Funds are tight. Reimbursement delays compound problems. Nurses have not been reimbursed for car mileage driven after July 1998. Yet everyone is working hard to provide the best care possible. The visiting nurses are working to persuade the employer to address the increase of time demands.
Nurses have more paperwork for each client because of managed care and reimbursement procedures.
They often spend hours beyond the regular work day completing forms. They recently had to learn a new state patient outcome and assessment reporting procedure. The new local's members see an opportunity for sharing ideas and techniques with other visiting nurses already in the union's growing health division, the Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals. Copyright New York State United Teachers. 159 Wolf Road, Box 15008, Albany, New York, 12212-5008.