Hi, as a newly appointed moderator, I want to live this forum up a bit. I just resigned my position as a HH supervisor, to go back to the field.
I have been a nurse 20 years, 17 in critical care, mostly cardiac critical care, and the last 2.5 years in HH, or asthma disease management , which I also had to leave because I hated to be in a cube farm all day.
I still love HH, even though PPS is the pits, even though the OASIS would make good kindling for a massive bonfire, and even with all the rest of the paperwork, it is the most rewarding nursing I have ever done!!
PS, I went back to my former VNA who is now paying $30/hr, yes, you read that right, to work 3 out of 4 weekends. Since weekends work well for me, it's a good deal.
Let's hear from all the HH nurses out there. Out of all those registered members, there's got to be plenty of us on this BB!!
Hi! I'm an LPN in HHC. Been in this line of work for 6 years now and I love it! I'm currnetly part of the wound care team for our VNA here in S.W. Indiana. Much better than the other agency I worked for where LPNs were used as overquailified aides.
I tried working in a hospital and a dialysis unit, but have found this work the most rewarding by far.
I am wierd. I graduated from a minn LPN class in 1991 Was immediatly made administrator of a Medicade (PCA)Home health agency. we grew from 30 hours of care per day to 450 per day in 5 years. I did every job (except the RN's )from pca hands on care to payroll. company was sold in 1997 and I left. The bad side... I never took boards for lpn so now iI am in texas trying to see if a refresher course will allow me to take the licence exam. all home health people are underpaid but get good experiance gcs
Well I was embarrased to post this but I am back in the home health jobs after finding out what a mess LTC is and the hopital snaffoo. Glad to be back.
Well I was embarrased to post this but I am back in the home health jobs after finding out what a mess LTC is and the hopital snaffoo. Glad to be back.
renerian
Don't be embarrased. The places for nurses to work where we can actually enjoy our jobs are getting fewer and fewer, aren't they? Luckily I have a great private duty job for now. Unfortunately, still have to go to the hospital once a week.
wanted to just put my 2 cents in I have been a home health nurse for about 6 years I love it my first four years as a nurse were in LTC I hate it and was going to find something else to do with my life HH hasn't always been a bed of roses but for the last 3 years I have worked with some wonderful supervisors that understand when I say I am burnt out and I need time off I mean it. Well that is my 2 cents for now:chuckle
This is my first posting since recently joining the site. I worked as a CNA in LTC for 4 years and decided to become a nurse. I started with pediatric home health agency (shift work) straight out of Lpn school 5 years ago. It has been an incredibly rewarding, yet sometimes emotionally and physically draining, experience. I do enjoy working 1 on 1 with the patients, however, sometimes I wish I had gotten some med/surg experience prior to this type of nursing. In some ways I feel I've limited myself with a narrow knowlege base. Right now there are plenty of agencies in the area, but if something changed and they all closed up shop, I'd be in the hopper. I guess that's what lead me here to this site. Not only to learn from other nurses and find CE info, but for the support system that we, as nurses, share
Josie K
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Never watch Nurse/med/hosp programmes. Each reality day is enough!!!!