How safe is it to be a Visiting Nurse?

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Hi I am going for my Visiting nurse job interview. I am totally new to this area, I am just wondering how safe it is to go to the patients' home....did anybody encounter any dangerous situation? How about crime prone areas?

How many patients does a nurse have to visit in a day? Does the agency pay for gas? How much time on an average does a nurse spend with one patient?Do they pay extra for IV therapy and wound care? Please suggest...........

Specializes in PICU, NICU, L&D, Public Health, Hospice.

Hey, sometimes the dog is fine but the cat is the queen who hides under the bed until your back is turned! Once had a patient with a big bird...dang thing went nuts one day when the MSW visited, not sure why but he was after that girls head!!!

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