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I have been considering travel nursing for quite some time now and would like to give it a try. For those who have or are travel nurses, I would like to know which companies I should look into. Also, has anyone out there ever had any dealings with Cirrus Allied, formerly MDI medical. I want to work in Charleston, SC. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks!

I am a good nurse and I love my patients, but yes, I have to say I do regret becoming a nurse. Most of the way I feel has to do with co-workers who will not be team players, but try instead to get out of doing something and managers who are afraid to be in charge for fear of losing employees. I recently completed a BSN and am started a MSN in education. I don't know what needs to be done, but when a nurse cringes because they have to set foot in a hospital to work, well, that is very disheartening to me.

I am new to Home Health nursing. Thanks for this info! I am having a hard time with the OASIS forms. Does anyone know of a good book I can buy that will help me with Home Health Nursing assessment and documentation? Thanks!

You are right. All jobs have something negative about them. My goal is to go into this realizing I will have a lot to learn, but I am up for the challenge. I have so many questions to ask the HH manager I will be interviewing with. I have in the past let what some nurses say, negatively speaking, effect how I viewed my job. I do not want in any part of the office politics. I am going to be there to do a job and I want to do a good one. Thanks, and keep me posted on how your charting is coming along on the computer.

Thanks for the responses. You all have helped me immensley. My interview for the HH nursing position is tomorrow. A friend of mine who is a case manager at a hospital told me I would not like Home Health. I wish she wouldn't be so discouraging because as far as I know she has never worked in HH. I am the type of person who does not like to be couped up in the same place all the time, being on the run is more my style. Are there any questions I need to ask at the interview? I do not speak Spanish and many of the residents of one county I will be covering are Hispanic. How do you communicate with them? Interpreter?

I have an interview for a Home Health Nursing position in a couple of days. After reading what some people have to say about HH nursing, I must say I'm not altogether sure this is for me. After reading so many negative things on several internet forums, I am hoping to hear some positive comments about HH nursing. Can anyone help me?

Thanks so much for ALL the info. I will check out ASPAN. I think it will take me at least a good year to feel confident in the PACU. I have a great preceptor and my manager said she would not let me work alone until I was ready. We were busy last week no one had time to train me on the computer we use for our charting. I hope I make it!!

I know how you feel. I have been a nurse for 11 years and I started working in PACU 5 days ago. I like the challenge, but I have a lot to learn. I am currently trying to find a postanesthesia nursing book. No luck yet. Good luck to you!