trachmom

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1. How many days off are appropriate?

   trachmom replied to RNathome2010's topic in Private Duty

   I'm not shooting down ideas; either I've tried them, or they are NOT OPTIONS for me. And yes, I've had many, many conversations with our agency, including a face to face sit down. I am not here...

2. How many days off are appropriate?

   trachmom replied to RNathome2010's topic in Private Duty

   If this is directed at me, I have only ever fired one nurse for stealing morphine (and quite possibly giving it to my son). You would not believe the stuff we've put up with. Oh, there was also the...

3. How many days off are appropriate?

   trachmom replied to RNathome2010's topic in Private Duty

   I'm not new at this... We're on the wait list for the waiver, but it is small and will not cover nursing when it finally comes thru. It's grating that you again bring up getting rid of nursing. I...

4. How many days off are appropriate?

   trachmom replied to RNathome2010's topic in Private Duty

   We can't do without nursing, and my insurance will not cover privately paid nurses. I have no other agencies in the state to work with, as I mentioned, so I can't fire my agency to get these nurses...

5. How many days off are appropriate?

   trachmom replied to RNathome2010's topic in Private Duty

   We tried this route a couple years ago. We had three alternative agencies: Maxim, which our agency (thank God) flat out refused to work with and that is now out of business in our state. And then two...

6. How many days off are appropriate?

   trachmom replied to RNathome2010's topic in Private Duty

   She's not calling out (anymore) 2-3x per month. Now, when making up the schedule, she is taking 2-3 days off, even though her commitment at the outset of the arrangement, as in last October not month...

7. How many days off are appropriate?

   trachmom replied to RNathome2010's topic in Private Duty

   I know exactly why she is taking the days off and they are overwhelmingly for completely optional activities. She commited to 5 days a week, she very often works 4. Why this is so hard for you to...

8. How many days off are appropriate?

   trachmom replied to RNathome2010's topic in Private Duty

   Posts should not bring tears to my eyes, this one did. Yes, this is exactly what we're saying. I've refrained from even acknowledging the repeated insinuation that families with medically complex...

9. How many days off are appropriate?

   trachmom replied to RNathome2010's topic in Private Duty

   Yes. Exactly this. When they call out the day of, the family has to speak up if something is to be done about it. When they *schedule* a day off almost every week it is not much better. I would...

10. How many days off are appropriate?

    trachmom replied to RNathome2010's topic in Private Duty

    I would never argue that a nurse should not take a planned vacation, 2 weeks, 6 weeks (so long as they know we may have to replace them) - I get that that's part of the job. What is much harder are...

11. How many days off are appropriate?

    trachmom replied to RNathome2010's topic in Private Duty

    I don't think we're discussing the same thing... I would never expect a nurse to cover for another nurse, or to come in after an accident or while sick. I would never expect a nurse to not take days...

12. How many days off are appropriate?

    trachmom replied to RNathome2010's topic in Private Duty

    Your attitude is the problem to parents like me (or at least what I can infer - I may be off base.) My point is not that any nurse or agency is responsible for my child. It's that once you've...

13. How many days off are appropriate?

    trachmom replied to RNathome2010's topic in Private Duty

    I just wrote a long response, and lost it. I'm a mom of a complex child and SDALPN I have to say you really don't seem to get it. I have no back up for my complex child. That's why insurance is...