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twinpumpkin

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  1. Has anyone worked or heard of Brightstar?

    twinpumpkin replied to sweetstrwbrry1's topic in Home Health

    I have worked for several different BrightStar offices. Most positions are prn or part-time. I've never been asked to have anything done before an interview. My experience is the better the office...

  2. Home health to CM?

    twinpumpkin replied to tinderbox's topic in Case Management

    What you have heard is correct. They are totally different types of CM. Instead of working in the field and interacting with patients in person, providing hands-on nursing care and education, I now...

  3. Paramedics rank higher than LPNs?

    twinpumpkin replied to downsouthlaff's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What is a MICN and a

  4. VA clinic

    twinpumpkin replied to AMCNurse's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Nursing school emphasizes hospital employment, but there are so many other places to work. I work for a physicians' group M-F 830a-530p with no nights, weekends or holidays. I don't think I'll ever...

  5. BrightStar Home Health Care- thoughts??

    twinpumpkin replied to Epona's topic in Home Health

    I have worked PRN for a BrightStar office in my city for about 9 months now and have had only one bad experience. I started off doing patient assessments for long-term health care companies, then...

  6. Do you regret clinic nursing?

    twinpumpkin replied to SpudID's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Sounds like a fabulous environment to work in. I'm just curious, what state were you

  7. What to wear to job interview?

    twinpumpkin replied to Katria's topic in Nursing Career

    I never wear scrubs to an interview! It is best to wear a professional outfit, like slacks and a blouse or a business suit (ex. something you would wear to church). This makes you look professional...

  8. Are You a Member of the allnurses.com Grammar Police?

    twinpumpkin replied to PacoUSA's topic in Nursing Humor

    I have heard this many times spoken by educated professionals. In my experience, those who say "on yesterday" or "on today" are members of a certain race. It bothers me, too, and I've always...

  9. Can a home health nurse specialize in neurology?

    twinpumpkin replied to satyadhi's topic in Home Health

    Some home health agencies have psych nurses and some don't. It just depends on the agency whether or not you'd get to see psych pts. Also, in my experience, home health agencies specialize in either...

  10. recerting too many times

    twinpumpkin replied to cny4rn's topic in Home Health

    NRSKarenRN...Thank you for posting this information!

  11. 60-day recert calendar

    twinpumpkin replied to Ryourchoresdone's topic in Home Health

    How much did the wheel cost? It reminds me of the pregnancy wheel, that OBs use to determine due

  12. Are You a Member of the allnurses.com Grammar Police?

    twinpumpkin replied to PacoUSA's topic in Nursing Humor

    The one that bothers me the most is when someone says, "Where are you at"? Also, I'm not sure it's really grammar, but saying, "My bad" makes people sound stupid! Can't they just say,

  13. Are You a Member of the allnurses.com Grammar Police?

    twinpumpkin replied to PacoUSA's topic in Nursing Humor

    Interesting! I did not know that it was different. Thanks for

  14. If you are a parent, what type of schedule do you like having?

    twinpumpkin replied to mks1014's topic in General Nursing

    Right out of school, I worked 7p -7a three shifts a week. After getting adjusted, I enjoyed night shift. Like someone else said, there is less traffic, no dietary, less visitors and mist patients...

  15. Do your family members "get it"?

    twinpumpkin replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in General Nursing

    As a former night-shift worker, I can relate to people waking you up. The worst part is the solicitors (phone and door). Put a "DO NOT DISTURB....SLEEPING" sign on the door and turn off the phone....

  16. What is the purpose of requiring white shoes?

    twinpumpkin replied to NurseBanana's topic in General Nursing

    REALLY??? The only time we had to wear all white was in nursing school...and that was within the last 5 years. Most hospitals in my area are color coded by job (i.e. nurses = royal blue scrubs, techs...

  17. Patient Frequencies

    twinpumpkin replied to Willow Moonsidhe's topic in Home Health

    It is set up like this... The first # is the number of visits per week. The second # is the # of weeks you are doing that # of visits. Example: 3wk1 = 3 times a week for 1 week. A certification...

  18. Boston Med-new TV show, will you be watching?

    twinpumpkin replied to kat von b's topic in General Nursing

    I never heard about it but saw it on tv tonight. Unfortunately, I only saw the last few minutes, but it looked realistic, and not like a "reality show". It's something I will watch

  19. How long it took you to complete your first few admissions?

    twinpumpkin replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in Home Health

    When I first started in home health, it took me about 4-6 hours to complete a computer-based admission, which included visit time. This was due to the length of the admission "paperwork" and the...

  20. Reducing Test Taking Anxiety

    twinpumpkin replied to Truth66's topic in General Students

    The only thing that really helped me beat test anxiety was hypnosis. Try

  21. Best app's?

    twinpumpkin replied to twokidsmom,rn's topic in Home Health

    I have an iPhone and just got ICD-9 Pocket, ipharmacyFREE, iconnect-NE. These are all free apps. The iconnect-NE is for storing patient contact

  22. Have you ever felt unsafe while in HH?

    twinpumpkin replied to Poi Dog's topic in Home Health

    WOW! I am shocked at some of the posts I just read. Erroridiot- I can't believe how much you've been through! You are truly brave to continue to work in HH with such experiences. The worst I've...

  23. How many times do you try to start an IV before calling in reinforcements?

    twinpumpkin replied to belgarion's topic in General Nursing

    Usually I try 2x then ask someone else to try. If the patient tell me beforehand that they are a hard stick or have rolling veins, I may only try once before enlisting help. As a patient, I would...

  24. If you graduated between 2008 and 2009,how long did it take to find a job ?

    twinpumpkin replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in May 2008. I received a job offer in March 2008 and started as a GN intern June 5. Received passing NCLEX results June 26, 2008. Twinpumpkin

  25. I LOVE Community Health

    twinpumpkin replied to missjennmb's topic in Public, Community Health

    I wish there were places like these where I live (TX)! We have 2 large county hospitals which run community clinics near me but it is difficult to get hired. I am currently working in home health and...