delta32

delta32

ICU/CCU, Rehab, insurance, case manager

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  1. Hospital RN to Utilization Review ie Insurance Nurse

    delta32 replied to pgnurse79's topic in Case Management

    I would just watch for positions for the case management positions for your hospital. The training for the position will include your community resources for items such as DME, Home care, Home...

  2. Hospital RN to Utilization Review ie Insurance Nurse

    delta32 replied to pgnurse79's topic in Case Management

    Come to the dark side....we have cookies lol Seriously I have worked both hospital CM and Insurance and I will take insurance

  3. Executive Health Resources

    delta32 replied to Been there,done that's topic in Case Management

    I work for an insurance company the reviews the appeals through EHR

  4. Hedis 2008

    delta32 posted a topic in General Nursing

    hey everyone! This is my first year doing HEDIS reviews. Anyone out there doing them and have any idea about what we are doing ...lol we are going to start on Monday the 18th

  5. Why is a pt admitted on the med-surg floor?

    delta32 replied to ackirom's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    you should read the H&p section of the chart, this will give you the complaint and that was done such as testing with a impression listing what the possible dx is. now looking at no bm x 3 days...

  6. Lung Ectomy

    delta32 replied to Sean.McTague's topic in General Students

    :) not a problem :) I really enjoy lungs, i did not want to confuse

  7. Lung Ectomy

    delta32 replied to Sean.McTague's topic in General Students

    Actually a lobectomy is removal of a lobe of the lung, not the entire

  8. Lung Ectomy

    delta32 replied to Sean.McTague's topic in General Students

    When a patient comes out of the OR from a pneumoectomy, they will be on there back at 30 degee's HOB elevation. These patients will be on a Ventilator and have Chest tubes in place. As for laying the...

  9. Student nurse gives out number to patient !

    delta32 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    i have to really wonder about her common sense, and why in the world would she give them her business card? i think that you may want to bring this to her instructor this sounds a little to bizarre to...

  10. Sign-on bonus?

    delta32 replied to southlandrn's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    beware of sign on bonus's the higher the amount the higher the bad stuff going on there. They will give a higerh bonus to lure in new staff but high chances are the working conditions are

  11. New CM needs help!

    delta32 replied to scallisto's topic in Case Management

    ekks, you need to speak with your manager this will not work. depending on what your position is you need to know the in's and out's of insurance. Are you doing concurrent reviews or the actual case...

  12. Head hunger

    delta32 replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hi just becareful with your drinks, keep to the diet drinks, no calories no easier said them done :) I am just over a year out and i am a abinger and will talk myself into eating that smalll ice cream...

  13. To code or not to code, that is the question

    delta32 replied to icyounurse's topic in General Nursing

    first of you did everything right, **you do not code or do CPR on someone with a pulse, that is BLS 101**. you do CPR on a infant if bradacardic not a adult. someone that hemodynamically is shutting...

  14. Head hunger

    delta32 replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hi silverdragon! I deal with this everyday as well. I also had gastric bypass and struggle with binging issues. it sounds like you are in a binge. its very hard but you have to drinks lots, i like the...

  15. employment after back surgery

    delta32 replied to riverbirch1970's topic in General Nursing

    HI, you can do work as a nurse for insurance companies or you can get into case management thru the hosptials are well. My laminectomy left me unable to do bedside as well. I love working with the...

  16. A-lines vs. Central Venous lines

    delta32 replied to zlatamoya's topic in MICU, SICU

    here is a great site for new ICU nurses: http://icufaqs.org/ it has everything very simple and easy to grasp HTH jamie p.s another idea is a book called Critical Care made incrediably

  17. ~COPD Patients Craving Chocolate?~

    delta32 replied to NurseCubanitaRN2b's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    When people have COPD the act of breathing alone burns alot of calories. People with COPD need about 1000 calories more than the heathy adult. The only thing that i can think of is that the cholocate...

  18. Do you need to carry your personal cell phone while at work?

    delta32 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    While I am told that I am not carry my cell phone, i do anyways, my child has very bad food allergies and asthma. If the daycare needs to get ahold of me I am not going to risk them not being able to...

  19. I need a waterproof abdominal wrap for a tot...

    delta32 replied to Mabel 29's topic in General Nursing

    here's just a guess, i have never tried it and have no idea if it will work but what about the cling wrap like you put on your dishes. maybe wrap it around the body, have the child ALWAYS with...

  20. Why do people go into nursing? Is it just the money?

    delta32 replied to zoo*moon's topic in General Nursing

    you totally hit it on the head! 1. I am not your maid 2. I am not a slave 3. i have feelings. 4. I will not deal with your temper tantrums I work in the insurance industry now and i love it, no more...

  21. Back to work with knee problems...work at home

    delta32 replied to moose8810's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    take a look at your local insurance companies. many of them have nurse case management at this time and some of the postions are work at home after about a 6 month period. I went to insurance nursing...

  22. Is there ANY department in nursing that I can avoid cleaning up poo?

    delta32 replied to Future-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I love what i do! I do not deal with patients person to person, i do not have to touch them or deal with there families. NO weekends, No holidays and normal 9-5 hours! I work for an insurance company...

  23. ACLS Class

    delta32 replied to Lynn07's topic in General Nursing

    The first rule of ACLS is know thy drugs! when you have a understanding how what they drug is and what the actions of the drug is then the alarhythems will make sure sense. you can try to remeber the...

  24. I need help managing a very difficult resident!

    delta32 replied to Lovely_RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I wanted to add to my previous post. If you have to force a family to call her then they most likey are sick of her behavior as well. There usually is a reason why families don't visit or call

  25. I need help managing a very difficult resident!

    delta32 replied to Lovely_RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    are you sure your not in NY? it sounds like my unit that i just left 3 weeks ago. I was the nurse manager on that floor for the rehab unit. it sounds like your on a rehab unit as well. this is what i...