I appreciate any input from my fellow nurses out there! I started as a nurse in 2006 in my 30's in a hospital on a med surg floor with a specialty in geriatrics. I then moved to a general med surg floor until 2012. The usual 8 patients, 12 hour ( really 14) shifts. Insanity. I left from 2012 and worked for a year , 5 days a week at a doctors office. I lasted a year because that was super boring. While I loved the doctors and infectious diseases, there wasn't much nursing involved. I was more of a medical secretary. I returned to the hospital but of course, only got hired on a med surg floor due to my experience. I have been there the last two years. I love my manager and while I love my patients, I am having some personal health issues which are really causing me great difficulty being on my feet for up to 14 hours a day and taking care of up to 8 patients a day. My floor is very very fast paced and we have no where to chart and sit , etc. I now have an opportunity to move to home health care. I was offered a position full time within my company so I don't lose my great health benefits. Of course, it is 5 days a week. I have never done home health. However, my favorite part of my job is my PATIENTS. I am told that it would be much easier on my health as far as the pace and being on my feet etc... Any input from anyone would be appreciated....Thank you!!!
principessaGG, BSN
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I appreciate any input from my fellow nurses out there! I started as a nurse in 2006 in my 30's in a hospital on a med surg floor with a specialty in geriatrics. I then moved to a general med surg floor until 2012. The usual 8 patients, 12 hour ( really 14) shifts. Insanity. I left from 2012 and worked for a year , 5 days a week at a doctors office. I lasted a year because that was super boring. While I loved the doctors and infectious diseases, there wasn't much nursing involved. I was more of a medical secretary. I returned to the hospital but of course, only got hired on a med surg floor due to my experience. I have been there the last two years. I love my manager and while I love my patients, I am having some personal health issues which are really causing me great difficulty being on my feet for up to 14 hours a day and taking care of up to 8 patients a day. My floor is very very fast paced and we have no where to chart and sit , etc. I now have an opportunity to move to home health care. I was offered a position full time within my company so I don't lose my great health benefits. Of course, it is 5 days a week. I have never done home health. However, my favorite part of my job is my PATIENTS. I am told that it would be much easier on my health as far as the pace and being on my feet etc... Any input from anyone would be appreciated....Thank you!!!