danarooo

danarooo BSN, RN

Home Health,ID/DD, Pediatrics

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  1. Ft. Worth Job Search

    danarooo posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    I recently moved to Ft. Worth, I am an experienced RN. I realize this is a huge area but I did not realize it was going to be this difficult finding a position. Is anyone else finding this to be the...

  2. Ft. Worth Job Search

    danarooo replied to danarooo's topic in Texas Nursing

    Ugh. I figured I would likely have to go back to home health. The $$ is great but I’m tired of fighting traffic to see patients all day then come home exhausted with a ton of charting to do then...

  3. I love home health but I miss my life

    danarooo replied to bfit262's topic in Home Health

    I don't have a life and I'm tired of it. I work all day, do as much charting as I can in the home and if I'm able I'll finish in my care right after the visit but unfortunately those days of having...

  4. Feeling beat up in homecare

    danarooo replied to CalArmy's topic in Home Health

    HH can be very brutal. Document Document Document when a pt is demanding something that is not needed/unrealistic and the Doc says no. Patients in HH can be very manipulative at times, and as...

  5. Amedisys reviews for 2016??? Anybody?

    danarooo replied to casey_chloe87's topic in Home Health

    This is absolutely true. It very much depends on which location. The management in the office can make your job out in the field great or a daily nightmare. I've experienced both, if you don't have...

  6. Amedisys reviews for 2016??? Anybody?

    danarooo replied to casey_chloe87's topic in Home Health

    Your experience in your new job may depend on a few things. HH can be great if you live in or close to the territory you will be managing, your caseload (# of patients you have) and the office...

  7. Leaving Bedside Nursing

    danarooo replied to Deebuzz's topic in Nursing Career

    I understand where you are coming from. I think that maybe some who read your post are focusing more on the venting then the valid frustrations your having. Your tired and overwhelmed and hitting a...

  8. Four month in. Ugh.

    danarooo replied to babynurse73's topic in Home Health

    I am a little over 4 months in and some days are great, others horrible. It does get better and I'm seeing small glimpses of this, what really gets me is we have an office full of nurse managers yet...

  9. Burnt out and just getting started

    danarooo posted a topic in Home Health

    I am a new SOC nurse, and new to HH. I am already feeling extremely burnt out. I spend my day driving around hunting patients who about half the time won't answer their phone, don't want me to come...

  10. Burnt out and just getting started

    danarooo replied to danarooo's topic in Home Health

    Thank you all for the input, I really appreciate it. I feel that there is a combination of things happening. Some bad management, intake not gathering enough info for us -- I mean really --- taking...

  11. Hate Home health job

    danarooo replied to sistasoul's topic in Home Health

    I am a soc nurse and at my 2 mo'ish mark. I am coming home stressed and livid. On days their aren't SOC's (which I'm told isn't often but lately it has been) I get loaded up w/patient visits but I'm...

  12. HH agency harassment after I quit!

    danarooo replied to tinybbynurse's topic in Home Health

    EXACTLY. Calling outside of normal business hours about something that HR or a day manager can call about with a vague statement like this is harassment. If there was really something they needed...

  13. New job-SOC nurse-NEED INFO

    danarooo replied to rdl2881's topic in Home Health

    I just started in HH and as a SOC nurse with no HH experience. I've been doing this for a little less than 2 months. This IS NOT a 8 to 5 job, many times I'm charting until 9pm and that is on ONE...

  14. Is home health nursing considered safe? A little nervous....

    danarooo replied to x28y31's topic in Home Health

    I love it. I've been in some pretty bad neighborhoods but haven't been messed with because the neighbors know I'm the nurse and who I'm there to see. Just be smart about where you are and you should...

  15. Charting help

    danarooo replied to happymama's topic in Home Health

    Always "paint a picture" of your visit, including the continuing home bound status and the continuing need for homecare because Medicare is picky and they are always looking for a reason to say "nope,...

  16. Procrit

    danarooo replied to BabaLouRN's topic in Home Health

    The rules are different, KelRN215 said all Pediatrics NO Medicare. It's Medicare that says injections/labs are not a skilled service but Pediatric patients aren't on Medicare

  17. declining a pt assignment

    danarooo replied to tinybbynurse's topic in Home Health

    Ok yeah this sounds like private duty not home health. Home health is intermittent care and you are in then out and on to the next patient. In private duty you can be asked to cook/clean and do...

  18. Home Health: Dirty looks and eye rolls

    danarooo replied to curiousitykitty's topic in Home Health

    When you work with kiddos, your going to piss parents off sometimes. That is the reality of it, some parents are easy going and some are extremely difficult...but they are the parents so you have to...

  19. Math 1301 UTA HARD?

    danarooo replied to breanne72's topic in University of Texas Arlington

    I'm in this math right now, week 2. It is easier but it's a LOT of work and very time consuming. It is easier than the college algebra which I attempted twice and had to drop. I really wished UTA...

  20. RN training pay at 10$/hr??

    danarooo replied to gotchills's topic in Private Duty

    I'm an RN with 2 years PDN experience and an agency starting w/an "M" pays $7 and change per hour of orientation! Now, tell me that would happen for ANY other profession? NOPE. Health care wouldn't...

  21. My choice or required

    danarooo replied to Rdforever's topic in Private Duty

    An agency will follow the money EVERY time. To them this is a business and no one is in business to not make money. These agencies will keep the difficult family until an incident happens which...

  22. My choice or required

    danarooo replied to Rdforever's topic in Private Duty

    This is what I'm dealing with right now. I took a case, a pre-school child who has full cognition but can only move fingers. She does need stimulation for sure and I'm ok with playing with her and...

  23. New RN looking for advice!!

    danarooo replied to pittnurse24's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations on passing your NCLEX. I'm sure your license has shown up by now on the SC BON site, and yes they are SLOW! I've been an RN now for 4 years and just recently moved to the Charleston...

  24. Need an alternative to the College Algebra!

    danarooo replied to CeMe2013's topic in University of Texas Arlington

    Would love to know the same! I've read on these threads that the academic advisors aren't giving consistent information on the ability to take math 1301 rather than 1302 or what class is taken as a...

  25. Math 1301 UTA HARD?

    danarooo replied to breanne72's topic in University of Texas Arlington

    I would like to know the exact same thing. I'm in the same boat as you are. All I have left is Algebra and capstone and I'm finished. I tried to take 1302 twice but the course load is ridiculous...