prettygirllpn

I went straight to HH as a new LPN and worked there for four years. It was scary but i had a good mentor who was willing to help, and she was a friend before i went to work there. As far as the company itself, There was training, after I had been there almost six months and had taken call twice, but that is just the way they were. How I learned was from asking questions and reading everything I could about procedures, diseases, meds, etc. on my own time.

I went into home health right out of school ( i'm an LPN) and i do not regret it at all. I have gotten a ton of experience. Wound vacs, lots of lab draws, in depth teaching on diease process, wound care, just to name a small percentage. Yes there is drama with the families and pts but there will be in the hospitals also. Drama is everywhere! I love HH because of the flexable schedule, decent pay and the routine. I love rountines! Anyways, my point was, i went into HH first and I think it was the best thing I could have done.

we have an rn for triage...but thats all they do unless they have to do an roc. Lpns on call do the weekend visits and do the oncall visits. Rarely does the rn go out. we (lpns) try to resolve the problem but if we are unable to, we call 911 to transport the pt to the er. this is a requirement of the company. Every lpn takes call. Works out to one week of call q two give or take.

i call my pts in the morning, after i get my route planned out in my head. some i dont call because they know when to expect me and they will call me if there is a change in their schedule. after a time, if you keep the same pts, you will get into a routine and its just old hat. until they throw a new one at you in the middle of the day that is where you have already been and you have to backtrack. It stinks when that happens!

I take mine to the local medical supply store and they do it for me. just takes a second.

I drive all over the county and it sucks! My car is less than two years old and has 50k miles. we have company cars but they are not very dependable and where i go, i get no cell phone service. I go waaaayyyy up in the mountains so i drive my own car due to its dependability. We get paid 0.375 cents/mile and i log up to 1100 miles/two weeks. would love to work just in the town (i live in rural OK) but noone else will go that far north. like i said....it really sucks. Especially when you call before you leave town...Yeah, i'll be home.....you drive 60 miles one way to see them and guess what? no patient. Ticks me off!

I never introduce myself as a nurse. My grandmother, on the other hand...well, lets just say, she is proud. I dont want to make the nurse feel uncomfortable or nervous. I just set back and observe.

there was one our instructor showed us in ns... the girl with emphysema goes...uuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhh so funny! http://www.toolivenurse.com/girl_song.htm too live nurse. cracks me up!!!

The iridologist told me that back in the old days, doctors looked into the pts eyes first thing. Said many of her older pts remember this. Told her i had never heard of it. she said that with all the technology nowdays, it was not practiced much. All i know is that she helped my daddy and our friend...

I'm confused...Could you please explain this? Thanks!

I had never even heard of iridiology until a friend of the family was dx with pancreatic CA. She helped him with his last days but (of course) did not cure him. Then, my dad became ill, tried many doctors without positive effect. Then he decided to try an iridologist, as a last resort. What was really strange and interesting is that when we first walked in, he was having difficulty breathing so she handed him a jar of red pepper. Almost instantly, he was breathing easier. I was just out of nursing school and very curious so she actually let me look into his eyes and she showed me how she "read" his medical history. Stated that overall he was a very healthy person, rarely sick (which is true). She put him on a strict diet of unbleached flour, no refined sugars, high alkaline low acidity...etc. He was helped more by her than any doctor. In fact, he is almost up to par, although he has plantar fasicitis. Anyway, my point and question is...has anyone had any experice with iridiology? Positive or negative. *Note-I am not recommeding an iridologist in place of an MD, just stating what happened.

I guess our cost of living is decent. 3 bedroom houses rent for about 800 +/-. My check pays for my car payment and daycare and elec. My husband foots the rest of the expenses. Thank God he has a good job. I could not support my family on my pay.

You should be able to ride along with a nurse that has been doing hh for awhile and he or she can help you refresh your skills such as blood draws and foleys. The thing i like so much about hh is that you are never really along in the field. If you have questions or need help, you can always call the office. I called a bunch the first few months but now, i only call if the pt is a really hard stick. Just have faith in yourself, and trust yourself. Once you see a foley or w/c done it will all come rushing back from nursing school. Good luck! Hope you love HH!

wow. I work in a small town and am an LPN and getting paid $16/visit with like 37.5 cents/mile. This sucks! i really had no idea what the "outside" world pays. But there is an upside, after three years of PRN, i get 17/visit!

I have given quite a few rocephin shots and could not understand why my pts were claiming discomfort....until i had one...wow. now i really feel bad giving them but its got to be done!