jnette ASN, EMT-I

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    What is it REALLY like for new grads right now?

    jnette replied to JamieA0321's topic in Colorado Nursing

    .. please refer to TOS re personal attacks... no need to be offensive. Thank you.
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    University of Hawaii Fast-Track Program

    jnette replied to kelsie*bear's topic in General Nursing

    Please do not post personal email addresses on this site.. please refer to the term of service regarding this. Thank you !
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    Any advice for entering unclean and/or bug infested houses?

    jnette replied to homelpn's topic in Home Health

    Agree with the above.. take in only what you absolutely have to, in a disposable bag that you can shake out once you leave the home and before you get into your car. A piece of scratch paper to jot...
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    Any advice for entering unclean and/or bug infested houses?

    jnette replied to homelpn's topic in Home Health

    Quite often, in fact. I deal with it by reminding myself that these individuals are every bit as deserving of help, care, and intervention as those in the finest mansions. I think of what it's like...
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    Only working in Home Health??

    jnette replied to rmbt418's topic in Home Health

    It certainly does provide a good foundation, as well as variety.. with others nearby for support. Especially helpful if one is a new grad or has not had much exposure to nursing yet.
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    Do you ever eval pts in hosp prior to discharge?

    jnette replied to nurse42long's topic in Home Health

    Our docs (for the most part) are pretty good about knowing what we can handle and will only refer if they know the patient is a good HH candidate. Our intake person will ask questions as well during...
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    Very nervous.....any helps?

    jnette replied to jordydan7295's topic in Home Health

    Agree ! :) Compliments are always good ice breakers, especially with the elderly patients..you can always find SOMETHING to compliment.. whether a quilt on their bed, their backyard garden, cute...
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    lvns supervising home health aides in texas

    jnette replied to clever915's topic in Home Health

    Agree. :) As for skilled/nonskilled, all nursing visits (LPN or RN) are skilled
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    Ive worked 2 weeks in hh with ruptured C6/C7 discs

    jnette replied to chenoaspirit's topic in Home Health

    Ditto ! Wish you the best. If we don't take care of ourselves, we will not be able to take care of others. Your health must come first !
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    Oasis C

    jnette replied to Sue Damonas's topic in Home Health

    Our agency will be doing several inservices on these changes. It will take some time to adjust, but in the end, I think we'll all do fine with it. As with anything "new"... it will take time, and...
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    Patient requesting.....

    jnette replied to nursemomof3boys's topic in Home Health

    Agree. It is their choice to make.
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    New to Home Health...feel like an idiot

    jnette replied to KatieNoelLPN's topic in Home Health

    Agree with all the above ! You'll be fine.. it WILL come back! At our agency we have mini- inservices for these things.. they last no more than a half-hour. Anything we feel we need to brush up on...
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    Blue Christmas - allnurses.com Christmas Carol

    jnette replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    what a HOOT !!! That was great. hahahahaha hahahahahaha
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    classifying meds on med profile

    jnette replied to chenoaspirit's topic in Home Health

    That's really too bad... I would think admin would KNOW how much paperwork is already involved, and to make this so much more difficult and time consuming just doesn't make sense at all. Road nurses...
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    Just a vent....oncall nurse calls me at night

    jnette replied to chenoaspirit's topic in Home Health

    That's just insane and totally uncalled for. We ALWAYS tell our patients on the day of SIGN UP when we explain the on call policy to them that anything regarding schedule changes, etc. are to be done...
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    Vents and Feeding Tubes

    jnette replied to pat8585's topic in Home Health

    I agree with the above. Hh has IV abx, occasional peg tubes and feedings, bust mostly wound care, and a lot of ortho surgery
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    Morgan County, AL HH RN

    jnette replied to alabamagrad's topic in Home Health

    Spend a little time here reading the HH forum posts.. there are many threads here I think you will benefit from.. should answer many of your questions.
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    Being on call

    jnette replied to anticoagulationurse's topic in Home Health

    Ditto ! While I would always be stressed on my call rotation, usually it wasn't as bad as I feared. I agree with the above. It's a good thing in the end. We DO tell our patients when we do the...
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    Unsanitary Condtions in Home/Can I refuse to take case

    jnette replied to MayBoo's topic in Home Health

    Wow... these cases are always reported at our agency. We hit every agency out there to step in. If all else fails, we try APS... whatever it takes. The owner of our agency has personally had roofs put...
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    Clinical Team Support

    jnette replied to KatieNoelLPN's topic in Home Health

    Sounds like our agency.. lots of clinical support, so really, the field nurses need only tend to their patients, the clinical staff does the rest. Of course, the nurses have to do the SOC, ROC, and...
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    Occupational Therapy

    jnette replied to KateRN1's topic in Home Health

    At our agency the SN RN does all the OASIS SOCs and Discharges, regardless of any therapy invoved. The only exception I can think of is if a patient is PT only... but then the SN still does the SOC...
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    HHRG and medicare billing

    jnette replied to kellyjstc's topic in Home Health

    I'm not all that familiar with the HHRG, but I believe I understand what you're saying. Our docs always add the therapy and/or HHA requests to their referrals, so we know when the RN goes out to do...
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    ICD-9 Codes

    jnette replied to spectral_ev's topic in Home Health

    I agree with all the above. (Field/Road) Nurses really aren't trained in coding and it can cost the HH agency a bundle if not done correctly.. not to mention audits and being kicked into review for...
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    ICD-9 Codes

    jnette replied to spectral_ev's topic in Home Health

    Our ICD9 codes are done by 2 office staff trained specifically and only for coding...and thus certified. It's a long process with a huge learning curve. If coded incorrectly, the agency stands to lose...
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    What are the core skills/interventions you must do well as a HH nurse?

    jnette replied to Sterlink's topic in Home Health

    Hello there, Sterlink ! :) Welcome to AN, and to the HH forum. Lots of wound care skills, IV abx infusions, lab draws.. actually, there are pages of threads and posts here on the HH forum.. I'd say...