CharleeFoxtrot BSN, RN

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    Nurse tech working as RN

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to esrun77's topic in General Nursing

    Any update from the
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    How much notice would you give?

    CharleeFoxtrot posted a topic in General Nursing

    How much notice would you give if you are per diem? I recently went from full time to a per diem position at my facility due to a drastic change in the health insurance my employer offers. As long as...
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    Older nurses

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to poopylala's topic in General Nursing

    Gone? Early to bed mostly as we need more
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    Injection Gone Wrong: Part 3

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    I have been following this and am so glad for the update, what a terrible ordeal. Hoping the writer continues to get better, and knows a good attorney because if that was me I'd sue the socks off...
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    Refuses bath all week, complains to family hasn't been given a bath in a week?

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to nURse_dEZi's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well, hopefully before it gets too far you call in help from your managers, social workers, physicians and resident's family to try and figure out why the resident is not wanting to get cleaned up....
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    Leaving Home Health Nursing

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to Kcattanp's topic in Home Health

    Is your situation such that you could go with an agency and use that as a stepping stone to get into the hospital you wan? Or go work in an LTAC for a year or so? Agencies around here (Michigan) pay...
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    I failed out of Nursing School... Appealed and WON!!

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to ToBeBornANurseJB's topic in General Students

    When I read the original post it was immediately apparent why the OP failed in the first place, and why she will continue to do so in spite of her extensive critical thinking and BSN book-larnin' ....
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    Transfer within a system, would you...

    CharleeFoxtrot posted a topic in General Nursing

    I currently work for a large affiliated system, but out of the hospital environment (home care RN). My background is acute care, but I went into home care due to some family circumstances thinking...
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    Phobia of needles....need help

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to motherof3sons's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed 100%, this sounds like an issue that needs a professional
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    Can you have a life AND do HH?

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to lweatherby's topic in Home Health

    Well, I am still here in home health, but I did change employers and went to a non-profit agency. There has been a huge learning curve from my prior experience in the hospital, but I am getting...
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    Agency is going to hourly vs pay per visit

    CharleeFoxtrot posted a topic in Home Health

    Just as the title says, my agency is going to an hourly model vs pay per visit. The corporate line is that this will allow nurses to "have a healthy work life balance" by us being paid hourly- 8...
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    Agency is going to hourly vs pay per visit

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to CharleeFoxtrot's topic in Home Health

    Thanks for the replies, we are starting the new pay scale today and I am hopeful it'll work
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    Agency is going to hourly vs pay per visit

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to CharleeFoxtrot's topic in Home Health

    I guess I will see how it
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    I was fired today

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to sparenurse's topic in Home Health

    ((hugs)) I hope the meeting goes well for you and they let you
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    How did your employer recognize Nurse's Day?

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to allevi's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    How did my employer recognize Nurse's Day? By cutting my pay by 30%. I work home health care, and my employer went from a pay-per-visit model to hourly. On paper it sounds good but for example last...
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    Stressed about a loved patient

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to Sophia62's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Advocate for Hospice or that her PRN meds need to be round the clock following your facilities chain of command-in other words keep squawking until someone
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    Staffing Research Project

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to Rmcint3's topic in General Nursing

    (nods in agreement with above poster) yeah it says the survey is
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    How to draw labs in contracted pt?

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to CPlat's topic in Home Health

    I recently did an end run around a similar situation in that I worked with the Dr's office to get the patient changed to one of the newer coumadin analogs that don't require weekly blood
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    first lay off ever.

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to edwardemma's topic in Home Health

    ((hugs to you OP)) I don't think your State BON will pursue that minor of an error and I hope you find yourself another
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    What bag/attire/organization???

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to Misstia's topic in Home Health

    Our agency gave us bags like this only blue and with 2 outer pockets that hold hand sanitizer, etc.:...
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    Can you have a life AND do HH?

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to lweatherby's topic in Home Health

    Tagging on here, I just started home health after being in the hospital environment. maybe we should start a "new to home health and need
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    SeLect Speciality Hospitals

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to twinner05's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at one and the experience was excellent, high acuity stay-on-yer-toes census and I learned a ton. Money was good too. Got my experience and I left to go into a position outside the...
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    How do I get over this?

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    This
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    Training for a new job and NO PAY???

    CharleeFoxtrot replied to TexasBSNRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Run away and don't look
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    Phone Interview for LN position-any tips?

    CharleeFoxtrot posted a topic in Legal

    Hello and thanks in advance for your replies. On a whim I sent off a resume in response to an ad by a large legal firm and got a call back to set up a phone interview on Thursday. I've had a pretty...