How many patients do you see a day?

[AynneRN]

I was just wondering how many pts? do most of you see a day? Do they have the weekend/baylor positions at your agencies? They do at ours and it seems 5-6 takes a whole day but some are seeing 7-8 a day and 9,10,11,12 on the weekend baylor shifts. I wonder how can they be spending any time with the pts at all and doing that many per day, even if you spend 30 min on a regular visit by the time you add in driving time and all (most are not in real close proximity) without you are out half the night, I dont know how they can be that fast?

My problem is I would rather be thorough than fast, you cant make any money that way I guess. Also, there are some days all is going well and I like the job and a good amt of days its constant chaos or things go not as planned and I hate the job. I have never wavered in my feelings before about a job like this, I always knew where I stood. This is not the case as my feelings change daily it seems. I mean it hs its benefits like freedom, and not being on the floor but it has drawbacks also like all the driving time you woul be getting paid actual hourly time in a facility, you can work 7 days straight in home health and you still wont get time and a half. Mileage is suppossed to be like .50 cent hr per govt set rate, gas has gone back up and its still .44 or .46 cents here, what kind of mileage pay are most of you other nurses getting? Any ideas on how to get faster? Some of it has come with time but I guess I talk to much with the pts cause I enjoy them.

[Willow Moonsidhe]

Today I did 2 Recerts, a SOC, and 2 SNV with Picc line and labs.

~Willow

[spejsa]

Today I did a resumption of care and 5 visits. One of the visits was a PRN cuz my pt called me with his catheter "not working". I had to go out and put in a new one.. which didn't work after putting in, so had to do another... Spent way too long there... Another visit was doing labwork and then add 20 minutes+ for trip to and from lab to drop of the blood.