NurseB2014

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1. Does your Home Health agency have admissions nurses

   NurseB2014 replied to Cola89's topic in Home Health

   The home health agency I work for has several branches in different locations. Our office does not have an admission RN. We also do not employ LPNs. Our PT's do not do their own OASIS admissions either, RN's do those as well. Some of the other bran...

2. Thoughts on switching to HH nursing

   NurseB2014 replied to NurseB2014's topic in Home Health

   Took the job! Start end of July. Any references y'all recommend I can bone up on?

3. Thoughts on switching to HH nursing

   NurseB2014 replied to NurseB2014's topic in Home Health

   Got a job offer from HH. Waiting to hear back on some questions I had, then I have to make a decision. Yikes. Did the math and pay would be almost exactly the same (not counting the mileage) so they werent kidding when they said "lateral move".

4. Dream job?

   NurseB2014 replied to queenD's topic in New Nurse

   I havent been back on this forum in a while (Since I had first started my first year really). Now I'm coming up on the end of my first year in July!!! I cant believe I stuck it out a year. So Im sure other people have said the same, but a year ago, ...

5. Which was more stressful: nursing school or actually working as a RN?

   NurseB2014 replied to fatrabbit's topic in General Nursing

   Nursing school was way LESS stressful to me! I didn't love clinical because I always felt a little "lost" LOL but I did love classes. Im a reader, so I read and did pretty well in school. There's no way to read to prepare for a shift LOL. I was shock...

6. Thoughts on switching to HH nursing

   NurseB2014 replied to NurseB2014's topic in Home Health

   I've looked through SEVERAL threads to try to find the answers to these questions without repeating then, but since I can't, here are a few questions for any that feel up to answering: How many units per week do you work? What's reasonable? What skil...

7. Thoughts on switching to HH nursing

   NurseB2014 replied to NurseB2014's topic in Home Health

   So I interviewed that. I think it went fairly well. I never have a clue after interviews lol. I know the manager pretty well, she was actually a childhood friend of my sister's. We chatted for quite a while after the interview (at her request) about ...

8. Thoughts on switching to HH nursing

   NurseB2014 replied to NurseB2014's topic in Home Health

   So I just woke up (I work tonight) and I have a voice mail to call back to set up an interview! I really don't know any of the HH nurses, only a couple of the hospice nurses (same company different office). I'm so afraid that I won't like it or that ...

9. Thoughts on switching to HH nursing

   NurseB2014 replied to NurseB2014's topic in Home Health

   Thanks for the input. I'm going to apply and see if an offer comes my way. It's a lot to think about.

10. Thoughts on switching to HH nursing

    NurseB2014 posted a topic in Home Health

    Hi all! I'm fairly new here (have been more of a stalker than poster LOL). So here's a little background on me. I graduated from nursing school last spring. I've been full-time night shift in the ICU since last July. I have not really liked it sinc...

11. Is it possible to not work in a hospital as a new nurse?

    NurseB2014 replied to Brooke2009's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new grad, and took a job in a hospital because I couldnt find anything else. In a similar boat as you, except not a single parent, but I do have a 4 year old. I want so badly to get into something with a better schedule, but just cannot find a...

12. Curious about NOC shift

    NurseB2014 replied to Marcus119's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with above! This might have already been posted, but in my unit (ICU), we have plenty to do at night. I often feel bad for going in the room so much during the night, but what can you do? I live for those "slow" nights where I can actually fee...

13. New RN drowning

    NurseB2014 replied to babyrn3's topic in New Nurse

    I'm in the process of checking into getting a teaching degree. But at this point it unfortunately doesn't look like I really do have other options. It's looking like going back to school is not possible right now financially. Teaching was my first ch...

14. New RN drowning

    NurseB2014 replied to babyrn3's topic in New Nurse

    Ugh warning - whiny post. I'm almost to the end of my 3 month Nurse Residency program (off orientation in 2 weeks). I'm working ICU, and have been taking the standard patient load of 3 patients for the last 2 months. But I just don't feel like the j...

15. Night shift in LTC/Skilled Nursing

    NurseB2014 replied to kRN0512's topic in Geriatric

    Hi everyone! I'm new here, so I hope its not totally out of the norm to post on an old thread but it so perfectly fit my situation right now. I just graduated in May - Associate Degree. Passed RN boards May 28th. This weeks marks three weeks that I'...