IrishElf

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1. Just a fun thread - Cleanest bathrooms on the road?

   IrishElf replied to lyv33's topic in Home Health

   I must agree. I have stopped at a lot of libraries. LOL. CSB

2. Nurses with disabilities

   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...

3. average milage per day

   IrishElf replied to karbyr's topic in Home Health

   Gee Whiz! I get anywhere from 80-200 miles per day. I'm paid .345C per mile.Irish Elf

4. Calling all HH Nurses, roll call

   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

5. What's your caseload number and daily quota?

   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 ...

6. Calling all HH Nurses, roll call

   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"?

7. HELP Recyle disabled nurses

   IrishElf replied to mercykitten's topic in General Nursing

   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...

8. HELP Recyle disabled nurses

   IrishElf replied to mercykitten's topic in General Nursing

   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...

9. HELP Recyle disabled nurses

   IrishElf replied to mercykitten's topic in General Nursing

   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...