Hello! I am a BSN RN with 4 years Home Health experience, I started in Case Management and moved up to DON quickly. I am hoping to find a job working from home in Case Management. Though I have a...
mommy1975 replied to twokidsmom,rn's topic in Home Health
I was also under the impression that you always had to have an order to be in the home, so if the frequency changes because one decides an extra visit is needed, one must write an order that addresses...
mommy1975 replied to tulsanurse1's topic in Home Health
I know it's been several days since this thread started, BUT. You poor thing!! Unfortunately, the agency I work with now (which is my first HH experience) gives precious little training, and NOT much...
mommy1975 replied to tinderbox's topic in Home Health
I couldn't agree with you more, tcvnurse! I have only been a nurse about 2 years, and, of course, I started bedside. As we know, new nurses are taskmasters and have to learn over time how to see the...
mommy1975 replied to hhrnohio's topic in Home Health
It's so sad, but I have seen this, too. There is a lot of pressure from above to "go ahead and admit", even when we know the patient isn't homebound. There have been times each of us have had to...
mommy1975 replied to NCIANurse's topic in Home Health
You SHOULD have to go through a check off process wherein you perform every skill, complete a quiz, and verbally walk through a procedure before doing one on your own as part of your orientation. I...
mommy1975 replied to Isabelle49's topic in Home Health
It' so interesting to me to be able to read this thread. We have struggled for so long with field staff not calling in report. My DON doesn't force the issue, so for MONTHS, I have had to read...
mommy1975 replied to tinderbox's topic in Home Health
The hospitals here require hospital experience within the last 2 years or they won't take you back. I agree with Tinderbox, try some agency work, that may give you an
mommy1975 replied to Isabelle49's topic in Home Health
We really don't like our LPNs to do more than 6 a day. By the time they drive to all the houses, call docs, write up paperwork, it's well more than an 8 hour day if they are doing a thorough...
mommy1975 replied to mommy1975's topic in Home Health
My agency has contracted with a consultant company to help walk us through the process-Century 21. I also mentioned this training through Health Care Performance Institute, and they happily enrolled...
mommy1975 replied to mommy1975's topic in Home Health
Yes! I started out in the field as FFS, then became a Case Manager. I mostly manage from a desk now, but sometimes I get the rare opportunity to go out and see