Oliver1234

Oliver1234 has 2 years experience.

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1. Legal question regarding health care proxy and terminal wean?

   Oliver1234 replied to Oliver1234's topic in General Nursing

   KatieMI I am glad your facility has more people to call in like an ethics committee. I wish we had something like that. But at our place the Dr rules all. It's disgusting.. And situations similar to...

2. Legal question regarding health care proxy and terminal wean?

   Oliver1234 replied to Oliver1234's topic in General Nursing

   I thought so too! I mean how can a Dr get away with that? Its unacceptable. Doing some research online before posting here, in my state (ma), a physician has to invoke the HCP when enterting into a...

3. Legal question regarding health care proxy and terminal wean?

   Oliver1234 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi all, I had a situation at work recently where a patient was transferred to my facility (long term acute care hospital) from an acute care hospital to be terminally weened ..pt was ventilated and...

4. Is this illegal?

   Oliver1234 replied to Oliver1234's topic in Home Health

   My supervisor is the one who told me to do it lol. It is prob

5. Is this illegal?

   Oliver1234 replied to Oliver1234's topic in Home Health

   Ya... It is def weird right ?? I just wrote a note... Hopefully it doesnt come back to bite

6. Is this illegal?

   Oliver1234 posted a topic in Home Health

   Is it illegal to do a med prefill for the week if the patient isn't present?? A family member was, patient was suppose to be... We didn't log it as a visit so the company won't get paid for it by...

7. Anyone diagnosed with cancer working as a floor nurse??

   Oliver1234 replied to Oliver1234's topic in Health, Stress Management

   Thank you so much for your reply. Cant believe i havent responded this long! =) i ended up going back to my acute care job and i do 4 hour shifts. I am exhausteddddd after and very sore. Then i...

8. Cancer

   Oliver1234 replied to aliceinw's topic in Health, Stress Management

   So sorry to hear about you and your mother. I am a cancer survivor myself just after 1 year of working as a rn. I had terrible anxiety about returning to work... And even still dont know if the stress...

9. New job updates?

   Oliver1234 replied to Libby1987's topic in Home Health

   Well.... After my month of stress I gave my 2 weeks notice. They offered me per diem. I said yes, but was just told the pay rate and it is HORRENDOUS. Worse Ive ever heard of. so i will not be working...

10. Feeling super stressed about newer vna job...

    Oliver1234 replied to Oliver1234's topic in Home Health

    Ya i did say, well im going to need a day off then next week, and they said yes if sun is busy we can figure it out. It didnt end up being that bad on sunday.. But nether the less I am still...

11. Feeling super stressed about newer vna job...

    Oliver1234 replied to Oliver1234's topic in Home Health

    Thanks for responding all! When my manager said that she thought i quit it was in a joking manner... But clearly they knew it was too much and no one cared enough to intervien and work the weekend to...

12. Feeling super stressed about newer vna job...

    Oliver1234 replied to Oliver1234's topic in Home Health

    i have a work phone and the message says to call the office but people don't listen. Im going to make it more specific regarding weekends and after 5 though. I had my phone off too and then turned it...

13. Feeling super stressed about newer vna job...

    Oliver1234 replied to Oliver1234's topic in Home Health

    Yup. I have only been on my own for 2 weeks. New to homecare too. I was so stressed

14. Feeling super stressed about newer vna job...

    Oliver1234 posted a topic in Home Health

    Hi all. I started working as a visiting nurse a month ago. Havent worked in over 10 months prior d/t illness, and i took on 32 hour position and it is taking over my life. I am thinking about asking...

15. Pay rate for visiting (home health) RN in Massachusetts?

    Oliver1234 posted a topic in Home Health

    Hi everyone! I was offered a visiting nurse position, and they haven't told me the pay rate yet!! I asked and she said she had to ask (whoever) what it would be because they base it on experience etc....