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1. i failed out of nursing school =(

   HealinghandsRN replied to j1737c's topic in General Students

   That is ok.....u will get passed this..........Please don't use the word fail.....U were unsuccessful at this attempt....try again......Keep your chin up, learn from it and Keep going.....When u become a nurse, u won't even remember this part.......N...

2. Unit Manager vs Charge Nurse roles

   HealinghandsRN replied to HealinghandsRN's topic in Geriatric

   Thanks Capecodmermaid Is there anyone that would like to share with me their nursing assistants assignment sheets? Thanks.:pumpiron:With alot of effort, I can do this!!

3. Unit Manager vs Charge Nurse roles

   HealinghandsRN replied to HealinghandsRN's topic in Geriatric

   Thank you for your reply.......very helpful input....How many nurses on each shift? who does the admissions and discharges? do you have a secretary? How long have you been doing this?? Thanks.

4. Unit Manager vs Charge Nurse roles

   HealinghandsRN replied to HealinghandsRN's topic in Geriatric

   SS sets up meetings anyday....but, the one thing I see for starters is one nurse comes in at seven thirty and she is still late and the other comes in between seven and seven fifteen...so right there we are almost an hour behind. and the night shift...

5. Unit Manager vs Charge Nurse roles

   HealinghandsRN replied to HealinghandsRN's topic in Geriatric

   ok let me ask u this....how about the call out to the docs on labs and did u have a call board....and what was passed on to the three to eleven shift? and let me ask u this not to get personal but what is the average salary rate for that type of posi...

6. Unit Manager vs Charge Nurse roles

   HealinghandsRN replied to HealinghandsRN's topic in Geriatric

   Thank you Michelle126 for your reply.... we have a restorative person, a mds coordinator...and the roles u described is what I do so it sounds like the facilities were run similar....Who was at the desk all day though, did u have a charge nurse and w...

7. LTC or Hospital

   HealinghandsRN replied to luvtosmile's topic in Geriatric

   hello, maybe someone on this thread can help me...... i was hired one month ago in a sub acute unit in a ltc facility...prior to this i have worked in hospital setting....well i was hired for a unit manager in which i thought there was a charge nurse...

8. Unit Manager vs Charge Nurse roles

   HealinghandsRN replied to HealinghandsRN's topic in Geriatric

   Would u please tell me some of the roles of your job as a unit manager and the roles of the charge nurse? Thanks.

9. Unit Manager vs Charge Nurse roles

   HealinghandsRN replied to HealinghandsRN's topic in Geriatric

   Thanks for your reply.....have you always been in a LTC facility? I was hired for a unit manager position as I had said.....and previously the unit manager WAS the charge nurse at the desk......This is the first time there census is this high and it...

10. Unit Manager vs Charge Nurse roles

    HealinghandsRN posted a topic in Geriatric

    Hello All, Today is one month I am employed at a sub-acute unit hired as a unit manager. My backround in Nursing is acute care. I love what I am learning however trying to get this unit to succeed and do have supportive management and this is the...

11. Overtime in Home Health??

    HealinghandsRN posted a topic in Home Health

    Hello, I was wondering if there is overtime with homecare and what would be the guidelines? I work for a point system and starting to wonder the "incentive" visits is overtime, does anyone know? Thanks.

12. Struggling w/keeping track of Insurance Auths

    HealinghandsRN replied to HealinghandsRN's topic in Home Health

    Thank u for your response. I am new to HH and we are the case managers of our own patients.....do the nurses have to give u auth forms each time? Or do u have another system? The most I really ever see is 5 at a time even if the freq is 2w6 doe...

13. Struggling w/keeping track of Insurance Auths

    HealinghandsRN posted a topic in Home Health

    Hello All, Please be kind enough and inform me how other agencies handle clients that have regular insurance vs medicare........and when a patient is admitted, do u put in for the same amount of insurance auths as u put for MD orders?? I find ...

14. Weekly Client Requirements?

    HealinghandsRN posted a topic in Home Health

    Hello all, I am new to home health nursing and find it very rewarding....Since this is my first agency, I am not sure how other agencies work. Do all Home health Nurses have to do their own case managing? and what is your client load? I've seemed to ...

15. NJ staffing legislation

    HealinghandsRN replied to trita's topic in New Jersey

    :rotfl: yes, please i want more information. i am definetly for the lowering of nurse patient ratio as i am a bedside nurse. if we don't act, this issue will be swept under the carpet as no one else is going to defend us. please send me more info...