IrishElf replied to bestblondRN's topic in Disabilities
Hi Karen, I'm hard of hearing and I'm an RN. Please tell me more about Cherry. Sometimes I really get down about my hearing. I just switched from the hospital to home health. This has been great because I don't have all the background noise to deal w...
IrishElf replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health
I'm a psych home care rn and have been very busy, but I LOVE what I am doing! After 6 years inpatient I will never go back to working in a hospital. Irish Elf
IrishElf replied to PattiRN's topic in Home Health
Our manager encourages us to document how long you document on each patient. We get paid for all the work we put in. I was on call last weekend and had two starts each day. I've only been in hh 3 mos, so all that took about 12 hours each day & I ...
IrishElf replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health
Hi, everyone! I've been a psych RN for six years, all in the hospital setting. I start working in the home health psych program in two weeks. I'm both excited and nervous. Can anyone give some helpful hints to a "newbie"?
Wow! Thanks Dr. Kate for the advice. I also appreciate the positive thinking and encouragement on this bb. Well, I've gotta run and work a noc shift. I'll see where I can find a career counselor... six years of psych experience can be used somewher...
Thanks Mercy & Mattsmom! I really appreciate the support. :) I never did feel entirely comfortable with the idea of going to HR- especially without having a lot of knowledge re: ADA rights. My new supervisor is very understanding of my hearing p...
Hi, everyone. This is my first post. :) My heart goes out to people who have had injuries and deal with chronic pain. I'm going to ask for some advice on a different disability. I started to notice some hearing loss when in college. I had my hearing...