IowafemaleRN

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  1. RN who has an idea to do CNA skills only, for nurses pay.

    Thats why I thought if you were a nurse you could do the CNA skills yourself for the pt in the community and charge less than a Home Health Agency because you don't have the overhead costs or have to split your profits with anyone else, (except payin...
  2. Discouraged

    OMG, when I saw this I thought did I write this recently and just forgot? lol I just started HHC and only had 3 weeks of training. I felt sick of the office gossiping in the hospital and having a million things going on with having 5 to 6 pt's to t...
  3. Finding your patients...

    I'm new to home health. The most frustrating thing so far has been scheduling pt's. I'm PRN so I'll sign up for three pt's and one will say they were just seen by their doctor and the dressing change was done so they do not need a visit at this tim...
  4. RN who has an idea to do CNA skills only, for nurses pay.

    I thought I could get the same pay, because if you call around to non-medical home health agencies they charge around $40.00 an hour just for an aide to come out. I agree with you ELKPARK though theres no way getting around the legal aspect of stand...
  5. Unit Keys - Where do you keep them on yourself?

    I wear mine on one of those strechy things? around my upper arm. We don't have a set way to carry them so every one is different with what they do. I have never had anyone try to grab mine yet, been in MH for almost 10 years. Really if they wanted...
  6. This might sound crazy. I have been a nurse for 6 years and some days just feel burn't out. Sometimes I wish I could just be a CNA again, but still get my RN salary. I've had the idea to start an independent non-medical home care buisness. (Showe...
  7. Thanks for your reply Abe
  8. Is the psych field under-staffed?

    I have been a psych nurse now for 5 years and absolutely love it! At the hospital I work my manager just told me he had around 15 to 20 nurses applying for the same position. So currently where I live in Iowa I wouldn't say there is a shortage, but...
  9. To CRNA's, were would you rate your stress level working in this field. On a scale of 0 to 10. Also how many hours do you work in a typical week. If you don't mind me asking what is your yearly salary being a CRNA?
  10. New Grad, New Psych Nurse, HELP?

    I promise you, things will get better! I've been a psych nurse for 5 years now, and majority of the time find it a breeze. However when I first started I felt like a total moron and a fake. I felt like I needed to prove myself right off the bat that...