mommy1975

mommy1975

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About mommy1975

mommy1975 specializes in Home Health.


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  1. CCMC vs ANCC

    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...
  2. After being promised a promotion and being put off for months, I have given my 2 weeks notice. As DON, who all do I need to notify at the
  3. 1wk9

    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...
  4. Working 12-14 hour days, am burning out.......

    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...
  5. 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...
  6. Several questions from a new HH RN

    This is a good point, I hadn't thought of that. . . .
  7. Homebound?

    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...
  8. Several questions from a new HH RN

    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...
  9. Giving report on admit, recert, roc

    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...
  10. Question about HH job offer and Advice

    Missouri $65 SOC, $45 RCT & DC, $40 visit, $65 ROC. Mileage reimbursement=
  11. 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
  12. Maximum number daily visits

    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...
  13. 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...
  14. Starting a Home Health Agency

    I guess you can't PM me, because I haven't written 15 posts yet, I just joined. I will try to get in some more posts and maybe you can PM me
  15. 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