When I got interviewed, I met with a 3 person panel with set pre-planned questions. Questions such as: What draws you to Public Health? Tell me a time when you were able to persuade someone reluctant to change (a co-worker, patient, MD, etc) to see ...
Thank you for your replies! That does clear things up for me, especially regarding travel time. It seems to me that public health nurses seem more satisfied with their jobs than HH nurses do. There is a lot to love in HH, but I constantly hear and re...
I currently work in home health and am thinking of making a change. I had considered wound care and even going back to acute care (temporary bout of insanity on my part!), but neither really hold an appeal to me now, especially not acute care. I real...
tinderbox replied to tinderbox's topic in Home Health
Sorry, but in a case where a call to 911 is necessary, unless it's in the case of a patient medical emergency, I am out the door. I do not stick around 10-20 minutes, if for example, I hear gunshots or if I feel in any way threatened. I'll leave my e...
I know one of the greatest concerns of new HH nurses is safety. But how much riskier do you really think HH is compared to the hospital? I was listening to some friends who work in the hospital setting, and some of the stories were scarier than what ...
Any case managers here who previously worked in home health? I realize that case managing exists in home health as well, but from I've heard, the two types are quite different. How would you compare your job satisfaction, hours, and work-life balan...
tinderbox replied to tinderbox's topic in Home Health
Good grief, well that is .. creative, I guess. Shoot, we were looking at luxury models. Sigh. I mean, not BMWs or anything like that. But maybe an Audi or Infiniti. We only have one car so we kinda wanted to spoil ourselves. We don't actually drive ...
tinderbox replied to tinderbox's topic in Home Health
Caliotter, You do extended care, right? Do you think it's because your car is parked in a spot for a longer period of time, it gave the perps more time? Shoot, sorry to hear that it happened anyway.
tinderbox replied to tinderbox's topic in Home Health
I only work part-time, though, and the number of miles I put in is nowhere near 38000. More like less than 10000. I think I drive less in Home health than some people commute daily to their jobs! I'm more concerned with anything happening to the car ...
tinderbox replied to tinderbox's topic in Home Health
I only work part-time, though, and the number of miles I put in is nowhere near 38000. More like less than 10000. I think I drive less in Home health than some people commute daily to their jobs! I'm more concerned with anything happening to the car ...
Any of you hesitate to buy a new nice car because you work in home health? And have any nurses who drive newer nice cars had any problems when going into the rougher neighborhoods?
Anyone out there with a history of migraines and works noc shift? I will be going back to acute care and will be on noc shift, but I started suffering from migraines this year. Yes, I know noc shift and migraines sound like a recipe for disaster, but...