KateRN1

KateRN1

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  1. To return to home health or to stay put in hospital??

    KateRN1 replied to JenRN22's topic in Home Health

    I agree with the burnout. Don't go into any nursing field thinking it's going to be easy. Home health certainly does have its own stressors. As bad as the hospital is, at least you leave your...

  2. To return to home health or to stay put in hospital??

    KateRN1 replied to JenRN22's topic in Home Health

    Okay, here I am going to be the voice of some dissent. If you are paid on a per-visit basis, the documentation is part of your visit. If you choose to leave the patient's home before your...

  3. Best vehicle to use for visits????

    KateRN1 replied to JenRN22's topic in Home Health

    Your question is like asking "How long is a piece of string?" There are so many variables that it's nearly impossible to answer the question. Do you do rural, urban, or both? What is your typical...

  4. Switching agencies

    KateRN1 replied to spejsa's topic in Home Health

    What Caliotter is referring to is extended care, places like Interim who do shift work with stable patients, primarily paid by Medicaid or waiver programs. Not the same gig as Medicare home health....

  5. Nursing supervisor of Home Health Agency

    KateRN1 replied to Kyasi's topic in Nurse Management

    Our agency has close to 400 patients and we are divided into 4 teams, each with a Clinical Supervisor who answers directly to the Director of Nursing. As a clinical supervisor, I am responsible for...

  6. home health career

    KateRN1 replied to muffinCNA15's topic in Home Health

    I started out in home health about 20 years ago as a home health aide, been in and out ever since. I enjoy the freedom and autonomy, seeing the outdoors, enjoying the weather (most of the time), but...

  7. Home Health preceptorship for LVNs??

    KateRN1 replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Home Health

    I've also heard accounts of LPNs asked to fill out the OASIS form and then the RN signs it, but please don't get caught in that trap. It's not within your scope of practice and I believe it also...

  8. Gaining weight in homehealth

    KateRN1 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in Home Health

    Buy a small, lightweight cooler and pack your lunches. Carrot sticks, celery sticks, apples and cheese, salads, yogurt, whatever things you like. Scope out a nice park for eating or eat on the go,...

  9. So sick of the paperwork....

    KateRN1 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in Home Health

    Whether or not computerized charting makes things faster depends entirely on the software and your abilities with the computer, as well as how fast you type. I've found paper charting to be much...

  10. I'm new here

    KateRN1 replied to Kyasi's topic in Home Health

    Try posting in the Nursing Management forum,

  11. EKG use in the home health

    KateRN1 replied to blenfield's topic in Home Health

    Ditto.

  12. What form to do for visit?

    KateRN1 replied to KMcRN08's topic in Home Health

    I disagree. You made the visit in the 5-day window, do the recert if you gathered all the information. Complete the recert paperwork, including orders and goals, and then also complete the transfer...

  13. Home Health Care agencies

    KateRN1 replied to Willow Moonsidhe's topic in Home Health

    Trust me, from Interim to Amedisys is frying pan to fire. Trust me. Look for a mom-and-pop or hospital-based home health agency. Or move down to Florida, I need a full time nurse on my team. I won't...

  14. Need some feedback

    KateRN1 replied to meluhn's topic in Home Health

    This sounds like an excellent referral for social work. From a nursing standpoint, I'd talk to him about how his energy levels are likely to plummet, his nutrition is likely going to be an issue...

  15. Home Health preceptorship for LVNs??

    KateRN1 replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Home Health

    Does California use LVNs for OASIS visits? For the OP, sounds like you need to find out more about the job in

  16. Vent

    KateRN1 replied to Willow Moonsidhe's topic in Home Health

    I always hated that when I was pay-per-visit. I feel your pain. If you don't have a way to bill for non-visit-related office stuff, either refuse to do it or ask for an hour of comp time or visit...

  17. arrg! nursing vent!

    KateRN1 replied to smurfynursey's topic in Florida Nursing

    I'd follow up with HR on that rejection letter, make sure it was intended for you and not someone else. It gives you a good reason to call the recruiter,

  18. nurse who got fired...

    KateRN1 replied to LuvPedsNrsg's topic in General Nursing

    While I'd like to be all Pollyanna about this, I have actually been in this situation. My former mother-in-law was employed in the same hospital system about 20 years before I started there. I found...

  19. case management in home care

    KateRN1 replied to barb b's topic in Home Health

    This thread is over *8* years old and nursemicke has not posted on allnurses since December 2008. You might get a response if you PM her and she has notification turned

  20. nurse who got fired...

    KateRN1 replied to LuvPedsNrsg's topic in General Nursing

    And if you and the bf get married, don't take his name--or at least move out of town. There's nothing like being a nurse in a small town with the last name of someone who is despised in every health...

  21. PT INR

    KateRN1 replied to Willow Moonsidhe's topic in Home Health

    I've rarely done them over the weekend, although I have a pt on dailies right now. Call to the doc, follow up with a fax to the office on

  22. arrg! nursing vent!

    KateRN1 replied to smurfynursey's topic in Florida Nursing

    I have had the recruiter schedule the wrong time on more than one occasion. Once, I even had the recruiter schedule an interview with someone who wasn't even in Florida, was actually in an office in...

  23. Returning to nursing after long break

    KateRN1 replied to Dewana Coffey's topic in Florida Nursing

    I was also going to suggest home health care over the

  24. VNA-TIP?

    KateRN1 replied to shortsuzy87's topic in Home Health

    You might also have better luck for this particular employer if you post in the forum for your geographic

  25. Home Health...Can I do it? HELP

    KateRN1 replied to shortsuzy87's topic in Home Health

    You can read all sorts of threads here that will give you a good idea of what home health entails, but I can tell you that it's not for someone with little confidence. You have to be confident in...