Quietstorm1234 replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in Mississippi
Hello fellow nurses from the great stae of Mississippi. I graduated from Hinds in 2003 from the ADN program, Alcorn State BSN program in 2005 & UMMC MSN program in 2008. I am a home health nurse. It has really been quite a journey but it has been...
Quietstorm1234 replied to sk8rmom's topic in Home Health
Jen-I think that is way too much esp for a new hire. We try to slowly phase our staff into their new role. We try to spread it out over 90 days, by week 5, the new person may still be seeing 3-4 pts but they get bored and try to see more but we don't...
Quietstorm1234 replied to LPN2RNdude's topic in General Nursing
If you work for a caring home health agency and have staff, office and field staff that care about one another, home health can be really rewarding. Being on call is horrible most of the time because of the unknown. But we get through it. It is not f...
Quietstorm1234 replied to tjmann's topic in Pre-Nursing
I think the OP is just doing what the people in that generation do, write how they send text messages.If they stay in school a little longer and get reminded that they can not write formal papers like that, they will stop. Again, it may not mean that...
Quietstorm1234 replied to dcoffee's topic in California
Not in your area but all home health agencies are not bad. Shop around and find the one that fits your needs. Buy a good small used car to do your visits in and good luck.
Quietstorm1234 replied to LPN2RNdude's topic in Home Health
Home health is not for everyone but if you are organized and est a relationship with your regular patients, it can really be worth it. a vacation may be a good idea. we normally tell new hires to try home health for about 6 months to a year before th...
Quietstorm1234 replied to All_Smiles_RN's topic in General Nursing
I understand how you feel. I think we will get better with delegating once we get more experience. If I do what needs to be done myself then I know that it got done and that it was done right.But this can be so tiring.