Calling all HH Nurses, roll call

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Hi, as a newly appointed moderator, I want to live this forum up a bit. I just resigned my position as a HH supervisor, to go back to the field.

I have been a nurse 20 years, 17 in critical care, mostly cardiac critical care, and the last 2.5 years in HH, or asthma disease management , which I also had to leave because I hated to be in a cube farm all day.

I still love HH, even though PPS is the pits, even though the OASIS would make good kindling for a massive bonfire, and even with all the rest of the paperwork, it is the most rewarding nursing I have ever done!!

PS, I went back to my former VNA who is now paying $30/hr, yes, you read that right, to work 3 out of 4 weekends. Since weekends work well for me, it's a good deal.

Let's hear from all the HH nurses out there. Out of all those registered members, there's got to be plenty of us on this BB!! :D

Never watch Nurse/med/hosp programmes. Each reality day is enough!!!!

Specializes in Home Care, Urgent Care, ER, Med Surg.

MASH is not really reality. It's an old movie turned TV series based on the Korean war. Very funny. Lynn

Specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion.

The ONLY insurance with a homebound requirement is Medicare.

Remember, a post surgical patient is always considered homebound until the surgeon grants permission to drive.

Hi! I'm an LPN in HHC. Been in this line of work for 6 years now and I love it! I'm currnetly part of the wound care team for our VNA here in S.W. Indiana. Much better than the other agency I worked for where LPNs were used as overquailified aides.

I tried working in a hospital and a dialysis unit, but have found this work the most rewarding by far.

Specializes in MS Home Health.

Actually Karen the insurance company my hubby has requires it to. So did Family Health Plan in NW Ohio.

renerian

hello

I am wierd. I graduated from a minn LPN class in 1991 Was immediatly made administrator of a Medicade (PCA)Home health agency. we grew from 30 hours of care per day to 450 per day in 5 years. I did every job (except the RN's )from pca hands on care to payroll. company was sold in 1997 and I left. The bad side... I never took boards for lpn so now iI am in texas trying to see if a refresher course will allow me to take the licence exam. all home health people are underpaid but get good experiance gcs

Specializes in MS Home Health.

Well I was embarrased to post this but I am back in the home health jobs after finding out what a mess LTC is and the hopital snaffoo. Glad to be back.

renerian

Originally posted by renerian

Well I was embarrased to post this but I am back in the home health jobs after finding out what a mess LTC is and the hopital snaffoo. Glad to be back.

renerian

Don't be embarrased. The places for nurses to work where we can actually enjoy our jobs are getting fewer and fewer, aren't they? Luckily I have a great private duty job for now. Unfortunately, still have to go to the hospital once a week.

Specializes in MS Home Health.

Thanks Brita. I am glad to be back in home health. renerian

wanted to just put my 2 cents in I have been a home health nurse for about 6 years I love it my first four years as a nurse were in LTC I hate it and was going to find something else to do with my life HH hasn't always been a bed of roses but for the last 3 years I have worked with some wonderful supervisors that understand when I say I am burnt out and I need time off I mean it. Well that is my 2 cents for now:chuckle

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Hello everyone

This is my first posting since recently joining the site. I worked as a CNA in LTC for 4 years and decided to become a nurse. I started with pediatric home health agency (shift work) straight out of Lpn school 5 years ago. It has been an incredibly rewarding, yet sometimes emotionally and physically draining, experience. I do enjoy working 1 on 1 with the patients, however, sometimes I wish I had gotten some med/surg experience prior to this type of nursing. In some ways I feel I've limited myself with a narrow knowlege base. Right now there are plenty of agencies in the area, but if something changed and they all closed up shop, I'd be in the hopper. I guess that's what lead me here to this site. Not only to learn from other nurses and find CE info, but for the support system that we, as nurses, share

I look forward to meeting you all.

Specializes in Home Health.

Welcome to the forum Crystalrose and HomeNurse4kifds.

Home nurse, don't despair, you could learn how to do adults in home health with a little metoring.

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