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  1. Safety issues in Home Health - Do you ever become comfortable?

    IndianaHH replied to erinp88's topic in Home Health

    Several years ago one of our nurses was shot and killed sitting in her car in front of a pt's home. The corner drug dealer thought she had needles, drugs, ..he walked up, shot her point blank. Since...

  2. Downsized in IND, thinking HH in Rural Colorado

    IndianaHH posted a topic in Home Health

    The crash of the auto industry has affected HH in this auto dependent city. I was laid off in June as HH RN, but was able to transfer to an office position.. just so I'd have income. The position is...

  3. Got the pink slip!! Job market fears

    IndianaHH posted a topic in General Nursing

    The homehealth care agency just laid off 3 RNs, myself included. I have 2 more days to work before it takes affect. I have struggled to keep a positive attitude, which for the most part I've kept. How...

  4. Got the pink slip!! Job market fears

    IndianaHH replied to IndianaHH's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks. Im going to take a day or two to be bummed. Then start my

  5. Got the pink slip!! Job market fears

    IndianaHH replied to IndianaHH's topic in General Nursing

    May I ask.. where is your neck of the

  6. Do facilities sometimes try to get rid of more experienced, more expensive nurses?

    IndianaHH replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes! It happens/ has happened again. Myself and 2 other experienced nurses were given the pink slip from the homehealth agency I have worked for four years. The reasoning? Money. Plain and simple....

  7. On call Problems

    IndianaHH replied to MIC36FLA's topic in Home Health

    The agency I work for hired me to be the "Weekend Option RN" I work every weekend, carried the pager, do pt visits, admissions, discharges, phone triage. etc. My shift is technically 10 hrs. 8-6..on...

  8. HH RN seeking position "out West"

    IndianaHH posted a topic in Home Health

    Hi Everyone. I'm an RN with 6 yrs homehealth experience in Indiana. I am the weekend option/on call for my agency, and pick up Mons/Tuesday. I enjoy my independence. I prefer to be in the field than...

  9. Am I the only HH nurse paid hourly?

    IndianaHH replied to Eleven011's topic in Home Health

    I have been in HH since 2003. The agency provides labtops which charting is done on, as the big boys don't want "field nurses" to be in the office anymore than necessary. I am paid an hourly, as the...

  10. What is your expected productivity and how is it measured

    IndianaHH replied to slb53's topic in Home Health

    Indiana is facing the "productivity" quota also. In the agency I work for top brass continues to redefine what is productive and what isn't. So as I am charting per the new definitions, the rug is...