KateRN1

KateRN1

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  1. RNs opening cases, LPNs making all revisits?

    KateRN1 replied to HealthyNurse's topic in Home Health

    Our agency also utilizes this model and it can work well if applied appropriately. About half of our cases are opened by the RN and staffed by the LPN for revisits. The RN generally makes the...

  2. Can you work in home health as a new CNA?

    KateRN1 replied to emily_ganshert's topic in Home Health

    Much of it depends on your state, so you may want to check with a few agencies to see what is required for a CNA or HHA in your

  3. What kind of bag do you use?

    KateRN1 replied to brandi13's topic in Home Health

    I have this bag and love it. Wouldn't trade it for the world and it was worth every

  4. Home Care Home Base

    KateRN1 replied to CardioTrans's topic in Home Health

    Any updates on this product? Our agency is considering switching and I have concerns about the use of PDAs. How is narrative documentation completed? Can one write witha stylus as with a...

  5. contemplating a home health DON position...

    KateRN1 replied to Timetochange08's topic in Home Health

    I wholeheartedly disagree with Caliotter. There are tons of things you don't know about management if you've only been out in the field. I would not recommend taking a DON position without having...

  6. Patient Safety Comes First

    KateRN1 posted a topic in Home Health

    I thought I'd share this situation with you all, hope that it can help someone else down the road. We've all had those patients who are PITAs for some reason or another and we want to deal with them...

  7. What are the physical demands of the home health care nurse

    KateRN1 replied to peacetou's topic in Home Health

    A thick skin, a huge amount of common sense, the personality to meet patients where they are and not where you want them to be, the ability to see beyond what someone says into what they mean, the...

  8. What are the physical demands of the home health care nurse

    KateRN1 replied to peacetou's topic in Home Health

    Don't forget the hours spent in the car which can have consequences as well. Most cars are not made for long-haul driving. Carrying a heavy visit bag, with or without laptop for documentation, is...

  9. New Home health job no experience

    KateRN1 replied to caryrey02's topic in Home Health

    First place to start is the CMS website for Medicare Home Health. Second place is the OASIS Answers and read all of the Q&As to learn the nuances of scoring the OASIS assessment. There's an old...

  10. A Word to the Wise

    KateRN1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just a word to the wise: you never know who is reading your posts on Allnurses.com. You never know how your posts may influence a possible employment position, positivey or negatively. When you...

  11. Pregnant and Perplexed

    KateRN1 replied to jpdills's topic in General Nursing

    I found out I was pregnant with DD when I decided to go back to school for nursing. I took A&P1 and nutrition my first semester and basically aced them. Took the next semester off as DD was...

  12. What do you wear?

    KateRN1 replied to RRlc's topic in Home Health

    In the field, neat, clean, non-wrinkled, plain color scrubs with lab coat if it's chilly. In the office, professional business-casual attire. If I have to go out to the hospital or doctor's office,...

  13. Blood draws and home health

    KateRN1 replied to Sensoria17's topic in Home Health

    I guess it depends on where you work. Our protocol for an INR >4 is to draw a stat level, so nurses who are doing PT/INRs must be able to draw blood and we have lots of PT/INR patients. We have a...

  14. Business cards?

    KateRN1 replied to themoreyouknow's topic in Nursing Career

    I have personal business cards that have my personal contact information. I have always given one out after a job interview and carry them with me in my purse for networking

  15. Which Nursing Jobs are the Least Stressful?

    KateRN1 replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in Nursing Career

    Whoever said home health nursing has obviously not done it. The stress is quite a bit different than inpatient settings, but I can assure you that it is plenty stressful. Patients and physicians...

  16. copd interventions/careplan

    KateRN1 replied to tinderbox's topic in Home Health

    Teaching on pursed lip breathing, avoid using chemicals for cleaning, avoid triggers such as dust and fragrances, how to clean nebulizer equipment, what to do in case of emergency or power outage,...

  17. No Complaining Policy

    KateRN1 posted a topic in Home Health

    At our morning meeting on Friday, the HR director, together with our interim DON, instituted a "no complaining policy." No one in the office is allowed to complain about anything, as managers, we are...

  18. Need Help! Nursing Float Pool or Telemetry???

    KateRN1 replied to Kim23's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats on finding not one, but two jobs! In my experience, the float CNAs (and nurses) always got the worst assignments and were generally not treated well. I would go for the tele position, but I...

  19. Any Advice?

    KateRN1 replied to lpn-ny's topic in General Nursing

    I would be concerned if you weren't worried. The new grads who think they know everything scare the crap outta me. Be open and embrace new ideas, new technology, new

  20. Medical Assistants to replace RN's?

    KateRN1 replied to blueyesue's topic in General Nursing

    Oh for the love of all that is good and holy, please stop feeding the

  21. Would you do this???

    KateRN1 replied to RN1263's topic in Home Health

    Waiting to hear an update on this

  22. Hooker in the house?

    KateRN1 replied to anticoagulationurse's topic in Home Health

    While I understand that this is all an attempt at being humorous, the reality is that our sexual selves don't shrivel up and die just because the rest of our body does. We can joke all we want about...

  23. No Complaining Policy

    KateRN1 replied to KateRN1's topic in Home Health

    After a bit of research, I found the source of this policy. Turns out there's a book The No Complaining Rule and I plunked down my $20 to Barnes and Noble this morning to get the rest of the story...

  24. need help oasis summary tips!

    KateRN1 replied to rvraneses's topic in Home Health

    For ROC and recert, it's really easy--document what is addressed in the 485. Look at your goals and document whether or not patient achieved the goals, if not, why, and if more treatment is needed or...

  25. Supervisory visits

    KateRN1 replied to metalRN's topic in Home Health

    We definitely don't d/c for a patient who is out of town for a dr's appt. We have lots of folks who go 150+ miles to the VA hospital and stay overnight, or several nights, for testing and...