Do you ever miss working w/ other nurses?

ex1140 · Sep 25, 2006

i'm still a student still, but some day when i have experience i might want to do HH, but i'm afraid I'll miss having co-workers to joke around w/?
do you miss working w/ other people?...or are you glad that you don't have to deal w/ them?

I have had co-workers that don't do anything, but joke around. Unless a person is blessed to have perfect co-workers, that mind their own business and give a helping hand whenever it's needed and don't gossip. And their administration never bothers them and they have no more than 2 patients and those patients never give any real problems. Then I would suspect that HH nurses don't really miss "having co-workers to joke around w/?" Many nurses go into this area to get away from the politics and problems that come with facilities.

PamSICURN · Sep 26, 2006

I too, do not miss having other nurses around all the time. When I need to be sociable, then I go to the office for awhile. There's always something to do there (chart audits, etc.). One of the reasons that I chose HH was the autonomy and not having someone on my shoulder all the time. Pam

RN1263 · Sep 26, 2006

okay, maybe "joke around" wasn't the right wording.....

anyway, how often are you required to go to the office?...

PamSICURN · Sep 27, 2006

Oh we do joke around sometimes. Most nurses have an interesting sense of humor (to say the least, LOL). I am required to go to the office once weekly. I go more often to turn in paperwork, but it's just hi and bye. Pam

cherricka · Sep 29, 2006

I agree with the other posts. I do not miss the company of other nurses 90% of the time. I go to the office once a week or so, and get my fill of socialization then. I also am a preceptor, so I do get a welcome break of solitude once in a while. Man, there is nothing like traveling in the car, listening to the radio, rather than gossip on your breaks!

RGN1 · Sep 29, 2006

I'm in the process of emigrating to the USA & the company I'm with asked if I'd mind doing Home Health or whether I was set on hospital work. Not only did I say Home Health would be fine I'm truly hoping that will be what I'll be offered when the time comes!

It's not that I don't like hospital work but I agree with many of the comments above plus when you read the threads about stressed out ward nurses someone from HH always seems to ask if they'd thought about HH!! :lol2: