SWRN84

SWRN84 specializes in Home Care.

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1. Homebound Or Not?

   SWRN84 replied to JennyHHRN's topic in Home Health

   Agree with everyone else. Definitely not homebound and no skill. We would not admit this

2. RN Refresher

   SWRN84 replied to mrob's topic in General Nursing

   I graduated from Mo Bapt in 1984. I have been in home care since 1987 and have often thought of taking the refresher course the institue offers, to try to get back into hospital nursing. Glad to...

3. RN Refresher

   SWRN84 replied to mrob's topic in General Nursing

   mrob.....where are you taking your refresher course? How long have you been away from acute care

4. O.K.-salary or per hour?

   SWRN84 replied to lesrn2005's topic in Home Health

   I have been working in home health for 20 years now. Over the years, I have seen the pay scale/type change back and forth. I worked 5 years for a hospital based agency, but the remainder has been...

5. QI: Best Practice Intervention Campaign

   SWRN84 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Home Health

   As of March 16, approx 4700 home care agencies registered to participate in this initiative. I am responsible for some of the QI implementation in our agency, including outcomes. I registered the...

6. Port Care question

   SWRN84 replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Home Health

   We have always flushed ports once monthly if they aren't being used. They may last longer than that without flushing, but in the 20 years I have been doing home health, both agencies' policies have...

7. Intellicare

   SWRN84 replied to unbridled2's topic in Telephone Triage

   I worked for Intellicare in the disease management division.....I trained in the St. Louis call center. I worked for 2 weeks in the call center then went remote at home. At the time I was told the...

8. How much did you start as a nurse and when.

   SWRN84 replied to ZASHAGALKA's topic in General Nursing

   23 years ago I started as an RN at $7.77/hr in a small rural ICU in

9. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

   SWRN84 replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   What state do you have your license

10. Welcome to the Missouri State Forum!

    SWRN84 replied to suebird3's topic in General Nursing

    Yep Christine, I do know exactly where you are. I was over in Warrenton just the other day. I was doing home health visits and worked my schedule to end up there so I could make a visit to the outlet...

11. Home Health

    SWRN84 replied to krocks0610's topic in Home Health

    I have been working in home care for 19 years....staff nurse, case manager, supervisor, now am working prn 4 days per week. Home health is a great place for a nurse to really develop different skills...

12. PT with INR Disaster

    SWRN84 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    We use INRatio fingerstick machines for most of our patients in home health. We started using them a few months ago. Prior to that, though, I have occasionally had a patient where the blood would...

13. Welcome to the Missouri State Forum!

    SWRN84 replied to suebird3's topic in General Nursing

    I live in Lincoln County....approx 1 hour north of St. Louis. RN since 1984.....most of my time has been spent in home care....now I'm at the "I don't know what I want to be when I grow up"...

14. need advice

    SWRN84 replied to dawnrn73's topic in Home Health

    I think it depends on how your assessment skills are....what type of nursing you did prior to leaving to raise your kids. If you are confident in your nursing assessment skills, that's half of it....

15. Fingerstick Protimes

    SWRN84 replied to SWRN84's topic in Home Health

    We also use the machines where you collect in capillary tubes after the fingerstick. We use a machine called INRatio. I have been lucky this week....2 days in a row I was able to get orders right at...