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  1. Yeah! I got my first CM Job!!!

    lisa41rn posted a topic in Case Management

    FINALLY! I got my first CM job in a hospital setting. I can't wait to start. I've wanted this for so long. My current employer requires a three week notice, so I will start after that, but I can't...

  2. Yeah! I got my first CM Job!!!

    lisa41rn replied to lisa41rn's topic in Case Management

    I've completed nine days and it has been wonderful. BUT, I was forewarned there is a lot to learn and my mind is spinning. The beginning of the week I starting taking half the floor and the CM...

  3. Yeah! I got my first CM Job!!!

    lisa41rn replied to lisa41rn's topic in Case Management

    Thanks for all your repsonses. I reallly appreciate it. I just finished the first day of my job and it went well. I'm exhausted though! Too much "stuff" to remember, but in a way it didn't seem...

  4. Per Diem Nursing

    lisa41rn posted a topic in General Nursing

    This may sound like a dumb question, but I've just taken a per diem job. I was told in the past that per diem nurses make quite a bit more because they aren't receiving any benefits. Well, how much...

  5. Dumbest thing you've done in nursing??

    lisa41rn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm new in nursing and tend to reach out for advice often. You've all been great!! Now, because I feel more stupid than I would like, please help me and others by telling us what the dumbest thing...

  6. Business Knowledge needed for CM??

    lisa41rn posted a topic in Case Management

    I had a CM interview and the director said she liked my experience because it was both in business and in nursing. She thought that was a good mix as many nurses don't have any concept of business....

  7. Business Knowledge needed for CM??

    lisa41rn replied to lisa41rn's topic in Case Management

    I'm actually working on my MS in Healthcare Administration. I'm half way there. Before starting I read where it was probably the best Masters degree a person could focus on as Healthcare is a...

  8. Has anyone taken an online CM course?

    lisa41rn replied to EllenRNPHN's topic in Case Management

    Not sure about the job I interviewed for yet. They're still checking references and two of three of them are on vacation until this week. It is just so hard to get into CM. I hope it works out....

  9. Has anyone taken an online CM course?

    lisa41rn replied to EllenRNPHN's topic in Case Management

    Go to http://www.aihcp.org and you can check out the Case Mgmt info they have and it will explain the courses they offer. I took these courses just to show I was REALLY interested in case mgmt versus...

  10. Has anyone taken an online CM course?

    lisa41rn replied to EllenRNPHN's topic in Case Management

    I just finished five courses online at AIHCP. It wasn't the best, but I was having a hard time getting a job in CM as I had no experience. Everyone wants experience! I thought this might help show...

  11. Cm Books

    lisa41rn posted a topic in Case Management

    I have been struggling to get into CM! Everyone wants experience! I have worked hard on my own to study CM but know you learn the most hands-on. Anyway, I have an interview soon and was wondering...

  12. Is My Hospital The Norm??

    lisa41rn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I went to work today (I work per diem) and hadn't been in for a few weeks as I was doing another job elsewhere. Well I was back on the floor with five patients, and it was terrible. One IV came out,...

  13. How do you cope with being a nurse?

    lisa41rn replied to Agrippa's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in 1997 at 33 years old. I was originally a business person and after losing my dad and almost losing my three week old son shortly after my father's death, I got into nursing. I was...

  14. Home Health Drama

    lisa41rn posted a topic in Home Health

    I started a home health position a few months ago. I liked it at first, but have discovered the women I work for are nuts. They lie constantly. There are many unhappy employees. At first, I kept...

  15. Not Sure About Hh

    lisa41rn posted a topic in Home Health

    I feel terrible. I was a hospital nurse, but needed a change. Was told HH would be a good fit. I worked at a HH place with a person all last week and loved it. I was so happy. Then this week I'm...

  16. New To Hh

    lisa41rn posted a topic in Home Health

    I will be shadowing a HH nurse today for the first time. I'm excited to be getting out of hospital nursing, but I'm more nervous than I thought I would be. The more I talk to people, the more...

  17. Patients Treat Nurses Like Garbage!

    lisa41rn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what it is. Last week I had five patients one day, all were demanding and miserable. This week I had another group of miserable demanding patients. I happen to see nurses who speak...

  18. CM interview tomorrow

    lisa41rn replied to SICU Queen's topic in Case Management

    I'm jealous! I had an interview about ten days ago and it didn't go nearly as well as I thought it would. I can't tell you how much I want a CM job. I have a good reputation in the hospital I work...

  19. Patients Treat Nurses Like Garbage!

    lisa41rn replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    To everyone!! Thanks so much for you incredible responses. This clearly is a tough problem. I never expected such responses. Nurses, we really need to stick together. I just can't imagaine what...

  20. IV Piggybacks

    lisa41rn replied to poppy07's topic in General Nursing

    The nurse posting this is right. Piggybacks take over from the fluid you piggyback it to. So if Cipro was piggybacked onto a bag of NS, the NS would stop running while the Cipro infused and then the...

  21. Central Lines???

    lisa41rn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I realize every facility does things differently, but how do you all flush central lines? Some say to put 5 cc's of saline in a 10 cc syringe, flush and follow with heparin. Others don't use...

  22. IM injections

    lisa41rn posted a topic in Pediatric

    Gosh! I'm trying to help out at a clinic and for the first time, am having to deal with pedi patients. It isn't easy! I've given many injections, but today, I gave one on a pediatric patient and...

  23. Inactive RN wanting to return to practice... is it possible...?

    lisa41rn replied to Buttercupkitten3's topic in Retired Nurses

    Oh Gosh! DO NOT WORRY! I was crazy when I graduated in 1997 and never worked for nearly eight years in nursing! I stayed home with my kids. I then wanted to get "back into" nursing when my...

  24. Pathetically Unethical!!

    lisa41rn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Get this! I work at a hospital and about a year ago had a patient who was young and found to have cancer. To make a long story short, she died of colon cancer and her death was HORRIBLE! The care...

  25. Pathetically Unethical!!

    lisa41rn replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    Trudy - you made some good points, but I see a pattern that happens on this site. It seems often those replying to posts will state things completely opposite of how the "poster" writes. It makes me...