduler said there is nothing else she could do and there was nobody else to see the 3 extra patients she needed me to...

  5. having problems discharging pts

    paddler replied to BabaLouRN's topic in Home Health

    My current employer is also like this. I'm

  6. Most Common Patient

    paddler replied to hank1's topic in Home Health

    Ditto above. Also various cancers and infections. LOTS of

  7. Are you CODEPENDENT?????

    paddler replied to paradiseboundRN's topic in Home Health

    I have never seen myself as codependent, but after reading this... maybe I am. I find it hard to decline extra work simply because I fear for holding onto my job and/or getting a good review from...

  8. Home Health - Reno

    paddler posted a topic in Nevada Nursing

    Hello, Moving to the Reno area to be closer to my family who lives there. My mom just had a heart attack. I work in Home Health and would like to continue this. I've seen several job postings...

  9. Home Health - Reno

    paddler replied to paddler's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I have seen lots of posts on the NV forum for people trying to relocate there and get decent info on jobs in NV, like me. It looks like about 95% of them go unanswered. I realize the job market in...

  10. Giving report on admit, recert, roc

    paddler replied to Isabelle49's topic in Home Health

    I'm not talking about Case Conference, I am talking about giving report about the things the OP mentioned which are documented in the same place in each patient's chart for each admission and are not...

  11. Ridiculous "House Rules"

    paddler replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Home Health

    Oh, good

  12. Giving report on admit, recert, roc

    paddler replied to Isabelle49's topic in Home Health

    I agree, who has the time? We're supposed to call the doc, and family and the office and the scheduler and the way I see it is everything I am telling them IS IN THE CHART. THis is why I document....

  13. Excelsior College Preceptorship in Washington

    paddler replied to LeeAnna328's topic in Washington Nursing

    I did the Excelsior LPN-RN program, and learned a lot about the BON requirements. I too, had a hard time finding a site to preceptor. At the time it was 600 required hours. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME...

  14. How many missed visits before a patient is discharged?

    paddler replied to nurse955's topic in Home Health

    You are supposed to give them a form called a HABN or EDN that they sign acknowledging the

  15. Paper vs Electronic Oasis

    paddler replied to PandaRN's topic in Home Health

    I've never done a paper OASIS. I prefer electronic charting but some computer programs are cumbersome and inefficient to complete the OASIS and some are great. Personally, I don't mind the OASIS...

  16. 60 day summary & home health aide services!

    paddler replied to nurse955's topic in Home Health

    My understanding of the 485 is that is is reimbursement driven, and that is only required for skilled care services. I don't have direct experience with personal care only cases so I could be wrong,...

  17. How many missed visits before a patient is discharged?

    paddler replied to nurse955's topic in Home Health

    I agree it is appropriate to discharge the patient once the physician is made aware of the problem. It seems this patient may not be homebound which would disqualify them from HH services anyway....

  18. Working at home or in office in Home Health?

    paddler replied to owleyes's topic in Home Health

    I step into the office as infrequently as possible. I work from my car or from home when not seeing patients. I am able to complete many case management tasks (phone calls) while driving between...

  19. Question about HH job offer and Advice

    paddler replied to nursenatalie6287's topic in Home Health

    As an RN I get paid $45 per visit and $55 for Admissions. I was told that I am at the top of our agency's pay scale though... and their RN per visit rate starts at $35. I don't feel even THAT is...

  20. Made a change

    paddler replied to twokidsmom,rn's topic in Home Health

    Grats! Hope your stress is so much

  21. NLNAC online RN to BSN programs listed by cost

    paddler posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Underline indicates this school also has a BSN to MSN program, and * means the MSN program is clinical (not education, infomatics, managerial, research or other non-clinical track) Marshall University...

  22. NLNAC online RN to BSN programs listed by cost

    paddler replied to paddler's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hmmm, it will not let me edit my original post, only the ones I've posted subsequently... THank you for your

  23. NLNAC online RN to BSN programs listed by cost

    paddler replied to paddler's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Well, I counted the nursing portion of the credits required for each school to determine the number of credits needed. Each school lists them differently, so it is hard to tell unless you only count...

  24. Cheapest NLNAC RN to BSN online program?

    paddler replied to paddler's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Marshall University $202 per online credit??, 29 credits = $5,858 (what a deal!) Southern Arkansas University $282 per credit, 30 credits = $8,460 Minot State University $301 per credit, 30 credits =...

  25. Cheapest NLNAC RN to BSN online program?

    paddler replied to paddler's topic in Online Distance Learning

    (Thanks for your replies!) Alright, I've been manually going through the schools websites and of course they all have different credit/course requirements, and different enrollment dates and such....