Home Health RN Switching to Hospice-I think.

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Hi. This is my first post. I have been in home health for 16yrs. I am so burned out on all the paper work, M'Care/OASIS,$$$$ focused care. I have just given my notice at work. Please tell me, is Hospice Nursing much different than HH in regards to the paper work ? I take paper work home every single night now. I am never finished working. I used to love my work, but now I hate.

I believe hospice nursing is not a job, but rather a `calling'. I think this is what I am being called to do, but if it is as bad as HH with the paper work, I will not like it. Any advice ?

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Well, I hate to say it, but the paperwork in hospice is pretty bad. I don't know how it compares to home health, but every time I turn around there is a new form to fill out. But I don't often take home paperwork.

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Specializes in LTC, Psych, Hospice.
I don't know how it compares to home health, but every time I turn around there is a new form to fill out.

:twocents:I just finished typing up my phone calls from being on call this weekend. I often joke that I like my job, but would LOVE it, if not for all the paperwork. Good luck to you in your new adventure.

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Specializes in HOSPICE,MED-SURG, ONCOLOGY,ORTHOPAEDICS.

Paperwork Yuck!!! I can't promise that the paperwork is any less, but I do believe it is more pertinent to the patient than HH which seems to deal with a lot of accounting to the government that visits are actually warranted to the patient. Hospice collects a per diem for each patient so I think more of our paperwork is geared to the actual care of the patient (extensive but not quite as boring!!)

Good luck!:yeah:

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Specializes in critical care; community health; psych.

I've done both. Admission paperwork might be slightly less but then there are the recerts. Many more recerts in hospice. If you didn't like HH because of the never ending nature of it, you won't like hospice either. Sorry. Wish I had better news. Many hospice organizations have an admissions nurse. Despite that, you may be called upon to do some. Regardless, it's just more of the same of what you're leaving.

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