MostlysunnyRN

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1. Offered a job in HH but I'm not sure about this one.

   MostlysunnyRN replied to MostlysunnyRN's topic in Home Health

   The flexibility of per diem HH nursing really appeals to me. I've always been hesitant to try HH and this experience really spoiled it for me. I called another HH company a few months ago but the per visit pay was low to me and they also didn't provi...

2. Offered a job in HH but I'm not sure about this one.

   MostlysunnyRN replied to MostlysunnyRN's topic in Home Health

   Judging from the disorganized interview I totally got the feeling that everything I was told would go out the window and I'd be hung out to dry on my own. The outer edge of part of the area that I would be covering is scary in the daytime and heavily...

3. Offered a job in HH but I'm not sure about this one.

   MostlysunnyRN replied to MostlysunnyRN's topic in Home Health

   This particular agency doesn't have extended care but that may be something worth checking into for my situation. I've read about the charting in HH sometimes taking a significant amount of time as you mentioned, so that's also a consideration. Thank...

4. Offered a job in HH but I'm not sure about this one.

   MostlysunnyRN posted a topic in Home Health

   A quick background: I ended up resigning from my job as a M/S nurse last August (and did not go through with another job offer) because I became pregnant and wanted to focus on my kids and finish my BSN. It's been awesome not having to worry about w...

5. Should I take Med-Surg job or ICU job working near ex-husband?

   MostlysunnyRN replied to UnicoRN611's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with the previous poster. If your ex can pull strings to get you the job, what kind of strings could he pull that might affect your job if things between you sour and go left? Aside from that I wouldn't want there to be any feeling on either ...

6. Have to make a decision but I'm afraid

   MostlysunnyRN replied to MostlysunnyRN's topic in General Nursing

   I totally understood your comment wasn't to discourage. I thought it was a realistic view that getting back into nursing, specifically, acute care nursing may be very difficult. I appreciate your candor, and I wasn't offended or discouraged at all :)...

7. Have to make a decision but I'm afraid

   MostlysunnyRN replied to MostlysunnyRN's topic in General Nursing

   I'm very grateful for all the input I've received from the comments here. @GM2RN you made valid points that re-entry may be difficult and that has been one of my concerns. Unfortunately there just aren't hospitals that I know of in my area that allow...

8. Scared of loans

   MostlysunnyRN replied to tanac's topic in General Nursing

   I agree many CC have long and/or competitive waiting lists. Do any in your area offer concurrent enrollment? In my area you can concurrently do the ADN/BSN courses. I believe once the ADN program ends, you have a semester or two more of BSN classes a...

9. Scared of loans

   MostlysunnyRN replied to tanac's topic in General Nursing

   I went the community college route and don't regret it at all. I have thankfully had no problem finding work in the hospital even in the tight market where I live. I'm starting a RN-BSN program next month that is (average) just under $9K for the enti...

10. Have to make a decision but I'm afraid

    MostlysunnyRN replied to MostlysunnyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so encouraged by this! I also plan to eventually continue on to complete my master's degree. I certainly consider my kids my most precious commodities. They won't be little forever so I'm driven to surround them with as much love, presence, and s...

11. Have to make a decision but I'm afraid

    MostlysunnyRN replied to MostlysunnyRN's topic in General Nursing

    You've summed it up precisely. I feel a responsibility to be a safe and coherent nurse, after all that is what I would expect of a nurse caring for my children or loved ones. I often think what would happen should I make a careless medical error beca...

12. Have to make a decision but I'm afraid

    MostlysunnyRN replied to MostlysunnyRN's topic in General Nursing

13. Have to make a decision but I'm afraid

    MostlysunnyRN replied to MostlysunnyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have tried a number of different days/options while working one shift. As a night shift nurse one shift encompasses more than just that one night you work so that's a consideration. I lost my trusted (and inexpensive) sitter. The cost of a sitter n...

14. Have to make a decision but I'm afraid

    MostlysunnyRN replied to MostlysunnyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I actually worked inpatient hospice as an LPN for nearly 8 years. I still keep in touch with a lot of the nurses and CNAs I worked with. I was thinking of possibly doing prn case management there at some point. Financially we should be able to manage...

15. Have to make a decision but I'm afraid

    MostlysunnyRN replied to MostlysunnyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked 2 years as an RN, and specifically 18 months on the acute general Med Surg unit. I've discovered I'm pretty much stuck on my unit w/o a BSN anyway. I'm encouraged that, at least in your case, taking the time off didn't hurt you profession...