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  1. Healthier Living Support Thread: PART TWO!

    SWRN84 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hey Shel.....I use fitday.com, too. Last year I started tracking everything I ate, etc....I really liked seeing how it broke down my diet.......I was shocked to see how many carbs I actually WAS...

  2. Any jobs for nurses to work from home?

    SWRN84 replied to INtoFL_RN's topic in Nursing Career

    Intellicare offers a remote workforce....over 90% of their employees work from home. As far as RN's they have 2 divisions.....telephone triage, or disease management. You have to live within 1 hour...

  3. independent contractor or employee?

    SWRN84 replied to chl73's topic in Home Health

    I am prn in home care....I am paid per visit with no benefits. I think the only way you can be considered an independent contractor is if they do not take out any state or federal taxes out of your...

  4. Malpractice Insurance

    SWRN84 replied to AngelsRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have used NSO since I graduated from nursing school 22 years ago. I just renewed my annual policy last week. It was $88.....good

  5. Snack ideas?

    SWRN84 replied to akvarmit's topic in Home Health

    I usually pack a cooler in the morning. I do the granola bars in the morning, too, and keep a few bottles of water in the cooler. Some of the things I may take with me for the day are foods like a...

  6. Too many injuries on job, need another job,? leaving nursing

    SWRN84 replied to applesRN's topic in General Nursing

    There is lifting in home care and hospice, and many times you are on your own. Maybe not as frequent lifting as in acute care, but it does happen in home care. We have had both home health aides and...

  7. Admission Assesment RN for a Nursing Agency

    SWRN84 replied to FreshRN05's topic in Home Health

    We used an Admission RN in a previous agency where I worked. Basically that nurse was assigned to opening new cases only, then the patients would be assigned to a case manager. Her schedule...

  8. Hello fellow missourians!!

    SWRN84 replied to christymwinn's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Krista.....good luck in school! I haven't worked in a hospital for quite a few years, but have friends who work at some of the more local hospitals, and seem to like it. Glad to see another Troy...

  9. Hello fellow missourians!!

    SWRN84 replied to christymwinn's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Christine......I live in Troy.....work in home care. Do you work at St. Joe's

  10. Lurk, Lurk....................

    SWRN84 replied to jnette's topic in Home Health

    Jnette....that's so cool you feel this way about home care. I totally agree with you....it's what nursing is all about. There have been times I have thought over the years, "this is what I was born...

  11. Anyone doing disease management with Optum/UnitedHealth Group?

    SWRN84 posted a topic in Case Management

    Hi....just wondering if anyone is doing disease management with Optum. I was working at home doing disease management through Intellicare, but I, along with quite a few other RN's, was let go in May,...

  12. Lurk, Lurk....................

    SWRN84 replied to jnette's topic in Home Health

    Good luck

  13. Mistakes!!

    SWRN84 replied to Jonesy's topic in Home Health

    Sounds like you've had a rough few days. As far as ports go....we do draw blood from ports and PICC's, as long as we have the order to do so. Huber needles can be left in place with a dressing and...

  14. MedicalZebra Update

    SWRN84 replied to MedicalZebra's topic in General Nursing

    Rick, I'm truly sorry for your loss.

  15. Lurk, Lurk....................

    SWRN84 replied to jnette's topic in Home Health

    Hi Jnette, I've been in home care for 19 years. I left briefly (6 months) to try something else, but it is my calling as a nurse. I've done case management, supervisory, QI, and now am content doing...

  16. Considering Home Health

    SWRN84 replied to Eddygirl's topic in Home Health

    I have been in home care for 19 years. I started in home care just before I got married, and continued working home care through 3 pregnancies, raising little ones, daycare, school, etc, etc. My...

  17. Family First Nursing Second

    SWRN84 replied to Eddygirl's topic in Nursing Career

    Home care is primarily days. It may involve an occasional evening visit, if you are on call and have to do a late visit, like an IV infusion or something like that. It all depends on the agency you...

  18. HH Nurses HELP! / Supply Dilema

    SWRN84 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    We have a supply closet in our office. One person is responsible for ordering, stocking, organizing the supplies. We have a clipboard next to the closet, and if things are getting low, or if you use...

  19. home health pay

    SWRN84 replied to amylou85's topic in Home Health

    I have been working in home care for 18 years. I've been a case manager, supervisor, and float nurse over the years. I'm working now as a prn nurse, usually 4 days per week. I live in the midwest...

  20. HH Nurses-Any Advice for HHA?

    SWRN84 replied to following_faith's topic in Home Health

    Good luck with your new job! I'm sure once you get into it, you'll love your patients (most of them anyway!). I rely on the home health aides I work with to report anything unusual, even if it may...

  21. Littman Cardiology II stethoscope

    SWRN84 replied to Nella's topic in General Nursing

    Great idea about posting it in the student nursing forums! I remember nursing school (soooo long ago) and how it would have been great to have a quality stethoscope. Very sweet of you to offer it...

  22. Where do I start??

    SWRN84 replied to ddierker's topic in General Nursing

    If you are interested in working L&D at St. John's, they do have fellowships in perinatal nursing. They offer classroom and clinical training for RN's in areas like OR, critical care, and...

  23. Where do I start??

    SWRN84 replied to ddierker's topic in General Nursing

    I think it all depends on what path you want to choose to start yourself in nursing. You can either choose to do an associate degree program, a bachelor's program, or a diploma program. I think...

  24. home health form 485

    SWRN84 replied to mewillcare's topic in Home Health

    I agree with short and to the point. It is not necessary to go into detail for diagnoses that are not pertinent to what you are seeing the patient for. In the agency where I work, we basically use...

  25. Frustrating day in home care!

    SWRN84 posted a topic in Home Health

    Today I saw a patient for an extra visit. She had been to the ER on Monday for exac of COPD. She sounded so much better on the phone today, but when I got there, her pulse was 134-140, irregular,...