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  1. Hospice Private Duty?

    50kn posted a topic in Private Duty

    What are your primary skills you use when you work with hospice patient? I was asked from my agency if I want to work for a hospice patient (private duty night shift). When I asked to my agency if I...

  2. Does/Can an RN give anesthetics before procedures such as skin biopsy, laser surgery,

    50kn posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Does/Can an RN (working at dermatologist's office, aesthetic clinic etc.) give anesthetics before procedures such as skin biopsy, laser surgery, botox, etc.)? If so, what anesthetic medications are...

  3. Dermatology office pays $13/hour

    50kn posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    i had an interview at a dermatology clinic. according to the doctor at the office, he wants to hire ma but also he wants somebody who can give anesthetic injections for a biopsy and that's why he is...

  4. Will you quit this SNF? (it's hard to work at SNF infrequently as a Per-Diem)

    50kn posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have been working for this SNF as a per-diem RN for about a little more than a year. This SNF schedule me to work only once in 1-2 months, I have worked there only several times so far even though I...

  5. I saw a huge cockroach at my patient's house

    50kn posted a topic in Private Duty

    i was assigned this private duty case (night shift) ---the patient is a 5 months baby. my company said that the case is lvn case and pays only at lvn rate. i am an rn but other patient's houses are...

  6. What is the difference between travel nursing and local per-diem contracts?

    50kn posted a topic in Agency Nurses

    Are they different because travel nurses go to a hospital at other state but local per-diem nurses go to a hospital more close to their area? Or does the main difference have to do with a time period?...

  7. I saw a huge cockroach at my patient's house

    50kn replied to 50kn's topic in Private Duty

    i think so too, probably nobody wants to go to the house. as i saw the medical record when i went to the house last time, previously several lvn had worked with the patient, but after 2- 4 days every...

  8. How much information of a patient does your agency give you before you accept a case?

    50kn posted a topic in Private Duty

    regarding a private duty's case...., my agency tells me a patient's address and shift & days of a week i work and asks if i can do the case. they don't give me any other information such as age of...

  9. How can I get a nursing evaluation from current employer?

    50kn posted a topic in Home Health

    I have been sorting for this home health company for more than 6months as per-dime. But because i wanted more shifts I recently applied for several other places. I got a phone call from one place....

  10. Do hospice nurse visit the patient who passed away at night?

    50kn posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    i used to work night shift at a few skilled nursing facilities. some of the patients were hospice patients. when the hospice patients passed away i called their physician, families and hospice nurses...

  11. How can I get a nursing evaluation from current employer?

    50kn replied to 50kn's topic in Home Health

    thank you caliotter3 for your response. i agree. i want my prospective employer to just call my current employer to do an employment reference over the phone.…j i called my current employer (owner)...

  12. 2 home health companies has totally different RN pay rate.

    50kn posted a topic in Home Health

    i had an interview with 2 homehealth agency (a & b) in so ca area. both of them use paper documentation. a agency said that soc $75 per visit and rn follow-up visit $55 per visit. but a...

  13. Do you visit a patent without knowing anything about the patient's condition?

    50kn posted a topic in Home Health

    i had an interview with this home health company a couple of months ago but i haven't been given any orientation so far. they suddenly called today and asked me if i could do home safety assessment...

  14. Do you visit a patent without knowing anything about the patient's condition?

    50kn replied to 50kn's topic in Home Health

    thank you caliotter3 and susan317 for the information!!! now i understand that home safety assessment should include physical assessment (temp, bp, lung sound etc.), adls assessment, environmental...

  15. How many agencies do you belong to? How does working for diffident agencies work?

    50kn posted a topic in Home Health

    i have been working for one agency as a per-diem for the past several months after i quit my previous full time job. this agency pays per visit. so far they have given me cases between 4 visits per...

  16. Is submitting W-2 and pay stubs to prospective employer common?

    50kn posted a topic in Home Health

    i had an interview with this home health agency about 2 weeks ago. they called me yesterday and said that they have trouble getting references from my past hospitals that i worked for. they said that...

  17. What supplies would not leave home without?

    50kn replied to alabamagrad's topic in Home Health

    Does your company reimburse you for the expenses? Or nurses are supposed to prepare all suppllies on their

  18. Is submitting W-2 and pay stubs to prospective employer common?

    50kn replied to 50kn's topic in Home Health

    the w2 form that the agency wants me to send is 2007’s and 2006’s, about several years ago’s:). after i quit these hospitals i have worked for a few different places until now. when i was hired...

  19. Is submitting W-2 and pay stubs to prospective employer common?

    50kn replied to 50kn's topic in Home Health

    thank you, caliotter3, justbeachynurse as a matter of fact, for some reason, i am also kind of reluctant to submit w2 forms & pay stubs to them because i don’t know if they can really hire me...

  20. How many agencies do you belong to? How does working for diffident agencies work?

    50kn replied to 50kn's topic in Home Health

    3~5 agencies! wow, i am encouraged to work for more

  21. Difference of the nature of the disease between patients at a home care that uses pap

    50kn posted a topic in Home Health

    1. when i went to an interview the interviewer emphasized that "in our home health company, nurses open a case." is there somebody who opens a case other than a nurse at other home health...

  22. Difference of the nature of the disease between patients at a home care that uses pap

    50kn replied to 50kn's topic in Home Health

    thank you susan317, your response helped me a lot!! i have one more question. the company i went to interview for prn is located very far from my apartment (about 3 hours) but they said that they...

  23. Difficult to drive on mountain roads with narrow paths and steep hills

    50kn posted a topic in Home Health

    have you ever needed to refuse to take a certain patient because you cannot drive to the patient's home? i am ok with driving far but i have extreme difficulty driving on mountain roads with narrow...

  24. Dermatology office pays $13/hour

    50kn replied to 50kn's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

  25. Dermatology office pays $13/hour

    50kn replied to 50kn's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    the doctor hires only 2 people ---his receptionist and an rn who he wants to pay as though the rn were an ma who can give an anesthetic injection. currently there is an rn working in his office who...