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Apr 12, 2009, 07:09 PM
 Re: So overwhelmed..any advice?
Are you working for Amedisys? Sounds like it.
You poor thing. Time for a new agency. I see 4-6 pt's a day. I am hourly. I feel more relaxed than at any other job I've had.
I am usually done by 3 pm.
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Apr 12, 2009, 07:32 PM
Re: So overwhelmed..any advice?
Have been in home health for 5 years. I used to see 5 a day, but last year the boss demanded all f.t to see 6, or the equivalent of. Travel also has been extending out. Our homecare company is not large, and they keep trying to put the squeeze on everyone. Moral is in the toilet. Six a day is do-able, as long as your not driving 100 miles a day.
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Apr 12, 2009, 08:44 PM
Re: So overwhelmed..any advice?
I have seen 7 in a day...but only once in a blue moon. And they were all stable, routine follow-up CV checks or wound care. They are busy days...doable, but busy. We average 5-6 in a day ( or equivalent of). I feel that gives us enough time to actually spend the needed time with the patient without feeling too rushed. I usually have some charting to finish up at home...usually done by 3-4pm. 8 or 9 visits in a day...no way!!! Might as well have stayed in the hospital  Hope things get better for you!
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Apr 12, 2009, 09:45 PM
Re: So overwhelmed..any advice?
Thank for the input... I Havent been wanting to give up on this HH agency but am considering it now. I just dont feel like I can give my pt's very good care when I am so over loaded and the managment dosent even care. It's nice too see how everyone else views a "full day" and the amount of pt's you can give care to while still being able to enjoy your jobs and take good care of the pt's.
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Apr 13, 2009, 01:42 PM
Re: So overwhelmed..any advice?
Been doing HH 13 years, have seen 18 in a day, our nurses average 10 daily visits
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Apr 13, 2009, 08:35 PM
Re: So overwhelmed..any advice?
I manage my workload because I don't do visits, only shift work. I limit my number of days per week and number of hours per day and number of patients to what I feel comfortable with at the time for whatever reason. I have worked 121 hours in one week, and was averaging 96 to 108 hours for quite awhile. But when I wanted to cut back, I cut back. I work anywhere from 4 to 16 hour shifts, but usually average 8 hour shifts. If the agency wants too much from me, I just say no. I worked myself into the hospital a few years back, and no employer is going to make me do that again. As simple as that. It is easier to manage your workload when you do shifts instead of visits.
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Apr 13, 2009, 11:21 PM
Re: So overwhelmed..any advice? RAchelks- you are being taken advantage of! And guess what, it's YOU that allows that. Because we have good hearts and want to help other's is why we went into nursing. But it's also the reason we get taken advantage of! Are you being paid for the extra visits? If your boss allows you to be taken advantage of like this, they will think nothing of selling you out too. A good boss has your patient's BEST interest along with THEIR nurses! While reading your post, I was thinking...Are you working for Amedisys? then I read the next post...I laughed so hard! I was on call every other weekend, and it was work. The weekends had become two more days to work, because they didn't have the staff to do what the two RN's could do all week. So, every other weekend, my friend and I were doing two more days of work. When she accidently charted on the wrong patient, they first told her "we understand. You are so overworked, it could happen to anyone" Well guess what, once they got two other nurses in there, all of the sudden, she went against company policy, and was FIRED. This after seeing at least 10 patients a day. (I live in the 5th largest city, so that's a lot of drive time too) Luckily, I was gone from there and found an AWESOME place to work. The other day I was commenting on having to do 9 OASIS in one pay period. My two bosses at different times asked, do you have too much right now? What can we do? Point is, there are WONDERFUL people out there that appreciate you. Your job does not sound like one of those places. You still need a LIFE. My friend and I both found great places to work. The other day we were eating lunch and were talking aobut how we were taken advantage of. We both agree, WE ALLOWED IT! Guess what, we both found jobs that we are appreciated in, AND better pay. Yeah, I miss my old patients, but they are the same ones at different agencies. I miss the old staff too---we had some of the BEST therapist ever. But I can still call them, go have lunch and the new ones are new to me, but they are pretty good too. I say it's time to jump ship. Find a job that appreciates your talents. Good luck. FYI--My highest number of visits was 14--one day. But that was before a hurricane, and my main concern was did they all have supplies, shelter, meds....So not the typical day. |
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