mb55

mb55 has 9 years experience and specializes in ICU.

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1. Need help making a decision

   mb55 replied to mb55's topic in Hospice

   HH is minimum of 5.5 points per day. Average 30-35 visits /week

2. Need help making a decision

   mb55 replied to mb55's topic in Hospice

   Thank you for your input! The caseload of Hospice they said is ideally 12-14, but currently it's more like 16-18. There is no Admission or weekday night call nurse, only a weekend nurse. So, really, the call is the biggest drawback to me. They wo...

3. HH or Home Hospice? Which one??

   mb55 posted a topic in Home Health

   I'll try to keep this as brief and to the point as possible 😊 I've been an ICU Nurse for @13 years. Have been in different units and hospitals. I am totally done! Burned out beyond belief. I've decided to leave the hospital environment and go into...

4. Need help making a decision

   mb55 replied to mb55's topic in Hospice

   The Hospice on call is Mon-Thurs nights split between 3 RN's. There is a full time weekend on call nurse. Weekends required when nurse is sick or on vacation. The HH was told to me to be 2-3 nights a month and one of those being a weekend. Not sur...

5. 2 job offers - 1 HH other Home Hospice

   mb55 replied to Jarrn's topic in Home Health

   Hey! Which did you end up going with? HH or Hospice? I'm in the same exact position right now and don't know which one to choose 🙁

6. Need help making a decision

   mb55 posted a topic in Hospice

   I'll try to keep this as brief and to the point as possible 😊 I've been an ICU Nurse for @13 years. Have been in different units and hospitals. I am totally done! Burned out beyond belief. I've decided to leave the hospital environment and go into...

7. Burned out and hate nursing

   mb55 replied to RN1023's topic in Stress 101

   I am so sick of PATIENT/FAMILY satisfaction!!!! If hospitals would actually give a crap about NURSES satisfaction, gave nurses input into policy changes and practices, didn't blame nursing for almost everything.......maybe we'd be happier. Which in r...

8. Burned out and hate nursing

   mb55 replied to RN1023's topic in Stress 101

   I want out of the Hospital so bad. Been there almost 10 years. I can't stand it anymore. I have become such a miserable, bitter person that hates most people now because of all the crap from administration, and demanding/unreasonable patients and fam...

9. Shift change and visitation in ICU/stepdown

   mb55 replied to opossum's topic in MICU

   We used to restrict visitation from 6:30 to 8:30. Both shifts. This gave ample time for report and initial assessments, etc. We are now Open. All visitors all the time. Family centered, supposedly only one significant other is allowed during shift ch...

10. Med Surg Nurses That Switched Over to ICU Nursing

    mb55 replied to GaMommy81's topic in MICU

    I worked a Medical Step-down unit with ratio of either 3:1 or 4:1. I worked there 2 years before transferring to the Cardio-thoracic SICU. Talk about overwhelming! I got through the 11 week orientation though. It was an awesome and scary feeling to s...

11. ICU vs. Home Health. What to do??

    mb55 replied to mb55's topic in Home Health

    Thanks for the advice. I did try to get into Home Health within my hospital, but wasn't even picked to interview due to "other more qualified applicants". I didn't know to take into consideration what type of agency it is. This one has been around @2...

12. ICU vs. Home Health. What to do??

    mb55 posted a topic in Home Health

    Hello all. I have been an RN for 9 years. All 9 years have been in the hospital. Medical ICU and Cardio-Thoracic Surgical ICU. @ 3 months ago I received a significant injury including a Lisfranc injury and a meniscus tear in my knee. Also, I have bac...