CookieRoo9413 ASN, RN

CookieRoo9413 is a ASN, RN and specializes in Urgent Care, Pediatrics, Home Health.

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1. In Need of Career Advice

   CookieRoo9413 replied to CookieRoo9413's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for your input! This is so true. It all depends on where you work what skills you will actually need and use. My hours are a bit wonky, and I do wish they weren't all over the place so much. But they have been flexible with me regardi...

2. In Need of Career Advice

   CookieRoo9413 replied to CookieRoo9413's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you so much for your input! You are absolutely right. My husband always says I worry too much about what other people think, and I just need to do what will work for me. I have decided to stay put where I am for now in urgent care (just got my ...

3. In Need of Career Advice

   CookieRoo9413 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi all, I am still a pretty new nurse. I graduated in August of 2022 and started out in home health as a visiting nurse. To be honest, I never really wanted to work in a hospital as the idea of unstable patients terrified me. I'm not an adrenaline ju...

4. Private duty school nursing transport pay

   CookieRoo9413 replied to Local nurse's topic in Private Duty

   I am not sure of the legality behind this, but I absolutely do think you should be getting paid for that time. While I understand you are not with the patient during that time, needing transportation back to your vehicle is a circumstance beyond your...

5. IVF Nurse as a New Grad?

   CookieRoo9413 replied to CareBearRN7's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I am sorry you never received a response as I would love to hear what others have to say! I am curious if you ended up taking the position in the fertility clinic, or if you found a position elsewhere. While I do not work in a fertility clinic ...

6. New Nurse in Home Health

   CookieRoo9413 replied to CookieRoo9413's topic in Home Health

   Hey, Peachpit! Sorry for my late reply. But you are so right. There were nurses that I worked with that loved it, including my preceptor who was a tremendous help to me. But for a lot of us, it feels like there is no work/life balance at all. F...

7. UAS RN or home health nurse for a mom?

   CookieRoo9413 replied to Boppityboop's topic in General Specialties

   You could fit visits in between the hours of 9 am and 3:30 pm as a home health visiting nurse (most patients don't want to be seen prior to 9 am anyway), but you will most likely bring home a lot of documentation. I did it as a new nurse and was comp...

8. New Nurse in Home Health

   CookieRoo9413 replied to CookieRoo9413's topic in Home Health

   Hi MeggyBeth, Thank you for your input! I am familiar with PDN because I worked for Bayada as a HHA while I was in nursing school, and I worked with some of the nurses there on a complex case for a client who was quadriplegic (with a trach and v...

9. New Nurse in Home Health

   CookieRoo9413 replied to CookieRoo9413's topic in Home Health

   Hi Svit, Thank you for sharing where you're working now! So happy to hear you found a job that you love. 🙂 I am honestly a little terrified to work in the ICU. It was one of the reasons why I chose home health. I always liked the idea of c...

10. New Nurse in Home Health

    CookieRoo9413 replied to CookieRoo9413's topic in Home Health

    Hi BBP42, Thank you for sharing this! This is an awesome suggestion. I could probably handle my job a lot easier if it wasn't so many days out of the week. My big concern would be that I am a nurse resident, so they are expecting me to be full t...

11. New Nurse in Home Health

    CookieRoo9413 replied to CookieRoo9413's topic in Home Health

    Hi Svit, Thank you so much for your input! I am having similar issues with scheduling. I have been trying so hard to document in the home, but sometimes it's nearly impossible (when doing a wound vac for example). And then I will try to document...

12. New Nurse in Home Health

    CookieRoo9413 posted a topic in Home Health

    Hi everyone, I am a new nurse working in home health, and I am really struggling. I know experienced nurses advise new nurses not to start in home health, so that was not my initial intention. However, I was working as a home health aide during nursi...