katnursey

katnursey specializes in Home Healthcare.

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1. Pediatric Tracheostomy

   katnursey replied to katnursey's topic in PICU, Pediatric

   Thank you for your response. I have worked the past 2 days and absolutely no air filled into the balloon on its own while I was on duty. I checked the balloon continuously throughout the day. However,...

2. Pediatric Tracheostomy

   katnursey replied to katnursey's topic in PICU, Pediatric

   Thank you for your responses. It will be interesting to see what I find Monday morning. I have my own thoughts about what is going on. Almost 100% sure air is not getting in there on its own. I found...

3. Pediatric Tracheostomy

   katnursey replied to katnursey's topic in PICU, Pediatric

   The child is vent dependent. We were using the sterile H20 as ordered. I have never used air in a trach cuff. I discovered the air this morning when I was doing my nursing assessment. The ballon was...

4. Pediatric Tracheostomy

   katnursey posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

   Has anyone ever heard of air getting into a completely deflated trach cuff? As far as I know, no one injected the air. This child has a trach that we were keeping the cuff filled with 1.5ml to 2 ml of...

5. 20 % Pay Cut for Ohio Independent Providers

   katnursey replied to katnursey's topic in Ohio Nursing

6. 20 % Pay Cut for Ohio Independent Providers

   katnursey replied to katnursey's topic in Ohio Nursing

   It is obvious to me who is accepting this crap! Independent providers are.... We have the one group of independents who are not even aware yet of what has gone down. Then, we have the group of...

7. 20 % Pay Cut for Ohio Independent Providers

   katnursey replied to katnursey's topic in Ohio Nursing

   It continues to amaze me how many independents still are not aware of the 20% pay reduction. I was talking with a friend the other day, whose neice is a HHA and has been with the program for 4 1/2...

8. Have you ever been stood up for an interview?

   katnursey replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

   I was stood up for an interview by the administrator and clinical director of a home health agency. I arrived for the interview and the secretary told me to have a seat. She gave me an application to...

9. 20 % Pay Cut for Ohio Independent Providers

   katnursey replied to katnursey's topic in Ohio Nursing

   You need to chill. Everyone has an opinion. The past, is the past and does not matter, but the future facing IPs does. We can learn from the past and not make the same mistakes. All IPs need to focus...

10. 20 % Pay Cut for Ohio Independent Providers

    katnursey replied to katnursey's topic in Ohio Nursing

    NO, Independent Providers do not need a union. What we need is a home healthcare organization to advocate for us. An organization who believes in us, and who cares about issues facing independents,...

11. 20 % Pay Cut for Ohio Independent Providers

    katnursey replied to katnursey's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Many IPs were going to give their support to the Ohio Council for Home Care several years ago. The membership offered to us, I believe was only $125/year. Myself and others were excited. They made up...

12. 20 % Pay Cut for Ohio Independent Providers

    katnursey replied to katnursey's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Why is this a surprise to you? This all went down weeks ago. Why would they have notified us on the 'myohiohcp' page? That would have made sense. Some of us are lucky if we can receive a correct,...

13. 20 % Pay Cut for Ohio Independent Providers

    katnursey replied to katnursey's topic in Ohio Nursing

    If you have something to announce, then please do so. Why wait to give out info? Just wondering, are you an Independent

14. 20 % Pay Cut for Ohio Independent Providers

    katnursey replied to katnursey's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I had actually worked that homecare case with the LPN about 5 years ago. I worked days and she worked nights. This was not a medicaid waiver case. I remember reading about it too in the Chronicle and...

15. 20 % Pay Cut for Ohio Independent Providers

    katnursey replied to katnursey's topic in Ohio Nursing

    My billing company told me, it was the 1st hour and subsequent units. I received a forwarded email from my billing company, that they had received, where it was stated: "Aside from receiving the 5%...