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    Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    CatHair replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    The Gun Laws in both Chicago and other suburbs in the surrounding area were originally enacted to enable Law Enforcement to IMMEDIATELY seize a gun if one was found at a crime scene or during an...
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    Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    CatHair replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    1: You are just going about your job when you hear gun shots, you look around and see a couple people holding guns. What do you do? How do you react when you see other people pointing guns? Are they...
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    How to Land a Job

    CatHair replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    As far as "KeyWords" goes, if your resume is submitted electronically, it is usually scanned for keywords by machine, not by a human. You really do have to tailor your resume to each particular job...
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    58 years old - Am I too old to start nursing school??

    CatHair replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    And this goes back to the original post which was about Am I too old to start Nursing School? My answer would be no, you are not too old to start Nursing School, but if you expect to graduate and be...
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    58 years old - Am I too old to start nursing school??

    CatHair replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    As someone who is 57 and completed RN Licensure last year I can tell you that age is INDEED a factor in the workforce. When people meet me and hear I am an RN, they think I have 20+ years of...
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    Taboo: 10 Things Nurses Should NEVER Say!

    CatHair replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    another thing not to say:
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    Advice on home health admissions RN

    CatHair replied to yellowbean314's topic in Home Health

    (copied from an online application I found because I did not want to type it all out...) Job Description Summary: An Admission Nurse is primarily responsible for performing the admission visit for all...
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    New to Home Health # 1 Pet Peave so far...

    CatHair replied to Patchouli's topic in Home Health

    I get more of those towards the end of the month as their Government issued LIFELINE cell phones run out of minutes. 1st of the month comes around, they get their 300 minutes again and all of a sudden...
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    New to Home Health # 1 Pet Peave so far...

    CatHair replied to Patchouli's topic in Home Health

    It's not always HOH to blame. It can be a cultural barrier. Try calling from a phone that has a callerID that shows the HHA on it if possible. Or see if you can get the MD office to call them and...
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    PLS help me w this very cheap HA I am pay per visit at....read below pls

    CatHair replied to chitchatkat's topic in Home Health

    that is what was documented at my last MD visit on Friday by the Nurse. It must be
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    PLS help me w this very cheap HA I am pay per visit at....read below pls

    CatHair replied to chitchatkat's topic in Home Health

    Regardless of the format, you don't check what you write before you hit SEND or POST? If you rely on a program to correct your spelling/grammar/other, I have to wonder what your documentation is like...
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    How I had multiple offers as a New Grad RN in a saturated Market

    CatHair replied to Fitnessgal123's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    As recent New Grad in the last year I can say that of all the things you listed, the CNA work experience was probably the most useful. Anyone who is a Nursing Student should be working in the field...
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    PLS help me w this very cheap HA I am pay per visit at....read below pls

    CatHair replied to chitchatkat's topic in Home Health

    What was/were the specific charge(s) that resulted in
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    Time saving tips for HH nurse

    CatHair replied to KaeliF's topic in Home Health

    Well, first "time saving tip" I could offer is Reduce Your Patient Load. Are you in an Assisted Living Facility? 8/9 a day at times is taxing even when you are walking down the hall from one...
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    Time saving tips for HH nurse

    CatHair replied to KaeliF's topic in Home Health

    How many patient visits do you currently have in a
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    OASIS SOC vs Progress Notes

    CatHair posted a topic in Home Health

    When you are doing an SOC, is the MD providing you with coded Dx to use? Or do you have to dig through the FTF and unscramble the handwriting under whatever heading the MD is using so you can add...
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    Season HHNs, what' in your bag/trunk?

    CatHair replied to paulinejoyRN's topic in Home Health

    I have a black folding stool that I originally thought I would use to sit on, but I now bring most everywhere and use it as a small table to hold my bag. I have too many patients with cluttered homes...
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    Bag barrier paper

    CatHair replied to ttouslee's topic in Home Health

    Old thread but I never use newspapers because A: I don't have any and it is pain to get them for free now. (well it is for me) If I am going to pay for something I would prefer something else. B: If...
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    How is a HHA reimbursed for milage?

    CatHair posted a topic in Home Health

    I see Nurses here getting milage reimbursements of $0.56 and more to others getting nothing for milage and then others getting all kinds of things in between. The HHA I work at tosses $5 at you for...
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    Best appointment planner?

    CatHair replied to tag2007's topic in Home Health

    I use the CALENDAR app that is on the iPhone because it syncs with my desktop and iPad. I prefer to do the main layout and scheduling from the desktop because it is easier and faster for me, but you...
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    Non-Oasis SOC

    CatHair replied to RNMom2010's topic in Home Health

    I only know that at our Agency when we have VA patients, they don't get SOC, they just start with Nursing Intervention visits. Also- this link:...
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    New Grad - Is HH nursing difficult to get out of?

    CatHair replied to Jazzyjazz's topic in Home Health

    And if you were to LEAVE your Agency and move to another area of Nursing, what would be the process for you, as a Home Health
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    Refusing to Accept a Patient

    CatHair replied to adreamdeferred's topic in Home Health

    Your primary concern above everything else is YOUR safety. If you are not safe, you cannot take care of your patient(s). That being said, simply going to a run-down neighborhood is not reason enough...
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    New Grad - Is HH nursing difficult to get out of?

    CatHair replied to Jazzyjazz's topic in Home Health

    In HH you will most likely be the Primary, so you have a patient for an entire Episode of 2 months. The revolving door at the Agency I work at has RNs leaving by A: Not taking on any new patients B:...
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    New Grad Home Health Possible or Impending Doom?

    CatHair replied to Vulpes vulpes's topic in Home Health

    New Grad in HH here. Yes, it is possible. Yes I sometimes have sleepless nights wondering if I did the right thing for my patient(s). However, as another new grad working in HH as a FIRST JOB in...