Calling all HH Nurses, roll call

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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!! :D

I start my first job in home health as a RN tomorrow, I'm scared to death because I did home health in 1993 as a LVN, and I know there are a lot of changes, I will be the weekend supervisor, that is even more scarier. I have been in the hospital for the last 9 years since I graduated with my RN degree. I hope I can pick this up quickly

don't worry, you will be fine, the biggest change is the oasis, and it really isn't bad at all, just something to get use to....good luck with your new position

Specializes in L&D.
I start my first job in home health as a RN tomorrow, I'm scared to death because I did home health in 1993 as a LVN, and I know there are a lot of changes, I will be the weekend supervisor, that is even more scarier. I have been in the hospital for the last 9 years since I graduated with my RN degree. I hope I can pick this up quickly

Good luck to you! Let us know how it goes!

Specializes in L&D.
I start my first job in home health as a RN tomorrow, I'm scared to death because I did home health in 1993 as a LVN, and I know there are a lot of changes, I will be the weekend supervisor, that is even more scarier. I have been in the hospital for the last 9 years since I graduated with my RN degree. I hope I can pick this up quickly

Good luck to you! Let us know how it goes!

Specializes in L&D.
Hi I am an 8 year veteran to HH I love it I have been in supervision for most of those 8 years I was recently downsized from corporate DON to per visit casemangager. I am currently in negotiations with some others to open my own agency yes I know I am crazy. but I just want to see if I can create an agency that can really put patients and staff first

Wow! You are ambitious! Good luck to you and let us know how it goes!

Thanks, I went in yesterday, and have already been moved off of weekends to weekdays, dang, now I'm really nervous, I need to do at least 40 visits a week to make what I was making at the hospital and pay for the medical insurance.

good Lucck to you. I've been in HH for 3 yrs now from the ICU and love it. The only difference you should face as an RN is the paperwork (yuk). It's so great though, the patients make up for the paperwork Good Luck, again! Pam

Specializes in geriatrics, adult, medsurg, postop.

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Brand new hh Rn here. I will be going on my first solo visit on Friday, and I'm so scared. I guess scared mostly of getting lost! I've even done some test runs of my area on my days off to try and get to know the city better. (I'm in Akron, Oh, and fairly new to the area.)

Do any of you experienced hh nurses remember being freaked out the first official visit? Or am I the only one?

I know I have the nursing skills, I'm not afraid of that. I've worked in medsurg for a few years and I know I'm a good nurse, so why do I feel like such a nervous wreck?

I hate being the newbie!!!

Do any of you have some good advice for me? I would love to hear back from you:uhoh21:.

:nurse: I would think there would be an orientation from the Home Health

Agency that you are working for. Certainly they don't plan to just hand you a folder of papers and turn you loose. That would be wrong. As former HH Supv, I would take the newbies out on visits with me. That way they become acquainted with my patients and the paperwork involved.

It pays to have a city map in your car and plot out your visits by locale.

Always call your patients before you come to visit so that they have a time

frame when to expect you and ask them for specific directions. Also, call them if you find yourself running late. As you become close to your patients and their families, they worry about you too, and if you're late they begin to

stress out!

Home Health is one of the most rewarding experiences in the medical profession. Have a great time!!!!

Specializes in Home Health, Family Medicine.

Hi my name is Ann, I am am LPN and have worked in home health nursing for 10 years. I love home health nursing!!!!!!!!!!:) :) :) :heartbeat :heartbeat I do alot of dressing changes, listening, listening, listening. Could not ask four a better way. I can't believe I get paid to do this!!! Anyway as you can see I love my work.

Hi:

I am a psych clinical nurse specialist who is looking into doing psych home care in Pa. Can you give me some idea of what is considered to be a "fair wage" in terms of orientation hours? I have been told that the per visit rate is $36, but having not done this, I do not know how to begin to translate this into an apples-apples comparison in terms of hourly rate. I have also been told that mileage is 4.4 cents/mile. Would appreciate learning from you/your experiences.

can someone explain to me--ordinary day for RN is the equiv to 6 pts., many days has been light with RN only needing to see 4 pts. ,why today when we were short and had to have nurses see 7 pts they complain and go on and on as to "hope i can finish"...seems we can't make anyone happy, let me add that when census is light nurses do not come into the office to "fill their day" and we don't ask them to., we try to be fair..any suggestions???

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