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  1. Vent: Medicare Fraud

    lossforimagination replied to love-d-OR's topic in Home Health

    Speaking of fraud....I've worked for an agency where the owner's motto was "a good nurse will always find a reason to recertify a patient". I've had clients tell me they felt like they were ripping...

  2. Is home health really better than working in a hospital??

    lossforimagination replied to LadyAries0021's topic in Home Health

    My experience is that it's better than the hospital in terms of less stress, more autonomy, not cooped up for 12+ hours...But, you will be on call (maybe often, I've been on call as much as every...

  3. If I hate being an CNA, will I hate nursing?

    lossforimagination replied to emily84's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    In my opinion .....you will definately hate nursing if you hate being a CNA. Chances are you will likely be doing the same CNA work IN ADDITION to the nursing duties. I've worked in hospitals where...

  4. Medicaid CBA program

    lossforimagination posted a topic in Home Health

    Anyone working as a Community Based Alternative nurse in TX? I'm having some difficulty with a caseworker deciding she can refuse to refer a client to another agency after I decline to accept the...

  5. Doing away with 12 hour shifts?

    lossforimagination replied to nckdl's topic in General Nursing

    It's not usually just 5 day weeks when working 8 hr shifts....to accommodate working the staff every other weekend, the staff usually end up working 7 on before getting 2 off. I worked a hospital with...

  6. Exelsior College Information Need Advice Plz

    lossforimagination replied to Angela2006's topic in Texas Nursing

    I doubt if finding a job with a degree from Excelsior would be any problem. Usually employers are so happy to have a warm body with a RN license, they don't care where you went to school. I tried...

  7. Burnout vs. Stress vs. Not cut out for nursing

    lossforimagination replied to Susan9608's topic in General Nursing

    I think you're depressed and burned out and need to do something else. Try another aspect of nursing...home health or adults, ER or anything. Even try agency so you can go to different facilites and...

  8. RSD Opinion????

    lossforimagination replied to tsmith1's topic in Case Management

    I worked on a unit that had pain management patients and RSD clients getting TENS units. They was definately a psych component; the patients were obsessed with their pain. I remember one patient's...

  9. Effexor XR (venlafaxine HCl) Extended-Release Capsules and Effexor (venlafaxine HCl)

    lossforimagination replied to Brian's topic in Patient Medications

    Article about depression from a pro-pharmaceutical drug mental health website:

  10. Effexor XR (venlafaxine HCl) Extended-Release Capsules and Effexor (venlafaxine HCl)

    lossforimagination replied to Brian's topic in Patient Medications

    I took Effexor XR years ago until my coworkers told me that I was becoming manic from it. I had the zaps on withdrawal, but I stopped it. Problem with taking antidepressants is it can make you...

  11. How many Pt do you take care of?

    lossforimagination replied to Franlpntorn's topic in General Nursing

    I read an article recently how family members are being legally banned from nursing homes if they dare to complain about the poor care. All the facility has to do is claim they are "dangerous" and...

  12. Home Care Home Base

    lossforimagination replied to CardioTrans's topic in Home Health

    Thumbs Up for HCHB! I briefly worked doing strictly quality assurance at an agency who used HCHB. I found the database easy to use. The field nurses were all new (the agency had rather frequent high...

  13. On Call On Call.. Who Hates Oncall???

    lossforimagination replied to AmPmRnoncall's topic in Home Health

    I used to have to be on call every other week for the whole week. I hated it, it's the only thing I can't stand about home health. Even so, the agency paid zilch for it unless you had to go see a...

  14. baptist medical centre, san antonio

    lossforimagination replied to english_nurse's topic in Texas Nursing

    There are several Baptist hospitals in San Antonio. I worked at one of the them in the in early 90's. It was a brand new hospital in a ritsy neighborhood and was a good place to work. The census was...

  15. Am I whiny or is this too much?

    lossforimagination replied to goodywhyte's topic in Home Health

    Well, for sure don't consider working at a hospital. I did med/surg for 10 years at different hospitals, and hated every moment. Talk about feeling abused and misused! I've worked home health for...

  16. My School is Gone!

    lossforimagination replied to glascow's topic in Post Graduate Students

    For the record, I've read news articles online indicating assistance of all kinds offered from around the world, including at one count 35 nations. For example, Kuwait offered millions worth of oil...

  17. san antonio hospitals??

    lossforimagination replied to tx2007's topic in Texas Nursing

    I worked in San Antonio for a few years back in early 90's. University was an absolute hell hole and pay was LOUSY! On the floor, every nurse had 12 patients at all times, PCA's had 24. There was...

  18. Mileage pay

    lossforimagination posted a topic in Home Health

    Just curious if it is an industry standard out there to NOT pay mileage for the first visit of the day? Seems outrageous to drive 20 or 40 miles or even ANY miles to a patient's home and not get...

  19. My patient fired me!

    lossforimagination replied to InfoNurse1595's topic in General Nursing

    After working med/surg for 12 years; I personally don't give a damn anymore about the patient's petty demands and "needs". I'm far more concerned about not allowing myself to be abused anymore by...

  20. Accepting or not accepting the client which jeopardizes the license the most?

    lossforimagination replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly! Sometimes you have to stand your ground and calmly get right in someone's face and say "absolutely not". I realize that can be hard for a new grad because you aren't necessarily sure what...

  21. DON threatened the Nursing Staff - pending Dennis landfall

    lossforimagination replied to pensacola_LPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I thought it was a catastrophe when I no longer had heatlh insurance after I was laid off from my hospital job (they were laying off due to financial reasons). Turns out to be the best thing ever...

  22. How many Pt do you take care of?

    lossforimagination replied to Franlpntorn's topic in General Nursing

    What do you mean by "3-4

  23. What is the #1 healthcare problem in the USA?

    lossforimagination replied to nurse_wannabe's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, don't feel bad. My current employer doesn't offer health insurance. I'm quite healthy but was rejected for individual policy by 3 insurance companies. Reason: recurrent UTI's (uncomplicated,...

  24. Wanting to cut our On-Call Pay

    lossforimagination replied to becca-roo's topic in Home Health

    i work for a small for-profit agency that has been in business only 3 or 4 years. we have about 50 patients. i have to take call every other week since there are only 2 rns. there are a few more...

  25. I cant keep doing this....

    lossforimagination replied to CardioTrans's topic in Home Health

    Where I work, 2 admits and 1 recert; or 2 admits and one or 2 skilled visits is enough to be scheduled for one nurse for one day. Tell them to get real, their mismanagement of funds/personnel/time is...