educational resources for Nurse Case Managers
This article compares survey results from nurses and case managers. So is Case Management a good career move for Nurses? The results show that case managers earn more than nurses, are more satisfied with their job, and the majority of case managers plan to stay with their current employer. However, case management is not the right career move for every nurse. Nurses considering case management should research the field to ensure it is the right fit for them.
I became a registered nurse because I wanted to help patients in their healing process. I loved the idea of making a difference in their care and outcomes. After an injury forced me into a career change, I never thought I would find another job as fulfilling or satisfying. I was recently asked by a […]
As an immigrant of the United States, I have always had the desire to make a positive and lasting impact in this beautiful country. I immigrated to the United States in 1984 from El Salvador. Although I have had the aspiration to be a member of the healthcare field from a very early age, my […]
Ever since I started my Nursing career here in the United States almost ten years ago, I have always been fascinated and drawn to the world of Case Management. When I first heard of the word “Case Management,” I was already a Registered Nurse who had worked in various clinical and bedside areas in two […]
It was a tough year. My husband began a new career, my son was in college, we had a wedding to pay for, and we were trying to keep some property in the family. Money was tight, so when a friend of mine asked if I would help her with her side gig as a […]
Who does not love a good casserole? Broccoli casserole, Chicken and Rice casserole, Mexican casserole, Cheesy Squash casserole, these are the grunt workers of family suppers that make all things come together, make a meal a complete meal, make everyone want to come back for seconds and always have recipe requests pouring in. So, one […]
Back when I first started doing case management work, a favorite nurse mentor taught me that case management was different from bedside nursing, as it involved looking at the patient from a viewpoint of 10,000 feet (eagle eye view), instead of 1-2 feet away. This took me a long time to understand and process, and […]
Case Management Is… Before I took a case management position, my experience was very limited while working on the floor of a small hospital. When I applied for a position with an insurance company, my eyes were completely opened to the endless possibilities of what case management is. Truth be known, I really didn’t even […]
What is Case Management? Case Management is the satisfying job of helping people live their best life possible by identifying their unmet healthcare needs and providing all available resources to help meet those needs by tying together the fragmented bits and pieces of health information patients are working with into a unified whole. Per Deanna […]
Case Management Is… Case management to me entails being a jack of all trades. Educator, liaison, coordinator, advocate, and a listening ear are some of the many hats a case manager may wear depending on one’s area of specialty. I first heard about case management as a brand new floor nurse on a Medical-Surgical/Telemetry unit. […]