LatteRN

Hi everyone, I have been a nurse for about 7 years, I have only worked in nursing homes. I am considering looking into home health nursing in the future. I am concerned about being "on my own" with patients and want to prepare and learn as much as I can before considering a switch. Are there any skills that you wish you knew before you became a home health nurse? Thank you!!

Hello fellow nurses, I currently work RN Supervisor for 3-11pm shift, and I need some advice regarding admissions. If my shift gets new admissions, I am responsible for the entire admission - orders, consents, assessments etc. However, if I get multiple admissions or late admissions, I find it impossible to get everything done by 11pm, especially when I am also dealing with staffing, IVs, phone calls etc. Back in the day, my 11pm RN Supervisor would pick up right where I left off, admissions would get done timely, and all was good. We have had a lot of staff turnover however, and now the night shift does not finish up admissions. I feel like since these admissions came on "my" shift, even if they came at 2200, that they are my responsibility and I stay very late to get as much as I can done. I understand that night shift may get hectic and there is no time; or they do not feel comfortable finishing up assessments for a patient that they may only see sleeping. However, I can't keep staying until 0215 to get admissions done. It is a ton of work, on an already busy, short-staffed 3-11pm shift. Any advice? Do I just do my best, give my report and leave more or less on time? Is there a process that has worked well at your facility? Thanks everyone!