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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 getting your visits completed. Do you work like I...

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 had 8 patients that day and I was done by 10AM. Al...

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 with home visit, you start charting or continue chart...

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 patients to meet me in a community center so I can see...

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 calls from the office, tracking down doctors or medica...

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... Are those agencies that assist on CV development wor...

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 her shift over a CNA who is a team player, consci...

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? None. We had 20 patients! and 5 nurses. Everybody ha...

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 many write ups. I am aware he's got a lot. From me h...

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 unplugging it. She pulled so hard that she fell backwar...

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 tattle telling, management said No. I told them th...

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 you. Be a sponge, absorb what you can, and retain th...

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 hospitals., there's the referral bonus. Besides, th...

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 I referred them to, is of their own choice. The i...

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 40s?

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

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 hearsay, that I would not be called to the office ...

Have you tried agency or registry and even travelling nurses.

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 burnt out too easily with tremendous amount of paperwo...

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. (602) 242-1330. or email Jerry Rutter @jerryrutter@he...

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 might get sprayed by stray bullets. Baptist, Tele suck...

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. I suggest sign up for registry go to any hospital ...

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 the time to go for the highest bidder. I have been d...

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 insubordinate to me is a good one though, who gets the ...

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 team likes working with you."