Kaisu

Kaisu has 7 years experience and specializes in Hospice.

Latest Activity

1. 

   My Daughter (also an RN) was arrested

   Kaisu posted a topic in Recovery

   I got a phone call at 1:15 this morning from ****** County Jail. My daughter has been arrested for possession of meth amphetamine. I am devastated. I live 2000 miles away on the other end of the country. We graduated nursing school together and s...
2. 

   Morally Conflicted

   Kaisu replied to mmccool719's topic in Home Health

   Did the patient have a living will? Who is the POA?
3. 

   Fall assessment in home health

   Kaisu replied to JoanKayRNBSN's topic in Home Health

   Fall assessment is a critical component of the admission. You can use timed up and go (Tug), The Johns Hopkins Fall Risk Assessment Tool (JHFRAT) or any one of many standard stratified screening tools. I would not do an admission without one.
4. 

   Where to go from home health?

   Kaisu replied to GapRN's topic in Home Health

   I personally went from home health to hospice. Please do not refer to SNF nurses as drug monkeys. I know intelligent, excellent nurses providing care for SNF patients. They are specialists in their areas and deserve tremendous respect and more su...
5. 

   Reduced to part time and then ghosted

   Kaisu replied to Hospice RNCM's topic in Hospice

   We are not attorneys... to find out if you have a legal case you have to ask a lawyer.
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   Reduced to part time and then ghosted

   Kaisu replied to Hospice RNCM's topic in Hospice

   I know it doesn't feel like that now, but this is a good thing that has happened to you. A company that complains that you have made too many visits is a red flag. As a professional, we make the visits the patient needs. It's hard to look for anoth...
7. 

   How does hospice care determine there is no coming back

   Kaisu replied to usethehaldol's topic in Hospice

   Bless you for being there for your grandmother. I know how truly difficult that can be and you are making wonderful decisions for her. Being with her, talking to her and caring for her will make processing the grief after she moves on so much bette...
8. 

   Should I recertify this patient?

   Kaisu replied to tinybbynurse's topic in Home Health

   Do you not have case conference with your peers to help you decide that?
9. 

   Home Health Per Visit Rate

   Kaisu replied to NurseYaYa30's topic in Home Health

   Not for my agency. I got paid by the hour and driving time was included.
10. 

    Help! PPV versus Houly HH visits

    Kaisu replied to lpn954's topic in Home Health

    The agency I worked for started everyone on an hourly rate because they wanted quality over quantity, especially when the employee was new. Within months, employees were offered a PPV option. I think that was very fair. Productivity was very rarely...
11. 

    New to HH/ Rant/ Advice

    Kaisu replied to aksti1018's topic in Home Health

    Sounds like the appropriate response to an abusive employer....
12. 

    New to HH/ Rant/ Advice

    Kaisu replied to aksti1018's topic in Home Health

    I got paid by the hour, so documentation time was paid for. I was given the option of going to PPV, and would have made a lot more money, but I transitioned into hospice where pay by the hour is standard. Most of the nurses are salaried, but I pref...
13. 

    Was I wrong? Advise please.

    Kaisu replied to MAKMom's topic in Home Health

    Gotta say - Love your attitude
14. 

    Was I wrong? Advise please.

    Kaisu replied to MAKMom's topic in Home Health

    I think you made an error in tact. When they said as often as they like to, that is where I would have left it. It's subtle and not a huge error. Learn from it.
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    New to HH/ Rant/ Advice

    Kaisu replied to aksti1018's topic in Home Health

    Way too many points. You are a valuable employee. Say NO.