hoolahan

hoolahan ASN, RN

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  1. QIOs

    hoolahan replied to renerian's topic in Home Health

    OK, but can I just say...look at how many times the same initials are used in different arrangements, when they are all refewrring to basically the same thing. Why can't we just keep it simple? It is...

  2. QIOs

    hoolahan replied to renerian's topic in Home Health

    You are speaking Greek to me. How many ways can there be to say quality? What does QIO stand

  3. What are some of the strangest situations you have gotten into in home health

    hoolahan replied to lioneliz's topic in Home Health

    I had a lady in the city, she looked very good for her reported age, she had some wounds on her feet. I was only allowed in the living room. She was usually hostile, and I thought it may be b/c I was...

  4. Am I whiny or is this too much?

    hoolahan replied to goodywhyte's topic in Home Health

    Try http://www.housecalls-online.com there are some quality indictaors there, coding assistance, and, maybe you will find something like the point system. Actually, your point system looks similar to...

  5. Baby born with extra head

    hoolahan posted a topic in General Nursing

    http://www.jengajam.com/r/OneAndHalf-Head Doctors hope to aid baby with extra head Wed Jan 21,10:10 PM ET By Jane Sutton MIAMI (Reuters) - An international team of doctors hopes to operate in...

  6. Baby born with extra head

    hoolahan replied to hoolahan's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you Kate for posting the update. It is indeed very sad. As soon as I saw the blood vessels were shared between the heads, that is what I figured would make the surgery so difficult. Poor little...

  7. Cell Phones

    hoolahan replied to RubyRN,CHPN's topic in Home Health

    Wow, look how big Dylan is getting!! My agency supplies cell phones to FT and PT employees. Per diems get beepers. I usually give them my cell. I have a high minute plan, and it just makes my life...

  8. Pay for per diem HHC?

    hoolahan replied to Nursecathy123ca's topic in Home Health

    It really varies. Most per diems are paid by visit. In NJ, Revisit is anywhere from $30 to $80 on a weekend and new admit from $65 to $100 on the weekend or in summer during vacation season. I know...

  9. Home Care Heaven

    hoolahan replied to JennyHHRN's topic in Home Health

    Love it!! Love the pixie dust especially. And, I know it says all houses are clean, but just to be specific, my Heaven has no roaches either.

  10. Typical Day For A Home Health Nurse | Life of a Nurse

    hoolahan replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

    I wouldn't worry too much about the IV skills. Many agencies subcontract with an IV homecare agency, or have a team of IV nurses. And, even if they don't, they have to ensure your competency, so they...

  11. Foot care training

    hoolahan replied to kernow's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I got this book, and you are absolutely right, it should be called Foot Care for HC Pro's. It is excellent!! Thank you for the recommendation. The author is a pod who just wants everyone to have good...

  12. Typical Day For A Home Health Nurse | Life of a Nurse

    hoolahan replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

    Today was fun! I got in early, thank goodness, b/c I found out I had an inservice at 9:30. I had a lighter load as a result, one admit and 3RV. The first pt had labs and a routine foley changes. I...

  13. The Business of Home Health

    hoolahan replied to erroridiot's topic in Home Health

    I can't tell you how sad this post makes me. Sad b/c I have seen it so many times. There seems to be a lot lacking in home health orientations, and the environment does always change, so it makes...

  14. The Business of Home Health

    hoolahan replied to erroridiot's topic in Home Health

    You poor thing! First may I say that is BS that you don't get paid. I would march right in there and tell them you will only make re-visits from now on if you will not be paid for your time and/or...

  15. Am I whiny or is this too much?

    hoolahan replied to goodywhyte's topic in Home Health

    I got the PM. I just finished my weekend and won't be back at agency #2 until Friday, so it will likely be a week or so before it even gets mailed, but it will get mailed. (The agency is 45 min from...

  16. Am I whiny or is this too much?

    hoolahan replied to goodywhyte's topic in Home Health

    OMG, you are hardly witchy!!!! That is RIDICULOUS to have the pt sign 12 times!!! My agency has them sign ONCE!! Also, it seems as though you are only using one OASIS?? We have several OASISES, one...

  17. Does this sound fair?

    hoolahan replied to Traveler's topic in Home Health

    Well, if it is clearly spelled out in the manual, I would file a grievance. Your time is your time on a holiday, whether you are driving to a case or with the pt, IMHO, and you should be compensated...

  18. Question about IV's and Medicaid...

    hoolahan posted a topic in Home Health

    I don't do IV's in homecare, but I work as a weekend sup, so if I get a referral for our IV dept, I have to deal with it. This is usually not a problem. If we take the insurance, we can take the case....

  19. Does this sound fair?

    hoolahan replied to Traveler's topic in Home Health

    They should consider themselves lucky you agreed to work...although, most places do not consider Christmas EVE to be the holiday, and that could be the snafu. Check your policy, if 12/24 isn't listed...

  20. Am I whiny or is this too much?

    hoolahan replied to goodywhyte's topic in Home Health

    The problem, as I see it, is that you are traveling too much. Travel time MUST be taken into consideration. When you fill out a time sheet, is there a section to add up your time traveled?? In my...

  21. Roaches are going to drive me out of home care!!!

    hoolahan replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

    Billssisbeth...OMG!!! YOU were uppity??? Unbelievable...poor baby. Tweeite, that is gross!! But, if we are going to talk about bugs in the hospital, that is a given. I would often find roaches in the...

  22. Flu epidemic?

    hoolahan replied to marcicatherine's topic in Emergency

    Sounds like if the hospitals set up a flu hotline for people to call, and passed that number to the media to call, it could keep a lot of these unnecessary visits to the ER from happening, if the...

  23. Home Care Compare, have you seen it??

    hoolahan posted a topic in Home Health

    This week, CMS (The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, formerly known as HCFA) released a report card of all the home health agencies in NJ, possibly in the states, I am not sure if it is...

  24. Emotional day at work

    hoolahan replied to EmeraldNYL's topic in General Nursing

    The first several deaths I had were the worst. I think it was b/c I was a newer nurse, and felt responsible that I missed something, rather than realize the heart muscle that was left was mush and...

  25. Typical Day For A Home Health Nurse | Life of a Nurse

    hoolahan replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

    Well, this was just a little haha that brightened my day while working as the weekend supervisor Sunday. I had a dozen pages back to back, and trying to get back to everyone in a timely way, I turfed...