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Mine was co-signed by the HRSA person on august 9th (one week ago today) and I’m still waiting ?

RN and obgyn certified, DTI 90%, and I am unsure of the HPSA score but I think it’s a 10 for primary care. this is what I get when I looked up my hospitals address

I got my 2nd signature today for the nurse corps LRP! ??? I signed it on the 16th so it took a little over 3 weeks.

I applied for nurse corps. Thank you for this info! I just checked on experian and they actually did run my credit in June ?

Hi, I received the finalist email and signed/accepted the award on July 16 (my deadline was the 19th). I am still waiting on the co signature ? I am obgyn certified, my DTI is 90%, and honestly I have no idea what my HPSA score is or how to find out. Also, I think it’s weird that they never checked my credit. I have tripled checked my creditkarma account and I don’t see anything at all. I applied last year and they didn’t check my credit, but I obviously wasn’t selected as a finalist either. Is it common for people to receive finalist emails/accept the award and never get that co signature? I am getting antsy, I’m worried it’s soooo close and dangling in front of my face but I won’t actually get picked.

I’m trying to buy a new pair of shoes for work. I’ve worn danskos, sketchers, crocs, cherokee, asics, new balances among many others over the years, and the only brand that I really like is nursemates (dove and align). My feet are wide and have high arches. I don’t want to spend $80 on another pair of nursemates- I’ve recently bought 2 pairs of other brand shoes that I hated and wish I hadn’t spent the money on. Does anyone know of another (lower price) brand of shoes that fit comparably to nursemates?

I’m glad to find this post, I am so frustrated waiting for my results! I took the low risk neonate test on 8/20, so it’s been over 2 weeks and I still don’t have my results. I reached out to NCC to check in about it yesterday, and they told me since it was a new version of the test it can take up to 21 BUSINESS days! Has anyone else had to wait even longer than the 2 weeks? If so, when did you finally get results? I feel like a crazy person compulsively checking my NCC account multiple times a day.

Does anyone know what criteria makes an applicant more likely to be selected for the nurse corps loan repayment program? I applied today, just a few hours before the deadline. What kind of candidates do they look for? Previous posts mention HPSA scores and debt to income ratio. Do they pick people with lower or higher DTI? Do your transcripts and resumes have impact as well? I’m just trying to get an idea of what my chances are. Also- is there any way to find out my hospital’s (a DSH) HPSA score online? I tried calling to find out earlier today but hung up after being on hold for almost 30mins. thanks!

Can anyone tell me if there is a mandatory requirement for the frequency of physician visits for GIP patients in a free standing inpatient unit? Trying to google how often physicians must physically see the pts while GIP, but I can't find anything. I thought it was required for a physician or NP to round daily, but I have recently been told that is not true. I'd love to see the requirements in some kind of official documentation, but can anyone here share with me how often the MD rounds in their free standing IPUs?

i have been working for a hospice agency for the last two years, and our last visit from the DOH was in august 2011. ever since august 2014, many of my supervisors have been warning us that we are due 'any day' for a survey. they still have not shown up (not that i'm complaining) i looked on the state DOH website for frequency of inspections, it says: "CHHAs and Long Term Home Health Care Programs are inspected at a maximum interval of 36 months; Hospices at a maximum interval of 48 months, and Licensed or limited licensed home care services agencies at 36 month intervals" i don't want to be rude and question my supervisor for something so insignificant. do you think it's possible that they are confusing home care with hospice regulations? if it is really 48 months, that is 4 years, so we wouldn't be due until august of 2015, correct? or am i reading something wrong or confusing something? when should we really be expecting them? i'm just trying to figure it out because i have not had to do any DOH visits and i'm more nervous about doing it in the homecare setting than when i worked in the hospital.

does anyone know what the alternative to morphine/roxanol for SOB would be for actively dying hospice pts (unable to swallow)? recently i had a pt who became very nauseous and was vomiting after morphine.. had lorazepam & compazine which helped with the nausea but the morphine was so important because he was a COPD'er.. i know morphine for pain has a lot of alternatives but what can you do for respiratory distress if a pt cannot tolerate morphine? i found an article about nebulized hydromorphone.. anyone have any experience with this? Nebulized hydromorphone for dyspnea in hospice care of advanced can... - PubMed - NCBI

I took the CHPN exam on Dec. 5th. I got my results right after I completed the test and I passed! I got the temporary print out with my score at the testing center that said I would receive my official certificate in the mail within 90 days. I know it's only been a month but my name has not been added yet to the CHPN listing online and haven't received the certificate yet. I know it's early but I guess I'm spoiled because everything nowadays has been so fast! When I passed my NCLEX my name was on the state board of nsg website within like 2 days, and when applied for licensure in another state it took only a few days as well. Also, I told administration at my job that I passed and gave a copy of my print out from the testing center but they want a copy of the actual certificate when it comes. I guess I'm just antsy because I'm still excited that I passed! :) Did anyone else get their certificate or have their name added to the online CHPN listing quicker than 90 days?

I get 56 whopping cents per mile, only do FAST scores for dementia pts, and definitely NO on the nutritional shakes. I think administration would laugh me out of the office for suggestion that one lol.

I am an RN, I live in NY and work in a hospital's hospice program, so I split my days between seeing inpatient hospice pts, and pts in their homes. I plan on moving to Virginia Beach sometime next year after my husband graduates from his Master's degree program. My family has been in Queens NY forever and in recent years, they've all moved to VA Beach, and we're pretty lonely up here without them. As I sit and wait for my hubs to finish school, I always have my eyes on the VA job market for hospice jobs. Don't get me wrong- when I get down there, I will need a job ASAP and I'm really willing to take something temporarily in med/surg or something just to pay the bills, but my heart is always 100% hospice and can't imagine doing anything else long term. I see positions open with a place called Heartland Hospice but it seems to be like a chain/corporation of sorts... they have locations in 25 states. The hospital I work for now is pretty small, I have a caseload of about 15-20 but I know everyone involved with hospice and I like it that way. Has anyone worked for Heartland Hospice in any of its locations? How is working for this company? I'd love any information anyone may have. Thanks!

I'm posting this question here and to several other specialty boards in hopes to find a good answer. I'm working on a hospice unit for the last 6 months (which I love). In the past I worked in ortho for 4 years. Anytime I experienced a pt on a morphine or dilaudid pump, they were run through either a PICC or port. I have to admit that I haven't had very many pumps in my experience, usually morphine PO or SL route works fine, or they will need IV push morphine every few hrs or prn, but every once in a while I come across a pt with such significant pain that they need a pump. I have a pt now who needs a pump and does not have a port, the dr wants him to get a PICC line in order to get him the morphine pump he very desperately needs. The pt is willing to go through this, and he's going to do it, but my question is.. why can't a drip be given through a peripheral IV? I understand the IV will need to be changed and could infiltrate etc, and were trying to prevent tons of needlesticks for the pt, but I feel terrible to have a hospice pt go through the entire PICC insertion. I feel dumb asking other nurses I work with because I feel like i'm missing something obvious. Has anyone had any experience using a morphine pump/drip with a peripheral IV? why does it HAVE to be through a PICC or port?