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  1. icd 9 software

    cherricka replied to doks1961's topic in Home Health

    http://skyscape.com/estore/SearchResults.aspx?saw=international+classification+of+Diseases Best $29 I have ever spent for my PDA. Worth every dime when you are doing an admission!

  2. Mileage pay

    cherricka replied to lossforimagination's topic in Home Health

    This is how I do my mileage-I start every morning before I see my first patient, checking my voicemail and email, getting my bag, supplies, paperwork and lab slips ready. That is counted as record...

  3. How Do I Get Into Hh??

    cherricka replied to lisa41rn's topic in Home Health

    This is off subject, but I have seen SMA on license plates around here. I can't figure out what that stands for? Can you enlighten

  4. Wanting to cut our On-Call Pay

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

    becca- you get paid what??! for 13 years experience? boy they are getting a good deal. i am in upstate ny-we get over $20 ish/hr for fairly new rn's. on-call is $2.50/hr, time and a half on weekends....

  5. Getting the Labs there on time?

    cherricka posted a topic in Home Health

    Anyone out there with a great understanding and knowledge about Labs? I work in the country where it could be 45 minutes between houses, and longer to the "local" hospital, a term I use lightly....

  6. Getting the Labs there on time?

    cherricka replied to cherricka's topic in Home Health

    Thanks for all the replies: Are there any satellite offices for the labs? We have a satellite in every township for the HMO labs -I have called the nearest MD offices, and their Nurse managers...

  7. What is that word that I am looking for?

    cherricka replied to cherricka's topic in Home Health

    Thanks for responding, but that would be indentations, I think. I am looking for a word that sums up "Pt has bumps on BLE, s/p cellulitis years ago"

  8. I'm tickeled about Home Health Nursing!!!

    cherricka replied to raindrop's topic in Home Health

    Hi raindrop, Just to give you a heads up, with my agency, when I tried to apply right after school (RN), I told them I had been a LPN for 13 years, and unfortunately, it didn't matter. I still had to...

  9. I'm tickeled about Home Health Nursing!!!

    cherricka replied to raindrop's topic in Home Health

    Most places require that you have at least one year of acute care experience (medical surgical). I would definately make sure you had that, even if they don't require it. What you learn in school, is...

  10. Know of any Home Health Nsg Magazine's?

    cherricka replied to cherricka's topic in Home Health

    Great websites, very helpful!

  11. Know of any Home Health Nsg Magazine's?

    cherricka posted a topic in Home Health

    Does anybody out there know of any magazine's geared just for home health nursing, for casemanager's? I would love monthly info about how to answer OASIS questions better, patient teaching sheets, new...

  12. Question re pharmacology testing for HH application

    cherricka replied to suziwin's topic in Home Health

    Mine asked about what order to administer inhaler's, some simple drug calculations, Digoxin, Lasix, b/p medications, diabetic meds, including insulin, steroids, antibiotic use,nebulizers,etc. Mostly...

  13. Know of any Home Health Nsg Magazine's?

    cherricka replied to cherricka's topic in Home Health

    Thank you everyone. This magazine was the one I was looking for. I ordered it

  14. considering home health extremely scared

    cherricka replied to soomach's topic in Home Health

    Like I said in the last post, I am in Columbia/Greene County. Lots of driving, which I don't mind. I am contracted to work 20 hours a week, which usually means 34 hours on average. Benefits are good,...

  15. considering home health extremely scared

    cherricka replied to soomach's topic in Home Health

    Our agency made up a "short" paper form for admissions, so while your in the house doing the assessment, you just check it off. I convert that to computer when I get home, along with care plan, send...

  16. considering home health extremely scared

    cherricka replied to soomach's topic in Home Health

    I too did the me/surg thing, which is required before you can work home care around here. I prob. cried three times a month, because I felt so overwelmed at the hospital. I could never be the kind of...

  17. On Call dilemma

    cherricka replied to AngiRN's topic in Home Health

    At our agency, it depends on how many nurses we have of course, but right now I am on call every 6th weekend, from 8 am Saturday to 8 am Monday. We have a RN who is hired to be on call during the...