edwardsrn62

edwardsrn62 has 1 years experience.

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1. Medicaid paid company, but company didn't pay me! ADVICE PLEASE!!!

   edwardsrn62 replied to edwardsrn62's topic in Private Duty

   I read all the laws on labor board in sc and it states an employer is allowed to decrease an employee's pay but only with a written notice one week in advance. Unfortunately for me, I signed the...

2. Medicaid paid company, but company didn't pay me! ADVICE PLEASE!!!

   edwardsrn62 replied to edwardsrn62's topic in Private Duty

   I contacted the Medicaid case worker as she does home visits and we have team meetings every few months so I have met her in person during these times. She gave me her business card and did if I ever...

3. Does Micro + Chem I = Death

   edwardsrn62 replied to mrlqn2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Very true... don't just say oh well I'll just not learn this part and I'll study harder later because it was all building on top of each

4. Does Micro + Chem I = Death

   edwardsrn62 replied to mrlqn2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Wise? Probably not... But I am living proof it can be done. I took Micro and Chem 1 over a summer semester (only 6 weeks to cover all 16 weeks of material). I also worked as a waitress 6 hours every...

5. Medicaid paid company, but company didn't pay me! ADVICE PLEASE!!!

   edwardsrn62 replied to edwardsrn62's topic in Private Duty

   Ugggh! This is getting so frustrating. I checked out the link you put up and that's exactly what I've been looking find... only for sc instead of nc. The search has been super unsuccessful. I...

6. Medicaid paid company, but company didn't pay me! ADVICE PLEASE!!!

   edwardsrn62 replied to edwardsrn62's topic in Private Duty

   Thank you. Yes I actually had an interview last week on Monday which went great. The interviewer set me up to have a peer interview this past Friday afternoon, which likewise went very well. The...

7. Medicaid paid company, but company didn't pay me! ADVICE PLEASE!!!

   edwardsrn62 replied to edwardsrn62's topic in Private Duty

   Thank you very much... this was very

8. Medicaid paid company, but company didn't pay me! ADVICE PLEASE!!!

   edwardsrn62 replied to edwardsrn62's topic in Private Duty

   I never mentioned that in my initial post. I agree with you that new grads may be able to work PDN but as I have learnedthe hard way they need to make sure they are working for a good company, with...

9. Medicaid paid company, but company didn't pay me! ADVICE PLEASE!!!

   edwardsrn62 replied to edwardsrn62's topic in Private Duty

   Thank you all for your responses. This has truly taught me allot. I feel as though I had made an honest mistake, and it has turned into a huge issue. I absolutely see now why new grads should not do...

10. Medicaid paid company, but company didn't pay me! ADVICE PLEASE!!!

    edwardsrn62 replied to edwardsrn62's topic in Private Duty

    Oh also, I was given absolutely no orientation. They did have all the nurses go to the patients house to meet the family the day the patient was released from the hospital. We all were told to stay...

11. Medicaid paid company, but company didn't pay me! ADVICE PLEASE!!!

    edwardsrn62 posted a topic in Private Duty

    Ok, so I just graduated nursing school then passed the NCLEX... I got hired over the phone with a "home health agency" although I actually am a private duty nurse doing 8-12 hour shifts. The service...

12. Mothers: How hard was nursing school with kids?

    edwardsrn62 replied to christina94's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It was hard... I was a single mother going for my BSN, RN. My son was 7 months old when I started. I bartended at night, went to school during the day, and cleaned 2-3 homes on the side for extra...

13. Asked to shadow a day after interview completed... Just need some clarification...

    edwardsrn62 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    So, I have been working home health care with very ill (trachs, GT's, vent's, etc) for the past six months. This has been my only position as an RN. I applied for a job on an oncology unit at the...

14. Lets talk about $$$

    edwardsrn62 replied to russki1313's topic in Home Health

    1. Beaufort, SC 2. $24/Hr 3. None 4.

15. New Graduate; Hired then position revoked d/t background; What to do

    edwardsrn62 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I recently graduated with my BSN from Univeristy of South Carolina and then passed my state boards with 78 questions. I live in a small town and applied for positions at both of our nursing homes and...