Libby1987

Libby1987

Member

  • Content

    3,726

  • Visitors

    25,939

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    117

All Content by Libby1987

  1. Should Nurses know procedural costs?

    Libby1987 replied to Nolagrace1202's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There is so much itemization how would you accurately know what to quote? I know our cash prices and I know our costs for our supplies (I take those in consideration when I order for our stock or...

  2. Second career nurses: what if you ended up not liking nursing?

    Libby1987 replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    At some point your work ethic needs to kick in and you just go to work and do your job. I'm all about loving what I do but I was also raised by a man who not only didn't have any of my options, he...

  3. You may want to consider looking at less desirable career options such as a nursing home o

    Libby1987 replied to fin0814's topic in Home Health

    i made $700 with some OT today, 3 hrs of it at home, 2 teaching paperwork to new employee at the local coffee house, and saw 6 appreciative patients. Respectful dr's offices returning my calls. Ate...

  4. Pay per visit

    Libby1987 replied to DennisGray's topic in Home Health

    Me too! I don't think he was doing nursing care, just prefilling or adminstering meds? No calls or comprehensive charting either. That many stops would exhaust me though. Like errand

  5. Plan to get Oasis certification and ICD-10 knowledge

    Libby1987 replied to outside_child's topic in Home Health

    We don't code. Too much riding on the

  6. Coming into Home Health

    Libby1987 posted a topic in Home Health

    Here's something I've been reading about here and seeing on the job.. Home health often seems to be the escape someone is looking for, or the lure of more time with patients or a flexible schedule....

  7. Do you rotate patients? HELP

    Libby1987 replied to pnkgirl25's topic in Home Health

    You don't have access to their

  8. Fascinating article about male/female nurse pay dfferences

    Libby1987 replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would like to hear a candid discussion between managers regarding whether they prefer men as employees and why. I have worked with so few men but I wonder how their call outs, tardiness, stamina,...

  9. Why Failing Med Students Don't Get Failing Grades ...

    Libby1987 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    It seems non sensical but from what many posters here state about their med surg experience, it doesn't always seem to be relevant

  10. Discharging patients from the hospital

    Libby1987 replied to tullybu's topic in General Nursing

    Improved medication reconcialtion, ensure DME and pulmonary treatments are ordered and delivery confirmed, ensure there is a physician who is available and willing to give orders for changes in...

  11. Even In Nursing, Men Earn More Than Women

    Libby1987 replied to Not Your Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    My sister's initial wage in her first contract out of school exceeded any max wages with experience that I can find. She doesn't work typically though, I like any other mom I've

  12. discharging a patient without a PCP

    Libby1987 replied to sassyann85's topic in General Nursing

    What I see in home health from time to time, well actually a little too frequently, are patients who don't have the wherewithal to follow

  13. Failed med surg pre employment test

    Libby1987 replied to Nrsc's topic in General Nursing

    Were the questions relevant to the scope of nursing in home

  14. Pay in LA, San Diego, or Sacramento area?

    Libby1987 replied to jnb1740's topic in General Nursing

    You can't discuss Sac vs SF wages without taking COL into consideration. We were just looking at rentals this weekend, 2 bd apt *starts* about $2,800 but more available above $3,300. (Thank goodness...

  15. Failed med surg pre employment test

    Libby1987 replied to Nrsc's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a career HH nurse, I'm very curious to the nature of these questions. Pretty bad if I couldn't

  16. The Fat One

    Libby1987 replied to Pink86's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I've been thinking about this some more. Coming from a perspective of someone not excessively PC and who has received rare negative physical descriptors, if a nurse cannot come up with a relevant...

  17. Students who get As are bad bedside nurses

    Libby1987 replied to konstantine's topic in General Students

    Several times a week your classmates and instructor just randomly go about announcing that good grades don't make a nurse? There has to be some context for this to come

  18. Why Failing Med Students Don't Get Failing Grades ...

    Libby1987 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not so sure how I compare nurse educators view on graduating safe nurse

  19. Why Failing Med Students Don't Get Failing Grades ...

    Libby1987 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Can you imagine, 200K in non forgive able student loans? That could/would destroy their

  20. Is hospice on the down swing?

    Libby1987 replied to Nash3222's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    As a career HH nurse I was mortified to have my dad die in the hospital. He went in on a Tues with sepsis and couldn't be transferred home. He was gone in the morning. His hospice admission appt was...

  21. Home Health-The good, The bad, and I'm getting out.

    Libby1987 replied to lsvalliant's topic in Home Health

    These threads always make me want to go hug my boss. What is the top 500 agencies? Honestly, that's a lot of agencies and doesn't sound reassuring at

  22. To tell or not to tell!

    Libby1987 replied to XNavyCorpsman's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You realize these widespread problems (if that's what they are) are a reflection on management, right? And what reporting widespread deficiencies on the manager's unit will imply? What kind of...

  23. To tell or not to tell!

    Libby1987 replied to XNavyCorpsman's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    From inserting caths without gloves to washing hands everytime for a timed two minutes, where does this

  24. Tell me everything!

    Libby1987 replied to Jdeci's topic in Home Health

    The manager position sounds more predictable for you, HHC takes a good year before you will be able to flex your time. At first it's just going to overwhelm you and you'll likely be catching up after...

  25. The Fat One

    Libby1987 replied to Pink86's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The problem with saying the fat one is that it's very likely hurtful, most do not consider it a neutral descriptor. Unlike most physical descriptors this one is off limits. I don't necessarily agree...