Lvn new grad take home health job or keep applying

[StevenLvn]

Hello there fellow nurses well my reason to seek out for your help is that I recently came a cross a job as a new grad in home health nice right since most places need a "so called year experience" but my question is whether I take the job in the home health agency which would be a ventilator case which I don't have any experience in & it makes me be kind of worry since I would be by myself after the training which I don't know if this could jeopardize my Lvn license or should I continue on my search to apply at different types of facilities such as Skilled Nursing, Long term, Care centers & such for which I would love to work for even if the workload would be more id feel like I would get more experience & knowledge in such places plus if I were to be in doubt of anything I would know help would be available on sight with me but please opinions greatly appreciate on what should I do ? Also people who have had experience in patients with ventilators is it stressful is there a lot of experience needed for this?

Thanks.

[txnurse2014]

if you read the BON under new grads it states there is no rule forbiding a new nurse from doing home health but suggest nurses have a year of experience first .also states in so many words if you screw up dont think you being a new nurse will save you.so the BON is doing everything they can to tell new nurses it is not a good idea.i couldnt imagine being a new nurse on your own,no one there to double check with or ask advice without constantly calling your supervisor which is not realistic.Vent patients is not where you should start as a nurse.start with ltc where you have more stable patients.I would not take a chance with my license after working so hard to get it!!

[caliotter3]

While it is possible that with proper orientation and training, you could handle the vent case, it would appear wiser to seek employment at one of the other venues, or, take a position with the home health agency, with the agreement that you will be placed with more "routine" stable cases. You have to start working somewhere, but home health is only viable if the agency is willing to train you and provide a good support system. Most agencies fall short in this area.

[roser13, ASN, RN]

Hello there fellow nurses well my reason to seek out for your help is that I recently came a cross a job as a new grad in home health nice right since most places need a "so called year experience" but my question is whether I take the job in the home health agency which would be a ventilator case which I don't have any experience in & it makes me be kind of worry since I would be by myself after the training which I don't know if this could jeopardize my Lvn license Also people who have had experience in patients with ventilators is it stressful is there a lot of experience needed for this?

Thanks.

Vent-dependent patients require adequate training. It's not so much about your license as it is about patient safety.

Translated: it's not about you. It's about the patient.

Your post scares the bejesus out of me.

Edited to add: Periods & paragraphs are your friends. Posts that run on in one big glob are not read by many folks. Result: Fewer answers.