guaguachong

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1. Home Health...good option for RN with bad back

   guaguachong replied to MommaRN86's topic in Home Health

   i will suggest you not to go home health because it is hard labor work. you have to bent your back all the time when you give pt care beside their beds. in hospital you can adjust bed height so you do...

2. Can anyone tell me how can I start HH nursing profesion without work for an agency, b

   guaguachong replied to yohanes9's topic in Home Health

   i have been RN for 3 years and never had HH experience but they still hired me and i proved i did really good. from their side, if you can prove by resume and from interview that you are a person who...

3. If you accept a job, stay at least a year

   guaguachong replied to Emergent's topic in Nursing Professionalism

   i believe it depends. but i never left a job within 6 months although i had better chance when i was there in 3 months, i could left but i choose to stay because i wanted to be professional in my...

4. When is enough enough?

   guaguachong replied to taggart84's topic in Home Health

   your experience scared me. my maximum is 12.25 patient but they have to pay me for two days work this day, i do not work for free. so, find a new job, and get your

5. Visit Frequency

   guaguachong replied to NurseBeefcake's topic in Home Health

   depends on pt situation, doctor order with your judgement. if pt just out of hospital, at least i will do twice a week for 3 weeks if they seems not all stable, maybe 3 times per week for 3 weeks if...

6. Oasis charting: OASIS-C1 form starts 1/1/15

   guaguachong replied to nursedebbie57's topic in Home Health

   my suggestion for LPN friends is always that getting your RN asap. the hh i worked, they hired two LPN but only for office work. one as scheduler and one for admission and other paperwork. both of...

7. Is lying the new norm?

   guaguachong replied to Hoosier_RN's topic in Home Health

   i do not so understand DON position. but seems like in the place i worked, office position filled up fast by people already in this company. before i got hired, 5 field nurses left together either go...

8. Point system for FT

   guaguachong replied to Tampa121's topic in Home Health

   before i came here, i thought my hh experience is tough enough, now seems like i was in a good one. 29 per week. one weekend on call per month plus 3 week days. week days 20 buck even no call; weekend...

9. Question about abandonment

   guaguachong replied to guaguachong's topic in Home Health

   thank you very much, all you

10. Question about abandonment

    guaguachong replied to guaguachong's topic in Home Health

    thanks. let us see. I have my tool box return on Monday since they said I have to bring everything back to get my pay check. hopefully they will leave me alone. the girl got hired with me (which we...

11. Hourly rounding. Are you kidding me?

    guaguachong replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    you are the mam. 7 to 12 pts. i did take 7 at night when i just started as rockie. i may not even survive in your hospital. hopefully it is something like windfield, which might happen to be

12. Hourly rounding. Are you kidding me?

    guaguachong replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i been working 4 years, med-surg, cardiac, float pull, hh, different hospitals, i just feel like some places i would not want to work no matter how much they pay. they do not care and do not know what...

13. Im Out!

    guaguachong replied to SeaH20RN's topic in Home Health

    you talk about the right way of hh. but how many can really help prevent readmission? how many has experienced nurses with good attitude to really want to protect their patients. at least as i know,...

14. Im Out!

    guaguachong replied to SeaH20RN's topic in Home Health

    i just made decision after work for 8 months. i saw most experienced RNs either left or upgrade to office jobs. field nurses are poor. clinic conference per week, new hire meeting per two week and...

15. Lets talk about $$$

    guaguachong replied to russki1313's topic in Home Health

    be careful. my agency made us sign something said after leave this company, can not go to other hh in one year and can not take pts away and some BS like that. and i believe they will try to get you...