greygirl81

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1. Prior authorization rep question

   greygirl81 posted a topic in Case Management

   I was recently hired by an insurance company as a prior authorization rep for the Medicaid Right Choices Program. Part of that job is to do initial reviews of members to determine over utilization or...

2. A less stressfull career choice

   greygirl81 replied to jherd's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I'm getting ready to start a medical coding program....I still Get to use all my nursing knowledge but no patient care! And I can gave coffee at my desk! I've been a nurse for 5 years and all that...

3. I'm running away to PetSmart

   greygirl81 replied to Purple_roses's topic in Nursing Humor

   Haha!!! I was a pet stylist at petsmart for five years before I became a

4. Tired of bed side

   greygirl81 replied to Naomimillerrr's topic in Patient Medications

   I have been an LPN for 4 years in long term care and after having my license on probation and monitoring for a year it has been impossible to find a job in patient care even with a now active license....

5. Which EHR do you use at your practice

   greygirl81 replied to synaptic's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I'm currently working on a chart abstraction job working with Allscripts and Epic. I much prefer

6. Struggles with getting a job after monitoring

   greygirl81 replied to greygirl81's topic in Nurses Recovery

   Thank you guys! Honesty has always been my policy in the interviews too. Its just so frustrating. Thankfully, I have no criminal charges, but most interviewers instantly assume I do once I start...

7. Struggles with getting a job after monitoring

   greygirl81 posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

   I have been a nurse for 4 and completed a one year monitoring program in November 2013 successfully. My license was also on probation related to that, as well as meds errors, documentation, and...

8. Nursing School with Baby ... Possible?

   greygirl81 replied to amae519's topic in General Students

   My baby was 15 months old when I started nursing school. My ex-husband also left me two months into nursing school. I did fine. Took my nclex two weeks after graduation and passed with 75...

9. nursing school THAT hard?

   greygirl81 replied to happytypingirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Nursing school wasn't hard for me either. I was going through a divorce at the time and had a fifteen month old little girl. I scheduled my nclex-pn two weeks after graduation, didn't study and past...

10. Nurses who can't give out narcotics

    greygirl81 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've been one of those nurses working through a state monitoring program for drugs and alcohol although I was never given restrictions on passing narcotics. As part of that program, to keep your...

11. JUST took the NCLEX, good pop up at 75 questions..

    greygirl81 replied to Kaytayxx's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I had 78 questions, drove one hour home, and thought what the heck I'm going to check the state website to see if I have a license number yet. I know far fetched but I was super excited, but I did!...

12. 2015 Current LPN Pay

    greygirl81 replied to ipraz4him's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    $18/hr Ltd in

13. New here and need some encouragement

    greygirl81 replied to LisaRNsober's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I finished my program in Nov 2013 but basically had to beg for employment at one of the most poorly run nursing homes I've ever worked at and only did since I had as part of my program requirements....

14. LPN wanting to pursue teaching

    greygirl81 posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    I have been an lpn for four years. I had a one year monitoring agreement for rule out substance abuse which I worked through and completed November 2013 successfully with no issues. In July I decided...

15. when to tell a potential employer

    greygirl81 replied to skinnedknee's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I had many interviews where I waited to tell during the interview, and they never turned out well. I finally just started being upfront about it on the phone. Then, I knew they were at least open to...