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Wow! Talk about getting tossed head first! I do not envy you! Glad you survived!

I took a few different ones. Most were basic calculations of how many pills for this dose to equal that dose. If they do IV meds expect IV med calculations. One had a drip rate for macro and micro drips. Overall it was pretty straight forward. Best of luck! Google nursing medication test to get an idea for calculations type questions. Let us know how it works out!

Our company conducts our end of year reviews in March. Normally our supervisors conduct them after we review, assign bonus % and salary monetary raises. The supervisor I manage sadly is out for a few months and I did all of our end of year reviews. My team rocks and I was happy to do all 26 of them! Time to relax before we start all over next week. How was your week as a manager!?

I helped build my companies P&P's know that no matter what you put in place you will make someone unhappy. Now what we did for holidays is ask for volunteers first with the understanding that everyone will end up working 2 holidays a year. If we have gaps, anyone that hasn't worked is in the pool to be chosen. It has been working pretty well. PTO request must be submitted when the schedule is opened and closed when we close the schedule, business needs will come first (basically means, if too many people request off someone will not be awarded the time off) We developed documentation templates of required documentation elements. It is ever evolving and what I consider not fun but needed. Best of luck!

It means when on the phone conducting business as a professional we shouldn't be able to hear your dog barking, a child crying or others in your HIPAA compliant office. Essentially being a professional on the phone. Think of it as if you were working any position in a brick and mortar building.

We use Kronos and it is really easy to use! I love it. Kronos does allow mobile clocking in but we have banned it.

Most places have a work at home policy. We have the following; HIPAA compliant office will include locking door, space where no one can see your screen or listen to your calls, land line phone no VOIP, high speed internet of 20mbps download speed( no satellite internet), and lastly no child,elder or pet care.

How about looking into the insurance sector? Many insurance companies or value-based programs are looking to leverage dialysis experience when developing teams to reduce the cost for dialysis members.

And please, PLEASE proofread your resume. I prefer to read more than a list of skills. Try to paint the picture that really shows who you are.

There are many forms of nursing skills you can sharpen. What I look for when I am hiring people is critical thinking skills. I can teach anyone a skills, including patients and their families.

We just had to do an exercise where we attributed time for each and everything we do as managers. It came out to 72 hours a week not counting interviews and special meetings. I guess I know why I am so tired all the time

I am wondering where all CCM's get CE's or CEU's completed? I was certified back in January and would like a one-stop area to keep a running list vs hoping from site to site.

I personally loved using an Autodialer. It did all the smiling and dialing for me and I only spoke with members when they actually answered the phone.

I just googled some random generator slogan. Slogan Generator Put in teamwork and it spat this out: "The good teamwork connoisseurs" I shall say this at some point in my day tomorrow.

I just entered the world of management. Let me tell you....I have never been to so many meetings of meetings-meetings. I tell my staff, if you don't tell me what the issues are, I will never know and nothing will change. I also say, I don't know the answer, but I will ask until I find the person that does. Just know it will take me more than just a day or two. I need a catch phrase now!

I will suggest using the CCM certification made easy 2nd edition book by Deanna Cooper Gillingham. She also has a facebook group that they post daily or near daily prep questions. There is also a study guide that goes along with it. Full disclosure, I got her 1st edition book and didn't study it and failed. I did study the 2nd edition only and passed on my second attempt. I do feel, had I studied the 1st edition I probably would have passed too. Best of luck!

I failed back in December but I am please to announce I passed this new test cycle!

Congrats...I had 1 area that said marginal and failed the whole shabang. I am beyond devastated!

Mine is a retake. Had all proficient aside from 1 area that was marginal. Booooo!!!!

I understood it to be a release on the 31st. I am really hoping earlier.

I am about to burst with this waiting....please let results come out sooner than October 31st. I NEED to know!

Show me how you would...call your doctor so I know you are able to be independent at home. Show me how you would call for your medication refillst? Show me how you will clean up for yourself at home? Great! Now that you have shown me you are able to do all of these things, I am fully confident you will be able to handle them going forward. Works well for me. My line of work is patient centric so we try to empower them to be self sufficient.

I am not a school nurse, however school nurse stories are the most entertaining by far! Thank you all for the laughs!

I have never felt any guilt at all. I have been working in a work at home disease management position as a supervisor now for some time. We work M-F no weekends no holidays.

My staff currently have a dedicated caseload of 60 actively managed clients. Now, they might call more than that total if it is just a simple resource question.