RubyRN,CHPN

I have worked for both a small private home health agency and a large hospital based agency. I have friends who have worked at the national "chain". I prefer the hospital based agency as your compensation is comparable with hospital work and it is ve...

I sent you a PM so I hope you can open it. :)

2:21 pm by grntea 2:21 pm by grntea a member since apr '11 - from 'out in the country'. grntea has 'since florence was a probie' year(s) of nursing experience and specializes in 'legal, teaching, lcp, cm'. posts: 2,225 likes: 4,330 award...

There are compainies in the US that do specialize in alternate site clinical trials, meaning some of the collection of data and specimens is done at home vs. the actual study site but whether or not it is done when the study site exists in another co...

I once worked for a company with a Taft-Harltley Union plan that contributed a specific dollar amt. for each hour we worked and there were vesting years that followed. I stayed until I was vested 100 percent with no out of pocked contribution ever ma...

We had a family whose spouse had a non functioning camera on top of one of the china cabinet. I spotted it and asked her if it was running during one of my intermittant visits because I needed to know and sweared I would never go back if it was on. H...

Funny, I remember taking my cat with feline cardiomyapathy to a very exclusive expensive kitty cat cardiologist for care and having the vet tech or nurse as she called herself berate my plan of care for my cat because I was a RN and couldn't possibl...

Medicare typically doesn't pay for assisted living care. ALF care is usually paid privately by the individual, LTC insurance and in some cases state Medicaid programs will cover it. Check with your state regulatory agency and see about getting licens...

I am pondering something like this and have considered Summit, I think they pay more than Mollen. Because I work contractually and have other contract jobs that have timelines for scheduling, how much notice do they generally give you to cancel? I do...

Its HIPAA and I smell a troll

The LPN has a license and is responsible for her scope as it pertains to her license and her own individual practice. However in home health, you as the RN are responsible for the POC and that the LPN is following the POC . Therefore, if your plan of...

tow admits=8 hours; two admits and a repeat visit=10 hours; two admits and a resumption of care in 11 hours, three admits is just about 12 hours. Anything more than that=JUST PLAIN CRAZY!

Ditto..We do have scanned documents on a safety encrypted designated drive for our review only. Our EMR policy is for no personal peripherals on our computers with the exception of wireless mice only. Our discharge orders are obtained through intake ...

Hi, this may be a little late as well but I sent you a private message.

- The print is so small I think I might go blind ***Have your computer personnel switch the font on your laptop to make your print bigger. It is possible. Some of our staff had also encountered this problem every patient has had adverse reactions # ...

and that is why that place is my former employer....simply should not and will not be tolerated.

I have found several non mainstream contract per diem nursing jobs on Craigslist that have turned out to be with reputable employers. I look a couple times a week for new positions that appear interesting. I haven't been disappointed and from what I...

That's a very nice, easy to use system as well. Drop of blood goes to the side of the strip vs. the top of the strip. Has a few extra steps to it's use but steps to obtain the sample are pretty much the same. Manufacturer recommends washing your hand...

It is my understanding that Levonox does not impact PT/INR results as it works on intrinsic factors (probably bettered answered by your dispensing pharmacist.) It is my understanding traditional medicare programs pay for 52 meter strips a year (one a...

Good luck. No,RN licensure in my state is dependent on obtaining passing grades at an accredited school of nursing and demonstration of competency in clinical coursework, as well as passing grades on the NCLEX. The RN positions for medical device co...

"With further research I find that standing vs sitting can have an effect as can milking. She always has to squeeze to get the drop and has squeezed twice to get the drop and also placed a second drop when the first wasn't adequate." Lets start with ...

We have some exceptional LPNs working in the office triaging phone calls from pt's., following up on orders, doing intake, and authorization. Have you considered moving to an office position. Some of these nurses have conditions which make it difficu...

I am an RN and I get paid hourly. All visiting staff LPN's included have a productivity requirement for a given shift based how many visits. RN's who work a 8 hour shift it is equivelent weighted 5 (because of case management responsibilities) and LP...

To answer your question, a medication list from our home health agency is provided at second visit if needed to be printed on the computer. First visit we are required to provide teacing on high risk meds, provide reconciliation of pt's. meds in home...

I would think from the onset I would have a discussion with the private duty personnel as to what assistance they would be providing the pt. so our plans of care would mesh. That way, there would be no miscommunication as to whom was doing what.