Advice for a new Home Health Nurse

caliotter3 · Dec 16, 2008

:spnngwlcm: You can find a lot of info, tips, and interesting stuff in the home health forum. Hope you like your hh job.

CHATSDALE · Dec 16, 2008

welcome to AN

Silverdragon102, BSN · Dec 16, 2008

Hi and welcome to the site

Moved this to the HH forum

karmil · Dec 23, 2008

I started HH/H 1.5 yrs ago and LOVE IT!!! It is the BEST job I ever had and I work with the most caring, dynamic brain children (my fellow HH Nurses) who nurtured me along after being out of nursing 17 years! It took awhile to get organized and skills up to par, but it was worth every minute! I always look forward to the next day and there is hardly ever a pt I would rather not see! Pts progress quickly with our educational material and help and the rewards are great!

Merry Christmas! Hang in there..the reward is worth all the crumby paperwork!

BusyRN&Mom · Dec 24, 2008

Thanks so much Karmil for your great reply!!! Like I said the job is going great and I love it so far. It is so nice to be able to spend more time with the pt and really feel like you are making a difference!! I have done Psych nursing for the past 2 years and Labor/Delivery as well as Med. Surg. and so far I like this the best!! So again thanks so much for the reply and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

karmil · Dec 24, 2008

I do Hospice too. Used to be a Doula. I find Birth and death is quite the same...you must submit to the birth to bring forth new life and submit your spirit unto death to go on to the new life. There is NOTHING like being intimate in spirit with families walking these paths. I LOVE IT!!

JordanGirl143 · Apr 11, 2009

hi there! I just took a HH nursing position. Will be starting next month. I've worked 8 years in the hospital as a Tele nurse. How has home health been for you? What was your job before? Any info would be great!!

muffin7 · Apr 12, 2009

Hi JordanGirl,

How do you like your new HH position? I am applying to three agencys after being in the OR for 2.5yrs. My first interview is this Mon.

JordanGirl143 · Apr 13, 2009

Hi JordanGirl,
How do you like your new HH position? I am applying to three agencys after being in the OR for 2.5yrs. My first interview is this Mon.

I haven't started the HH position yet. It begins at the end of May (next month). What's YOUR reason for leaving the OR?

muffin7 · Apr 13, 2009

The reason I got into the healthcare profession, was to be a patient advocate. I did have the opportunity to advocate for my patients on occasion, however, I feel I had limited contact and that I was not being utilized at my full potential. I also really enjoy dealing with people and being challenged.

I haven't left the OR completely, I may still do per diem. I did enjoy it most of the time. You body/mind really takes a toll if you do back to back traumas.