I recently started a home health job. I like it so far, but I'm facing an unexpected problem; finding a life outside work.
I've always had a hard time making friends. I've been bitten too many times to do workplace friendships. I've never been a morning person, but ten years of evening shifts taught me that it's hard to meet people outside of work when you work evenings. I don't want the night shift to be more isolating than the evening shift.
Night shifters, how do you make friends outside of work?
Home health believe it or not is a round the clock gig. I know people who sit in peoples homes during the night so family members can get rest and they don't have to worry about if their sick one is getting care ( whatever the problem may be ) Just like a Nursing Home or a Hospital. Home Health Workers are out there busting their orifice and doing a great job at what they do. They pass meds give baths even clean the home if asked cook meals and so on. I'm sure you have people who come in to your hospital and sit with a person per family's request. Well guess what they are Home Health Workers. And they are under paid matter of fact my State is doing something about that because some home health workers work around the clock but only get paid like 2 hrs of their time and most of them don't get paid for gas. This is not to ***** at you. I'm just telling facts because a lot nurse's don't know. They are like the people behind the scenes that a lot of us don't really know about or even take the time to think about. These are my thoughts use them as you wish... Anthony
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Home health believe it or not is a round the clock gig. I know people who sit in peoples homes during the night so family members can get rest and they don't have to worry about if their sick one is getting care ( whatever the problem may be ) Just like a Nursing Home or a Hospital. Home Health Workers are out there busting their orifice and doing a great job at what they do. They pass meds give baths even clean the home if asked cook meals and so on. I'm sure you have people who come in to your hospital and sit with a person per family's request. Well guess what they are Home Health Workers. And they are under paid matter of fact my State is doing something about that because some home health workers work around the clock but only get paid like 2 hrs of their time and most of them don't get paid for gas. This is not to ***** at you. I'm just telling facts because a lot nurse's don't know. They are like the people behind the scenes that a lot of us don't really know about or even take the time to think about. These are my thoughts use them as you wish... Anthony