CFitzRN

CFitzRN ADN

L&D; GI; Fam Med; Home H; Case mgmt

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  1. Can you work in home health as a new CNA?

    CFitzRN replied to emily_ganshert's topic in Home Health

    I am the Clinical Supervisor for a home health agency (I supervise all our CNA cases) and I'd hire you in a heartbeat if your background checked out. Your schooling is still fresh in your mind and...

  2. What jobs in healthcare are most satisfying?!

    CFitzRN replied to livefaithhope's topic in General Nursing

    Ummm... whatever you

  3. What jobs in healthcare are most satisfying?!

    CFitzRN replied to livefaithhope's topic in General Nursing

    "...something that would be great for a woman with children, which can have good hours if needed, and not the highest amount of stress, with great pay." Wouldn't we all love

  4. Why do doctors office pay nurses pennies to work for them?

    CFitzRN replied to danursern's topic in General Nursing

    You misunderstood me - I was responding to the person above me who said they're beginning to see MOAs in the hospital setting now doing patient care. That scares me and I was saying I really hope...

  5. I prefer working with new grads,or non-hospital nurses

    CFitzRN replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I want to work where you

  6. Can you give a flu shot wrong?

    CFitzRN replied to Toad38350's topic in General Nursing

    YIKES! I would feel pretty awful and terribly embarrassed but I can definitely see how it could

  7. Can you give a flu shot wrong?

    CFitzRN replied to Toad38350's topic in General Nursing

    How would a person know that? Can the patient tell? Or did the nurse realize it after the

  8. I am an American.

    CFitzRN replied to UnionRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i haven't read through this thread but i'm guessing my reply will be redundant. i'm going to give it to you anyway. amen,

  9. Why do doctors office pay nurses pennies to work for them?

    CFitzRN replied to danursern's topic in General Nursing

    Oh Lord, I pray that is not a trend for the future in order to save huge money. They WOULD save huge money, but at what real

  10. Why do doctors office pay nurses pennies to work for them?

    CFitzRN replied to danursern's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the info, OP. I've worked flu shot clinics for 2 years (Maxim) but they are horrid. Disorganized, unprofessional, clueless (at least in my experience) and they always short me in pay....

  11. Giving injections question....

    CFitzRN replied to AprilRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I know that works - but how do you do it

  12. Why do doctors office pay nurses pennies to work for them?

    CFitzRN replied to danursern's topic in General Nursing

    Would you be willing to tell me how much you're making per hour doing these vax clinics? I've been hearing wildly differing amounts depending upon the company. Maxim pays only $15/hour in my area...

  13. Giving injections question....

    CFitzRN replied to AprilRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    When working in a physician's office, I always draw up with one and change to another (depending upon the type of injection I will be giving). When working flu shot clinics we use fixed-needle...

  14. Why do doctors office pay nurses pennies to work for them?

    CFitzRN replied to danursern's topic in General Nursing

    I work PRN for a family med doc and p.a. and have for about 3 years. The doc is a friend of mine and I know his reimbursement amounts (medicaid and insurance) make it difficult to pay his staff a...

  15. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    CFitzRN replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    That's a really cool story but I have a question: How can you tell one brand of fabric softener sheet from another? Don't they all look pretty similar (and none have the brand name on

  16. Ambien psychosis?

    CFitzRN replied to Cat_RN's topic in Patient Medications

    The evil circus performers and huge dragonfly made me LOL but I don't mean to make light of it. Ambien has done some crazy things to me, too, so I know it's not a joke. I've been pretty lucky -...

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

    CFitzRN replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

    I am constantly amazed at how people are willing to live. I'm not perfect and no Suzy Homemaker, but I can't stand stink, animal excrement, bugs or any of that stuff. Clutter - well, yeah, SOME, so...

  18. Head Lice

    CFitzRN replied to carbaminohemoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    OY!! I can't imagine what a mess that would be in my very long, thick, wavy hair! I would have to use 3 tubs of the stuff to even cover it all, hahaha. urrrgghhh - this is such a pain in the...

  19. Head Lice

    CFitzRN replied to carbaminohemoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    Well, after all these years of having kids and a couple of them bringing home lice, I myself finally have a case of it, and got it from homecare! I am a nurse supervisor and I have a good handful of...

  20. New Nurse Nerves

    CFitzRN replied to perbd's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Honestly? I think you're going to be a kick-@ss ICU nurse. You are exactly the kind of nurse I would want to have if I were in the ICU. You're the kind of nurse who isn't going to overlook...

  21. Wages after being in the field for a while

    CFitzRN replied to dinah77's topic in Home Health

    $25/hr for a new grad in HH is very good. At least it is here in

  22. Why would an agency hire you, and then not give you work?

    CFitzRN replied to AvenueQT's topic in Home Health

    I find that behavior completely unacceptable in any kind of business. I hate that there is so much of that in health care - all aspects of

  23. Why would an agency hire you, and then not give you work?

    CFitzRN replied to AvenueQT's topic in Home Health

    That really is chickensh*t. But you know what? You're right. I've seen our staffing coordinators do this very thing. Usually it has to do with nurses or CNAs who call out a lot or are PITAs to the...

  24. Why would an agency hire you, and then not give you work?

    CFitzRN replied to AvenueQT's topic in Home Health

    I really don't get that... I don't know why they wouldn't want to work you, unless they just don't have the

  25. Why would an agency hire you, and then not give you work?

    CFitzRN replied to AvenueQT's topic in Home Health

    Are you only willing to work day shift? Are you willing to do full OR partial shifts? Have you been picky about what kinds of cases you will work? Those are the biggest issues we have with our field...