Input Wanted! - Efficiency and Time Management in Home Health Nursing

Thank you dearly for your input. That is actually a great idea. Sometimes I find myself stuck with 8-10 visits in a day so it is harder to do that. But I have made it my rule to NOT have that many in a day. When you are casemanaging a load of 40 visits per week the amount of time put in becomes outrageous. So, in answer to your response, yes that helps. Since we are all so autonomous in what we do, it would be great to see a thread develop where nurses share their little tricks of the trade. Anything from time management, a valuable piece of knowledge from "that wound that just would not heal!", scheduling visits, helpful ways of managing frequent orders that can become complicated . . . and the list goes on! I love home health but find my head spinning in circles sometimes, feeling like I need to become the patient. Lol!

Also, we do have weekly case conference with our supervisor one-on-one. This is where I do seek clarification on my train wrecks, develop a new plan. This is where I get my head together, at least for a moment. Homecare never slows down and is full of fast balls that come from any and every direction. I have learned to just be flexible, resourceful, creative, and enjoy the ride! Woo-hoo!