twinpumpkin

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 staff, the easier your job will be. I continue to wor...

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 work in an office, sit in a cubicle all day, have ...

What is a MICN and a PHRN?

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 return to hospital/bedside nursing.

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 would help at the local military bases doing immuniza...

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

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 and mature.

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 wondered why it's said that way.

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 adults or peds, but not both.

NRSKarenRN...Thank you for posting this information! :)

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

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, "oops"?

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

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 sleep. I currently work M-F days in home health and ...

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. Tell your daughter to call and leave you a voice m...

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 = another color, etc.) I would hate to be made to...

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 period is 9 weeks long, so your total of the 2nd #s mu...

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 again.

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 learning curve of a new software system. Now I work f...

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

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 info/notes/pictures/etc.

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 seen is an apartment infested with all sorts of bugs...

At one time, I did think that if I had realized I wanted to be in the medical field at an earlier age, I might have gone to medical school. Not because of the perception of being a doctor/nurse but because I love to learn and help people. However, af...

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 insist another nurse try after 3 failed attempts. I w...

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 (TX)