I filed a WC claim. The hospital is a non subscriber to my state’s WC but has a private carrier. They denied my claim stating that 1) I used the wrong date. I was unsure whether to use the date of my 1st known exposure so I contacted HR and they t...
I did not see the posts but thank you very much. Like most, I have some pretty strong feelings about the whole Covid subject but I did try very hard to keep my views out of this and just share my story. Writing it was therapeutic for me.
And t...
I remember those crazy early days when everything was so confusing and chaotic. I had just started a new job at our small, rural community hospital. We had moved in Fall 2019 and I had taken a few months to find a house and get settled and I was re...
Cricket183 replied to katfish67lpn's topic in COVID
My hospital’s private carrier (they are a non-subscriber) denied my WC claim. They stated I used the wrong date (2 KNOWN exposures and HR told me to use the date of my first symptoms) and I could have been exposed elsewhere. Hmmm...out of the 14 da...
Cricket183 replied to Kimmadsim's topic in Disabilities
Unfortunately, this is not necessarily true. That’s what I thought as well. However, your employer cannot fire you because you have a WC claim, but make no mistake-your job is not guaranteed safe, especially in an “at will” state.
So here’s my...
I contracted Covid the beginning of July (first symptoms 7/7). I continued to test positive for 10 weeks (4 tests). Finally tested negative on 9/14. It was not a work requirement to be tested. I needed a pulmonary function test and they required ...
Cricket183 replied to Brittneesher's topic in Nursing
I’m not “allergic” to Benadryl per se but I definitely have a paradoxical reaction to it. It does not make me sleepy or drowsy as a side effect. It makes me bounce off the walls, like a combination of steroids and caffeine on speed! I become almos...
Cricket183 replied to IamaNurse001's topic in Nursing
I took a RN Refresher Course about 1 1/2 years ago. Like you, I had been out of nursing due to medical disability for over 10 years. I did the skills lab (simulation lab). It was very similar to skills lab in nursing school. While I can’t speak f...
Cricket183 replied to Robin Verde's topic in Nursing
I’m right there with you Pepper The Cat. I can handle vomit, feces, colostomies, wounds, trachs, sputum, etc but have me drop a NG tube and the patient starts gagging, so will I! And taking one out with the slime and snot on the tube...UGH! I also ...
Cricket183 replied to mermer_rn's topic in Nursing
I disagree with the previous poster who suggested a refresher course “might not do it” especially if the refresher course has a clinical portion with it. I was out of nursing for just over 10 years due to medical disability. In order to practice a...
Cricket183 replied to Mortaaaay's topic in Nursing
My favorite position was as charge nurse for an inpatient oncology unit. We had a mixture of patients receiving inpatient chemo, on reverse isolation (neutropenic), and inpatient oncology patients with a variety of medical/surgical issues. I loved ...
