Peachpit

Peachpit has 35 years experience.

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1. Career change to Nursing

   Peachpit replied to Benjiron23's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Burnout all depends on the person and outlying factors. Healthcare is demanding (as are many other fields) and nurses have a lot more responsibilities/expectations placed on them now. There is a...

2. I gave up and am living my best life

   Peachpit replied to california_rn's topic in Nurses Recovery

   Very glad you are doing well, healing and moving forward after all you have been through. I think the majority of nurses would leave the profession if they had other options or felt they had...

3. Advice needed..seconds thoughts about new hospice job offer

   Peachpit replied to OnceIWas's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   I was offered a similar position a while back and declined it. Too many red flags when I looked at the totality of the offer..knowing M-Thurs. it would be 15 hours of call each night (5pm to 8 am the...

4. Standard of Care (SOC)

   Peachpit replied to NurseLsat's topic in Home Health

   Agency I worked for the SN performing the SOC could order PT/OT/ST/MSW for an eval if the SN felt there may be a need. From there it was up to the PT/OT/ST and/or MSW to decide if the patient could...

5. charting!!!! I am about to leave home health...

   Peachpit replied to principessaGG's topic in Home Health

   Epic allows for that but OASIS documentation does not, you can't move from one area of it to another unless the previous questions have been addressed. If the patient doesn't have a lot of meds or...

6. Thinking of going into HH

   Peachpit replied to jnb1740's topic in Home Health

   Documentation for HH has changed expoentially since you were last in the field in the 1990's. I too worked HH in the mid 90's and it was all paper charting and mostly post ops or new diabetics....

7. I am really thinking this is not the right job for me - Am I Crazy?

   Peachpit replied to Birdsofprey's topic in Emergency

   I've never understood the thought process of waiting a year to leave a job if one knows, without a doubt, it is not a good fit for them - for whatever reason. That is a time that is spent unhappy,...

8. Pre-Employment Screening

   Peachpit replied to CntFloridaRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

   Employers in the state I live in follow federal laws regarding pot - even if legal in the state since it's against federal law its a no go. Depending on how much, how long OP smoked it would...

9. Anxiety, depression and job hopping

   Peachpit replied to Peachpit's topic in Health, Stress Management

   Though I wrote this post several years ago..the song remains the same in many ways for me though the depression/anxiety issues have become much more difficult to manage and the relief between bad...

10. Life Changes

    Peachpit replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I have read and found comfort in so many of your posts. THANK YOU for BEING YOU. I am so sorry you are facing what you are, I truly hope for your comfort and peace now and in the days to

11. Amedisys in 2024

    Peachpit replied to Peachpit's topic in Home Health

    I ended up interviewing after my original post at an office in Georgia so my response is only based on what I was told during the interview at that branch. RN's are paid $21 and change an hour...

12. Question for Case Managers who travel to client/patients homes

    Peachpit replied to Peachpit's topic in Case Management

    This isn't a traditional home health RN Case Management position - it's a CM position for patients receiving private duty care. If there is a difference in what the company pays for mileage and...

13. Any job?

    Peachpit replied to delrionurse's topic in General Specialties

    LTC and Home Health are within nursing, just a different speciality than acute, etc. As far as any job being better than no job, guess it depends on if you are in a position you need your bills...

14. Did I ruin my chances?

    Peachpit replied to Jenny7's topic in Nursing Career

    Though hospitals scream they need nurses they are notoriously slow to respond to applicants..part of that is the ebb/flow of when new grads hit the market. Hospitals can bring them on for a lot less...

15. Broken RN License

    Peachpit replied to RN217isbroken's topic in Nursing Career

    Davita Dialysis, home health agencys and also the VA are options. Health Departments too. Seems really extreme measures from the BON just for CPR issue given you never had another issues....