new excelsior enrollee...help

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any ec students out there??? lpn of 2 yrs on tele floor ...resigned to find part time agenc home care to allow more flex sched to focus on school. need 22 gen ed 33 nurs courses for rn... was full of optimism...enrolled, have interview fri w/ agency now scared, never did home health before...worked in hosp all my life...any input????

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Relax. Breathe. Take it one step at a time.

:)

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Specializes in Cardiac Care, Palliative Care.

I currently work on a tele floor, and was able to finish all of my nursing concept exams while working full-time, in 5 months. I felt like working on a critical care unit helped me pass the exams-with no repeats, and I'm currently preparing for the CPNE. Just take one exam at a time, and before you know it, you'll be finished and preparing for the CPNE. Good luck!

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Thanks so much! The day I tured in my resignation (Friday), I was so sure of myself. Today, it almost seems like I was panic stricken. I am normally pretty confident, but got some outside (unsolicited) opinions about my choices and kind of got myself worked up and questioning my abilities and choices. So... I am going to pray, work hard, and learn a new type of healthcare...and then... when I achieve my goals (RN) the sky is the limit!!!! It is nice to have a place to communicate with other nurses who "get it" and have been there. Thanks again!!!

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Don't worry so much about the home health job. The key is orientation and support from your supervisory staff. Don't be shy about letting them know how much orientation you need for this kind of work. They should orient you to the general administrative stuff first; basically how to do the paperwork and fill out your time sheet and when to get stuff to the office. For each new case that you are to consider, they will give you a copy of the 485, which is the plan of care. Read it over, look up stuff. If the plan of care looks as if the case is too complex for your skills, (which I highly doubt, if you've been working in the hospital all these years), just let them know. If there is a procedure listed that you are unfamiliar with, ask the supervisor to show you how to do it, etc. When you start out, there is nothing wrong with asking them to put you on a case that is real stable, and real routine care until you get the hang of things. If baby nurses coming right out of school can start in home health and survive, despite all the warnings, then you can too. Hope you like the change of pace.

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.

Debg, there are many EC students and grads floating around this forum! :) There will always be those that criticize EC -- they don't understand it's not the "easy way" to RN! (The truth is that there IS no easy way! LOL)

Good luck!!

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Good luck on your choice to enroll with excelsior and the change in your job. I have worked home health for 14 years and love it. :yeah::yeah:

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Specializes in Home Health, PDN, LTC, subacute.

I work home health and did ALL my studying there while patients are sleeping. Good luck!

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Specializes in LTC/Behavioral/ Hospice.

Congrats and welcome to EC!

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