OkieeRN

OkieeRN

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  1. How many do you Case Manage in a Certified Home Health Agency?

    OkieeRN replied to fawnsternurse's topic in Home Health

    I have hear of 21st but do not work for them. My agency is relatively small, we are a close knit group

  2. Elderly forgetful diabetic, need advice on improving complaince

    OkieeRN replied to Keld401's topic in Home Health

    The problem with alarms is that they don't always align with eating. Medicare does pay long term if the pt is unable to draw up or administer reliably his/her own insulin and there is no willing/able...

  3. How many do you Case Manage in a Certified Home Health Agency?

    OkieeRN replied to fawnsternurse's topic in Home Health

    Idk if there are any rules, perhaps there are guidelines through ANCC for certified case managers but I am not sure. I can say that at my last job I carried 40-45 patients on my caseload and saw them...

  4. 60 day summary & home health aide services!

    OkieeRN replied to nurse955's topic in Home Health

    I consider them the same. If I write a d/c summary upon d/c I do not write a 60 day summary. The D/c summary replace

  5. Elderly forgetful diabetic, need advice on improving complaince

    OkieeRN replied to Keld401's topic in Home Health

    It sounds like he needs to be a daily insulin pt if he and/or his family cannot consistently give him the shots. He clearly is not able to pull up the insulin on his own and forgets with the prefilled...

  6. Kindly answer me any surgical nurse please...

    OkieeRN replied to kameera's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I would finish the dressing. It is not worth leaving a sterile dressing change open to air while seeing what another pt needs. That pt could end up with an infx. I would also reply that it is...

  7. Cant decide if should start out as LPN or go RN?

    OkieeRN replied to jeepngrl's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    I did OU's RN to BSN and was in class with several LPN's that were getting their BSN's as well, bypassing the traditional route of LPN to ADN to BSN. since you have to be an LPN for a year before...

  8. What was your experience in school?

    OkieeRN replied to laski's topic in General Students

    I earned an A.S. in diversified studies while working on my prereqs for my ADN program. So when I started nursing school full time all I had to focus on (school wise) was school. That said, I also was...

  9. How physical is home health?

    OkieeRN replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in Home Health

    You may want to consider desk case management in home health. It isn't bad on the back (as long as sitting doesn't bother

  10. On Call and Weekend requirements

    OkieeRN replied to JenRN123's topic in Home Health

    That is not enough pay for on call. I am paid a base salary and my on call pay is in addition to the salary. $150.00/weekend to be on call and $65-$85/visit for resumption/recert/SOC. I would look...

  11. What's the difference between Home Health Case Manager-RN and Visiting Nurse-RN?

    OkieeRN replied to RN276's topic in Home Health

    I have been a field nurse case manager, a case manager that did all OASIS visits and had an assigned LPN conduct all regular SNV's, and an in-office case manager (with no hands on pt care), with the...

  12. Old Nursing Books

    OkieeRN replied to newbienurse2011's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I saved mine from my BSN program because I didn't save them from my ADN program and wished I had... I have referenced the ones I saved. Congrats on becoming a

  13. New nurse in PACU??

    OkieeRN replied to sungrl01's topic in PACU

    I was a nurse 6 months when hired in PACU. Maybe it depends on the facility but our recovery room nurses are AMAZING! I have learned so much from them, and the anesthesiologists, and the CRNA's......

  14. Need reassurance

    OkieeRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Home Health

    If mom lifts him, why not ask her to help you do a two person

  15. Would you ever own a motorcycle? YES or NO?

    OkieeRN replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

    We are about to buy a trike!! SUPER

  16. Why Dogs Make the Best Friends

    OkieeRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have two dogs, a Lhasa Apso and a Shih Tzu. My boys make coming home from work a joy! I work in home health full time and peds PACU part

  17. Have you ever made a medication error- yes, no or almost.

    OkieeRN replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I have had a med error. Thankfully it did not harm the patient. I work in peds and gave 10X less of a med than I should have. It sticks with me to this day. I am so thankful it was 10X less...

  18. Have you ever made a medication error- yes, no or almost.

    OkieeRN replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    There is one other kind of nurse... The one who makes mistakes and then covers it

  19. Current New Grad Pay in Tulsa area and OKC

    OkieeRN replied to zephyr79's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    I started at Children's Hospital in OKC as a new grad with a starting wage of 19.15/hr. Within 7 months of hire I was up to

  20. Apartment Hunting-OKC

    OkieeRN replied to mtsh11's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    Congrats on the new job! I work at OU Children's Hospital in the same complex. Living near the hospital is not a good idea if you are looking for safety... I live about 4 miles away in a historic...

  21. Odd SOC

    OkieeRN replied to KateRN1's topic in Home Health

    Sounds to me like an APS referral is in

  22. Associates v. Bachelors - goal to work in skincare

    OkieeRN replied to amusedgirl's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I would probably lean toward an ADN. That way you have the licensure but not quite so much time in school. Plus if you decide you would like to earn your BSN you can always do an RN to BSN

  23. Typical Day For A Home Health Nurse | Life of a Nurse

    OkieeRN replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

    I think I would have called APS the same day. I agree with you that they could have done no more on that day but it covers your hiney and your agency's hiney. And lets face it, the woman really needs...

  24. Why does ICU want to refuse the patient all the time?

    OkieeRN replied to mikeworksRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am not a PICU nurse but a PACU nurse. I work at a teaching hospital so many times the doc writing the orders is a resident. Many times residents tend to overreact in where to place the pt. Because...

  25. Average Salary for ADN vs BSN

    OkieeRN replied to ltf500's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I earned my BSN while working at my hospital one year after becoming an RN. No raises came my way at all. At my facility, an RN is an