KateRN1

KateRN1

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  1. RN Interview needed for Pre-nursing class!

    KateRN1 replied to dollface6's topic in General Students

    Would love to help you, but it would be easier if you would PM an email

  2. Nutrition and pathophysiology missing in curriculum

    KateRN1 replied to on eagles wings's topic in General Nursing

    Pathophys is incorporated into the nursing program, that's the basis for all of your med-surg classes. The pathophys program in the BSN program may be an advanced course for those who have a good...

  3. Tobramycin trough & peak

    KateRN1 replied to spejsa's topic in Home Health

    What I've usually done in this situation is to first get consents signed, then draw trough, then finish assessment and paperwork, and draw peak once infusion is completed. It takes me a good hour or...

  4. Help Loving Care agency/Links2care in PA Questions

    KateRN1 replied to LuvMyGirls's topic in Home Health

    I've never experienced a raise at 90 days, except for my first nursing job and that was more for passing boards than just being there 90 days. As far as what other nurses are making--do they have more...

  5. Home Care Fraud - How to escape.

    KateRN1 replied to erroridiot's topic in Home Health

    Ummm . . . . yeah. Seriously? How about admitting patients who aren't homebound for starters. That's a biggie. Then there's admitting patients for daily insulin injections who are capable or have...

  6. Amedisys

    KateRN1 replied to KateRN1's topic in Home Health

    Ha! I left Amedisys behind 2 months ago and thank Heaven every day that I did. The management for our area has *NO* home health experience whatsoever, right on up to the AVP. The CM was a marketer...

  7. Paper Vs Computer?

    KateRN1 replied to Peggy35's topic in Home Health

    It is much easier to compare paper to paper and computer to computer than paper to computer, IMHO. I've done both and I think that anticoagulationnurse and I work(ed) for the same company. The...

  8. It sounds amazing!

    KateRN1 replied to nuwbee25's topic in Home Health

    In my experience, the psych nurses that I've worked with have had several years of inpatient psych experience and have been certified psych nurses. They do much more than vital signs and med set-ups,...

  9. It sounds amazing!

    KateRN1 replied to nuwbee25's topic in Home Health

    37 visits per week is an awful lot, especially with a psych caseload, so I would be careful of that one. Average is 25-30 for regular medical cases, psych cases should be fewer. And $57k isn't such...

  10. Need an Interesting, Sweet, Awesome, Unique, Different Research Paper Ideas!

    KateRN1 replied to Pinkpea11's topic in General Nursing

    How the presentation of nursing in media affects patient attitudes towards nurses. My current favorite

  11. G-tube dressing change

    KateRN1 replied to MrsWeb's topic in Home Health

    Way to revive a two-year-old dead

  12. Home Health Nurse certification! HELP!

    KateRN1 replied to beckybn2's topic in Home Health

    You have to have several years of experience to qualify for certification in any specialty, although the home health certification has been discontinued. (Already certified nurses can still renew...

  13. noncomplian patient...what to do?

    KateRN1 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in Home Health

    Referral to MSW to evaluate for patient's ability to comply with plan of care, knowledge of community resources, and long-range planning. Goals: patient's ability to comply with plan of care will be...

  14. Patient Care Manager/Clinical Manager

    KateRN1 posted a topic in Home Health

    For those who are working in Medicare Home Health doing intermittent visits, talk to me about what you expect from your Patient Care Manger, Clinical Manager, Case Coordinator, or whatever you call it...

  15. Best beach city on the East coast????

    KateRN1 replied to Kurious RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a Jacksonville, FL native, so I have a love-hate relationship with the city. Decent beaches, traffic not so horrible as further north, but pay rates suck and job openings are only for those with...

  16. Postpartum in healthy birth!

    KateRN1 replied to ghurricane's topic in General Students

    Complications from the delivery are still possible, even after a "normal" lady partsl delivery. (Are you sure it was uncomplicated? No episiotomy? No lithotomy position? No perineal tearing? No...

  17. Driving

    KateRN1 replied to nursemomof3boys's topic in Home Health

    Nicole109, that's great that you can itemize what you're not getting from your employer, but not everyone can itemize their tax returns. I lost a lot last year in unpaid mileage because I am not able...

  18. DON, Supervisor Medicare Certified Agency

    KateRN1 replied to erroridiot's topic in Home Health

    My experience has been that they usually hire someone without home health field experience, generally a former charge nurse or someone with some other kind of supervisory experience. Most field...

  19. noncomplian patient...what to do?

    KateRN1 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in Home Health

    Has your patient had a social work visit? Sounds like way past time to refer to MSW. I would also consider a hospice referral, as mentioned above. Does the patient have family members who would be...

  20. Effectively Managing Your Case Load

    KateRN1 replied to Jasminecol17's topic in Home Health

    Can you provide a link to the article? Sounds

  21. Is this s agood offer? New to Home health...

    KateRN1 replied to Fancifulmist's topic in Home Health

    Best of luck to you! And make sure you come back here and visit

  22. Written Guidelines for HH nurses?

    KateRN1 replied to imagineme's topic in Home Health

    Might I add one suggestion to Caliotter's thorough suggestions? Rather than write "refused," try writing "declined." It means the same thing to us (nurses) but can mean a world of difference for...

  23. Effectively Managing Your Case Load

    KateRN1 replied to Jasminecol17's topic in Home Health

    Every agency is different, but here's a great thing that I learned to do at my current agency: at start of care, give yourself PRN visits along with your standard frequency. Let's say I admit...

  24. Effectively Managing Your Case Load

    KateRN1 replied to Jasminecol17's topic in Home Health

    Here's a tip that our Administrator gave us today when searching for that skilled need. As educated, licensed professionals, we have the knowledge to change someone's life. It's easy to go in and...

  25. Is this s agood offer? New to Home health...

    KateRN1 replied to Fancifulmist's topic in Home Health

    Another consideration is what happens when census is low? If you don't get the visits, you don't make the money. Will you be able to survive if you only get 20 visits that week? I made the decision...