Itsallsunshine

Itsallsunshine has 1 years experience.

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1. RN staffing for Home Health/Hospice

   Itsallsunshine replied to stineknight's topic in Home Health

   Calls just means I see about 20-25 patients each week. Sometimes if census is low it's less though. Some patients don't need very much time, other patients require about an hour each visit. I work in an urban environment. There is a 24 hour call cent...

2. Homebound and skilled requirement s

   Itsallsunshine replied to Cjhays's topic in Home Health

   I work in HH. It's probably slightly different for every agency. Mine wants us to make sure our patients are home bound usually for a few different reasons: severe SOB with ambulation, need for assistive devices, difficult time getting out of the hou...

3. RN staffing for Home Health/Hospice

   Itsallsunshine replied to stineknight's topic in Home Health

   I'm a HH nurse in Chicago. I am "encouraged" to have about 20-25 calls per week. My normal week is 9-5, Mon-Fri, and I'm on call for a weekend about every 2 months. I sign up for one holiday a year. Really enjoying my schedule compared to my previou...

4. I give in to drug seeking patients

   Itsallsunshine replied to Raidernurse's topic in General Nursing

   I'm a home health nurse and I'm currently struggling with this problem. There's a tough balancing act between the "customer service" aspect of nursing that so many pressure us to achieve and the "tough love" part of nursing. Every week this particula...