artistnurse

artistnurse has 15 years experience and specializes in Utilization Review.

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1. Hospital U.R. nurses

   artistnurse posted a topic in Case Management

   Specifically your nurses who work with a hospital, can u share what you did to get a good understanding of what insurance payers are looking for in reviews? How to avoid denials? How many reviews are...

2. Utilization review, are other companies better than this?

   artistnurse replied to Blucat's topic in Case Management

   my job may still be hiring...but I'm in

3. Thinking about quitting (yes, one of these)

   artistnurse replied to aperry245's topic in General Students

   Actually I wasn't "steering" her anywhere. She was looking for viewpoints not judgements. I was looking for neither. Life decisions aren't always so cut and dry so that one just "quit"s at the drop of...

4. Thinking about quitting (yes, one of these)

   artistnurse replied to aperry245's topic in General Students

   I want to encourage you. I have to be honest. I developed anxiety when I became a nurse. A major panic attack was my introduction to residual generalized anxiety after a shift on the floor. Nursing is...

5. Telephone case management, full time rv'er

   artistnurse replied to artistnurse's topic in Case Management

   yes, compact states. the internet connection is pretty

6. Telephone case management, full time rv'er

   artistnurse posted a topic in Case Management

   To all case managers who actually work from home, do you think it's feasible to do this as a full time rv'er as long as i have a dedicated office in my rv with phone, internet,

7. Family members recording nurses doing pt teaching

   artistnurse replied to artistnurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Thank you. This specific situation was not discharge teaching, and the recording was being done by an uncle on his phone. The patient had some issues one normally wouldnt want disclosed to anyone...

8. Family members recording nurses doing pt teaching

   artistnurse replied to artistnurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Actually if you read back, I never refused anyone anything. I said I personally dont want to be recorded, and its not for discharge teaching, nor am I interested in "making it more likely" that they...

9. Family members recording nurses doing pt teaching

   artistnurse posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I am not interested in being on someone's phone recording on a personal level. So for family members who take it upon themselves to record patient teaching, I itch to ask them to stop. My hospital has...

10. I came down with suspected C diff

    artistnurse replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    It's

11. I came down with suspected C diff

    artistnurse replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Im concerned with getting sick

12. I came down with suspected C diff

    artistnurse replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    well employee health is saying i can come in. im not having diarrhea and i feel better.

13. I came down with suspected C diff

    artistnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    So to have a tooth pulled my dentist put me on an antibiotic. I ended up in the ER where they told me they suspected I have C diff and sent me home on PO flagyl and cipro. I was fortunately off for a...

14. Transition from bedside nursing to case management

    artistnurse replied to msladynurse4life's topic in Case Management

    I'm curious to know how it's been going. I'm now interested into going into case management. Pros cons, things you miss about

15. A worn out topic

    artistnurse replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    thanks. there's nothing wrong with updating old