Re: home health, easier for LVNs?
I am a LPN in Virginia and I do Home Health full time. It really depends on the agency you work for. Where I work I still get difficult cases. There are things that LPN/LVN can not do such as; Start of Care, Re-certification , Resumption of Care, and Discharges. Which means most of the time I don't have as much paper work as the RN, but I still have my share. Also my agency does not assign me IV cases. Every 30 days a RN has to do a supervisory visit to be sure the patient is still please with the LPN/LVN work. I do wound vacs, difficult wounds, a bunch of teaching. To work in Home Health you have to feel comfortable in you assessment skills. You have to remember, it's you out there. You could always call your office, but it's mostly up to you and the patient. I hope this helps.
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