I have been a hospital staff nurse (RN) for 14 years and I am VERY burned out. I need to get into a new area of nursing and i am considering several options. (such as home health, utilization review/case management, mobile field examiner for a life insurance company, etc.)
Regarding home health...I am not sure I like the idea of driving all over creation! So I have been thinking about private duty home nursing. Atleast you are just driving to one house and stay there an entire shift doing one-on-one care.
A local home care company (Pedriatic Services of America) has recently been advertsing in my area for private duty nursing positions. I called and got some
basic information. They do mostly 8 hour shifts.
Anyone out there with private duty nursing experience? Pros?? Cons?? Advice?? How does the stress level compare to hospital staff nursing? Atleast you are just dealing with ONE patient...not 6 to 10. Right?
I am interested in night shift...which is 12 MN to 8 am for Pediatric Services of America. I am a natural night owl and have worked night shift for years. So this would be a way for me to get away from the hospital but still work at night. Can't do regular home health visits at night (or other non-hospital jobs for that matter)!!
Thanks in advance. Please do share your private duty nursing experiences and thoughts with me. it will be much appreciated.