Published Jun 16, 2021
ZenLover, MSN, RN, NP
1 Article; 132 Posts
Are there any NP / FNPs or the like that work in home healthcare? I am potentially looking at being hired (within the hospital system I currently work in) as a new grad FNP in home health. Basically (5) 8 hour days a week seeing 8-10 patients a day. My background is general medicine ICU in a very small community hospital so I see a lot of these patients during illness and exacerbation crisis. I feel my team will support the transition and it will "feed" into the palliative / hospice care that I feel passionate about helping being navigate well before need and during need. I am one of the crazies that loves complex care and advocating for those that are either difficult to advocate for or can't do it themselves.
I sit for my boards in a few weeks and am currently doing review for that while working PRN. I'll be prepared. But, what I would also like to know are some thoughts and experiences from some others in this line of work. Challenges to training, what I need to prepare myself for after boards...what additional training would be helpful. My team would potentially help me with that, but I am an over achiever, aim to impress and want to do my homework on this! ?