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  1. New to Home Health....any tips or advice?

    powernurse replied to jkaee's topic in Home Health

    The $100 per hour sounds average for some areas.... i am not sure which region of the country you are in but i am in North Carolina and just took a HHA position here.... this agency pays $35 for...

  2. getting started neeed help !!!!!

    powernurse replied to chrissyw621's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    http://www.commnet.edu/ this is a link to the community colleges in CT (all of them) i graduated from Norwalk Community College in Fairfield County.... it was an excellent school and had no waiting...

  3. Hourly pay rate info needed

    powernurse replied to indigo girl's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    hello i worked with some agencies @ LTC's in Fairfield county.... going rates for RN's= about $35/hr there is a nursing home in greenwich which pays about that to their employess with benefits though...

  4. Inland Valley Medical Center

    powernurse replied to mark hamel's topic in California Nursing

    very cute..... my son and i are addicts! thanks for the link

  5. Inland Valley Medical Center

    powernurse replied to mark hamel's topic in California Nursing

    mark hamel? space nurse? do i sense a disturbance in the

  6. The Next George Lucas......hopefully

    powernurse posted a topic in California Nursing

    hello, my name is lisa.... i am a home care nurse.... graduated from asn program in connecticut in may 2003.... my 15 yr old son started taking courses at a 2 yr college when he was 13 and spent...

  7. New to Home Health....any tips or advice?

    powernurse replied to jkaee's topic in Home Health

    or the freedom and luxury to stop and go to the

  8. Gentiva Question

    powernurse replied to powernurse's topic in Home Health

    Thank you jennifer, I just sent you a PM

  9. Hours worked? Just curious....

    powernurse replied to HomeofLove4Him's topic in Home Health

    hi 4valeri did you ever find the correct site

  10. New to Home Health....any tips or advice?

    powernurse replied to jkaee's topic in Home Health

    the fact that you said "27 points" makes me ask.... who is the agency? i am interviewing thurs for a new company and it sounds like they use a "points" system which i never heard of before as far as...

  11. Liabiltiy insurance on your license...

    powernurse replied to luvmy2angels's topic in General Nursing

    NSO is the most popular/most common. They are

  12. Little funny thing pt said about Reglan

    powernurse replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    that is sooooo funny..... thanks for a real laugh..... i needed that :D

  13. Upset!!! write up and patients marijuana

    powernurse replied to RNGINA's topic in Home Health

    why is the report a breach of trust..... all info re: pts and their status should be shared with ALL members of the healthcare team.... she didnt call the cops or tell his neighbors..... if she had...

  14. New grads in cvicu?

    powernurse replied to troyb's topic in Cardiac

    I do believe this depends on where the hospitals are and how they are faring in the "nusring shortage". I am originally from Connecticut and ALL of the hospitals that my fellow classmates were...

  15. Upset!!! write up and patients marijuana

    powernurse replied to RNGINA's topic in Home Health

    very well said.... by the way rngina.... do you have an update on what is happening with

  16. Upset!!! write up and patients marijuana

    powernurse replied to RNGINA's topic in Home Health

    VERY TRUE... however if you were intimidated or concerned in any way regardless of whether it is a gun, drugs, unhealthy food, untidy home, unfit living conditions etc.... you should have the RIGHT to...

  17. Upset!!! write up and patients marijuana

    powernurse replied to RNGINA's topic in Home Health

    If the nurse refuses to care for a patient without a valid explanation to MD and DON that is DOCUMENTED..... she is at risk for being accused of abandonment...... What is the hangup everyone has with...

  18. Upset!!! write up and patients marijuana

    powernurse replied to RNGINA's topic in Home Health

    The problem with many of the posts in this thread is that they carry the same contradictions as the above poster..... This issue is NOT whether or not NURSES are COPS!!! The ISSUE IS ~ Are NURSES...

  19. Upset!!! write up and patients marijuana

    powernurse replied to RNGINA's topic in Home Health

    Yeah !!!!! to the nurses with a sense moral integrity. Hello! Aside from the fact that this pt is Non compliant by using an illegal drug, the use or ABuse of that drug is a potential safety risk to...

  20. Please Help Me!! 50 pts med pass [New grad]

    powernurse replied to medsurgcutie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    50 patients for one nurse should be ILLEGAL. RUN - DON'T WALK..... I have been there and have done that through a staffing agency b/c I could make $40/hr..... Let me tell you that NO AMOUNT of money...

  21. any words of wisdom greatly appreciated

    powernurse posted a topic in Cardiac

    I am an RN who graduated in 2003 and went straight into home care. I worked until April 5, 2004 when my 40 year young husband was dx with lung Ca (never smoked, no family hx). Needless to say, I...

  22. Can a new grad be a HH nurse?

    powernurse replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Home Health

    I was a new grad RN with no lpn background and I did really well in homecare. And I loved every minute.... That was in Connecticut and they hired an LPN with no prior home care experience and she...

  23. Upset!!! write up and patients marijuana

    powernurse replied to RNGINA's topic in Home Health

    good job RNGINA. as the nurse it is your job to ensure the patients safety. Given what you said about this pts diagnoses, you were absolutely right to be concerned about the effects on his other...