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  1. mileage issue/home health issues

    icare4icu posted a topic in Home Health

    Hello to all HH Nurses, unappreciated, overworked and underpaid. Tell me what you think about the mileage with the gas prices soaring. Let me me know about your routes and how you organize yourself in...

  2. mileage issue/home health issues

    icare4icu replied to icare4icu's topic in Home Health

    How about starting the visit as early as you can. When my patient tells me that they are up early, I offer them an early schedule. I had a patient who gets up at 3 AM, and saw that patient at 4 Am. I...

  3. mileage issue/home health issues

    icare4icu replied to icare4icu's topic in Home Health

    That's a second job doing visits and 2nd employer. I do shifts too, ICU and floor sometimes. When you do shifts you don't continue charting at home, the work is done after 12 hours or eight, while...

  4. mileage issue/home health issues

    icare4icu replied to icare4icu's topic in Home Health

    The highest mileage I've seen so far is $0.50/mile. In AZ they pay anywhere from $0.41-0.46. I traded my suv to a pt cruiser in Feb. Now I'm wondering if I should get bus routes, lol, or tell my...

  5. mileage issue/home health issues

    icare4icu replied to icare4icu's topic in Home Health

    Thank you for replying to my post. It's too bad that as a home health nurse we don't get paid enough. The assessment time is nothing! It's the charting, mileage,time spent while driving answering...

  6. Nursing in the UAE

    icare4icu replied to jjjez's topic in General World

    Does anyone have good suggestions in looking for nursing jobs in Dubai? 13 yrs experience, Critical Care, Peds and Adult, PICC certified, Charge Nurse, Home Health experience,SWAT Nurse, ER, etc......

  7. Employee of the month yet written up 4 insubordination and put on 60days probation.

    icare4icu posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I need feedbacks from anyone re: this. I am Charge nurse, got an employee of the month yet on this same month I was written up for insubordination for sending home a prn CNA, who is lazy and sleeps on...

  8. Employee of the month yet written up 4 insubordination and put on 60days probation.

    icare4icu replied to icare4icu's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    A follow up on this situation. My story is like a sopa opera scene. Got to work and no CNA working. The one and only working on nights got cancelled and they still cancelled the agency CNA. Reason?...

  9. Employee of the month yet written up 4 insubordination and put on 60days probation.

    icare4icu replied to icare4icu's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The prn CNA got fired, she got caught sleeping!. The other one, who was also "employee of the month", is still there. Smoothing his way. He must have some immunity of some sorts to get away with so...

  10. Feeling BLUE after a CODE!!!

    icare4icu replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    Give yourself a pat on the back. You shouldn't feel embarassed by your own reactions. I've seen nurses actions worst than that. For example, one charge nurse tried to pull the crash cart without...

  11. Hostile Working Environment

    icare4icu replied to CseMgr1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I emphatize with you. I had a similar situation where rumors and hearsays are encouraged by management. I got called in to discuss a gossip! When I asked my director to have a meeting with the person...

  12. Hospital Reputations in Phoenix

    icare4icu replied to Sunlover's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Most VA have that kind of reputation. Most hospitals do too. You will hear opinions of such from most nurses too. Overall, nurses are burnt out. It is best to get the experience you need to prepare...

  13. Hospital Reputations in Phoenix

    icare4icu replied to Sunlover's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Hi Dorimar, I did state the referral bonus but not for me. For them who bring in their friends. It's like 2% of what they make. Ask any other agencies, how do they get more people in, same as in the...

  14. Hospital Reputations in Phoenix

    icare4icu replied to Sunlover's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Hello Dorimar, I was trying to help a fello RN and giving them some insights on Registry work in Phoenix. Just letting every Nurse know that they hav e a choice. Whether they sign up with the company...

  15. starting a new career at phoenix arizona

    icare4icu replied to egroeg_kyut's topic in Arizona Nursing

    welcome to AZ!!!! You guys and gals. Just FYI, if you are a seasoned nurse, you get paid more than $24 somewhere else. Email me if you need info. How about in the high 30s and

  16. DNR Question

    icare4icu replied to mjscan_07's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    There is a chemical code only no cpr no intubation. We need to specify the DNR status and have to addressed with every

  17. Hostile Working Environment

    icare4icu replied to CseMgr1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I emphatize with you. I have similar situation. If you feel too stressed out with such environment a change of scenery would do you good. I have told admin that I don't have the time for gossips and...

  18. staffing issues

    icare4icu replied to 9moreyears's topic in Nurse Management

    Have you tried agency or registry and even travelling

  19. Opportunity to be director of unit--need help!

    icare4icu replied to southeastRN's topic in Nurse Management

    Goodluck to you! I was offered the same opportunity but I turned it down for several reasons: 1. It is a 24/7 job. 2. There is a big turn over in hospital, people just come and go, employees are...

  20. Hospital Reputations in Phoenix

    icare4icu replied to Sunlover's topic in Arizona Nursing

    hi cookielady,rn welcome! check this agency out. They have benefits and goodies plus you are treated like a family. HEALTHPOINT MEDICAL STAFFING,2226 W. Northern Ave, Suite C205 Phoenix AZ 85021....

  21. Hospital Reputations in Phoenix

    icare4icu replied to Sunlover's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Abrazo group, Baptist,Paradise Valley, Maryvale, PMH. It depends on the clientele, the area. For example. in Maryvale, you wouldn't want to stand outside while on break ( for those smokers), you...

  22. Hospital Reputations in Phoenix

    icare4icu replied to Sunlover's topic in Arizona Nursing

    hello bigbee13, I have worked in JCL through registry in both hospitals, North Mt ad Deer Valley. Tele sucks, chaos, team work sucks, patient load horrible. ICU, well pretty standard. 2 patients max....

  23. Hospital Reputations in Phoenix

    icare4icu replied to Sunlover's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I've been doing registry shifts in most hospitals in Phoenix area. Money is very good and right now hospitals are competing against each other to get nurses. I say if you have the expertise, now is...

  24. Employee of the month yet written up 4 insubordination and put on 60days probation.

    icare4icu replied to icare4icu's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Hi Ern 91, thanks for comments. Our CNA are licensed. The sitter we needed was a licensed CNA. All the CNAs working that night night were already on overtime,except the prn CNA. The CNA who was...

  25. Employee of the month yet written up 4 insubordination and put on 60days probation.

    icare4icu replied to icare4icu's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thanks, I have informed them that if they feel I an not worthy of the job, then I'd be more than willing to step down and work the floor. No big deal. Yet they said, " Oh no, you are doing great! The...