CatherineValRN

Thanks for your advice. I am making a list of your suggestions to refer to probably often, as I start on Tuesday!

I'm starting in home health next week. I've heard the paperwork can be overwhelming - but that you can do it at home which is a plus. In the past I working in critical care - lots of charting there too, sometimes two hours after the shift change - at least one hour on average. The worst part of working in the hospital, for me, was dealing with a handful of obnoxious, pretenious, miserable doctors. Hands down, dealing directly with mean and nasty doctors was the worst. It was my main reason for changing to home health - plus being out of the hospital - some days, with our 12.5 hours shifts, there was not a break - at all. At least, in your car from patient to patient - that is a break. To eat a snack, to think or not think for a few minutes. I have two small children at home - I'm hoping home health will be better than the feeling of going into a prison for 12.5 hours at a minimum. Any comments? Much appreciated.