Dear Cassandra, Why is American Home Health so hung up on little things like clinical notes? Almost every week someone from the office contacts me about my clinical notes. I go to work and take care of my client. Sometimes I don’t have time to write the nursing notes. Sometimes the supervisor says she can’t […]
Dear Cassandra, Several times a week I call the office, or I receive a call from the office. Sometimes the scheduler is offering a case to me or confirming or canceling a shift. Sometimes I need to speak with the supervisor about a clinical issue. Sometimes I have an HR or payroll question. What can […]
Dear Cassandra, My car was low on gas, and I didn’t have time to go to the gas station on my way to work. I took my purse with the $40.00 of cash with me into the client’s home. At the end of my shift, I discovered that the cash was missing. How can I […]
Dear Cassandra: Sometimes I think about the awesome duty of being responsible for the life of my client. So many things can go wrong. Private duty nurses face ventilators which malfunction, gang members in the neighborhood, the danger of carbon monoxide build-up in the home, gas leaks, rotting floors, runaway wheelchairs, school bus accidents, and […]
Dear Cassandra, When I went to high school in the 1970’s, I took college prep courses. I excelled in math and science and took algebra, calculus, geometry, and even Fortran (a computer programming language). My career goal was business. At that time, college prep students did not take typing. Typing was part of the secretarial/clerical […]
Dear Cassandra: Two years ago I got my nursing license at Joliet Junior College. I have been working in a home for the visually impaired, and I have experience with trachs, g-tubes, and vents. I am interested in pediatric private duty. I am tatted out and have a tramp stamp. I have rings in my […]
Dear Cassandra, The Client Service Coordinator told me I cannot work because my CPR card has expired. The local hospital won’t be offering a class for a month. The fire department just had a class, but I missed it. I know how to do CPR. What’s the big deal? The same thing happened when my […]
Dear Cassandra: My husband says I should wear “sensible” shoes to work. My shoe collection could rival that of Imelda Marcos. I have three inch stiletto heels, platform shoes, sandals, wedges, mules, ballerina slippers, flip flops, Crocs, flats, cowboy boots, and more. When I was a teenager, I considered becoming a Dominican nun. My teacher, […]