deefizzle

deefizzle has 5 years experience.

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1. Unhappy with HH

   deefizzle replied to deefizzle's topic in Home Health

   At this point I am dreading it. I'm in a very rural area so my patients are 30 minutes apart. Half the time they don't call me back or agree to the time I suggest, so I'm spending a lot of time driving aimlessly. Today for instance I have a SOC and 2...

2. Unhappy with HH

   deefizzle replied to deefizzle's topic in Home Health

   Probably a little of both. I am and have always been a people pleaser and don't like to be a bother. I sent out an email earlier to my team and asked for tips for scheduling patients and manipulating the schedule as needed. Everyone has been nice. I...

3. Unhappy with HH

   deefizzle posted a topic in Home Health

   I am new to home health and I'm doing full-time case managing. I'm only a month in and I am seeing up to five patients a day. I have also done a few starts of care which take me hours to complete. I want it to work and home health partially due to th...

4. New to Home Health and Confused

   deefizzle posted a topic in Home Health

   I am brand new to HH and just finished week 3 of orientation with my preceptor. I started seeing patients last week with her shadowing, so on Monday I am going to see 2 patients completely on my own, with the plan to case manage them going forward. I...

5. Home Care vs Private Duty

   deefizzle posted a topic in Home Health

   I have a phone interview tomorrow with a home care company, and am really excited. From what I understand, I would see approx 30 patients per week and get paid per visit. For those of you who do home health, how long do you usually spend in each pati...

6. Hospital being sued

   deefizzle replied to deefizzle's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you all. You have been very helpful. And I will be sure to look into purchasing my own malpractice insurance for the future.

7. Hospital being sued

   deefizzle replied to deefizzle's topic in General Nursing

   So should I wait for Risk Management to contact me? Or should I contact them first? Should I speak with them prior to contacting the attorney? And since I am not named in the lawsuit, do I HAVE to speak with the attorney? The letter I received on Sat...

8. Hospital being sued

   deefizzle replied to deefizzle's topic in General Nursing

   Oohhh ok. thanks!

9. Hospital being sued

   deefizzle replied to deefizzle's topic in General Nursing

   What does that mean?

10. Hospital being sued

    deefizzle replied to deefizzle's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much RiskManager. You have set my mind at ease quite a bit! It's a scary situation when you receive a letter from an attorney, esp when it pertains to my job. Its something I've always dreaded but hoped it would never happen to me. I app...

11. Hospital being sued

    deefizzle replied to deefizzle's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for the info. I actually do NOT have my own malpractice insurance. But I will be sure to find my own attorney.

12. Hospital being sued

    deefizzle replied to deefizzle's topic in General Nursing

    Got it. Thank you Rose_Queen.

13. Hospital being sued

    deefizzle posted a topic in General Nursing

    I left my previous job approximately 6 months ago. It was an acute rehab hospital setting, and the patient acuity was getting higher, patient load heavier, and staffing shortage was just out of control. I no longer felt like it was a safe environment...

14. Have been told LPN BAD idea

    deefizzle replied to vspaniel's topic in LPN/LVN

    vspaniel I live in S Jersey. I wouldn't say its a BAD idea. I will say that most LPNs make between $18 to $23 an hour and most full-time nursing jobs are less than 40 hours a week (anywhere from 32 to 36 hours usually). Agency and per diem nurses mak...

15. Customer Service

    deefizzle posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is something that really bothers me. It really is becoming more important to satisfy the "customer" than it is to treat the "patient". I had a patient recently who called our office DEMANDING (in her words) to be rx'd a certain medication becaus...