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    home or back to the office?

    NurseCard replied to LaRN's topic in Home Health

    We have to go in in the morning, but we get to go home after seeing all of our
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    is it nurse's week?

    NurseCard posted a topic in General Nursing

    I saw an old coworker of mine post "happy nurses week!", on Facebook, addressed to other former coworkers. I'm just interested to see if my company even bothers to acknowledge nurses week. I like my...
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    is it nurse's week?

    NurseCard replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    Well, right now I love my patients and I love what I do so much that it doesn't bother me that much, my company not acknowledging nurses week. I've just worked for companies that have done so much...
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    I was fired today

    NurseCard replied to sparenurse's topic in Home Health

    I'm so sorry. I am the breadwinner and I've been fired twice. I now have a, well, pretty good job that pays well. You will be fine, keep your head up. Nursing is a very very hard job and mistakes...
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    if you hate nursing, what would you rather do instead?

    NurseCard replied to ceccia's topic in General Nursing

    I have given up... hating nursing. :) After 11 years I have come to realize that I'm kinda stuck. But, I've always wanted to do something artistic; write children's books, be a cartoonist. I...
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    Unrestrained pittbull

    NurseCard replied to Tampa121's topic in Home Health

    I agree, I feel like it is certainly reasonable to ask the patient to restrain their dog, especially a dog as territorial as the pit bull. Most of my patients' dogs are delightful but I dread that...
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    please outline for me, a "good" home health agency

    NurseCard replied to NurseCard's topic in Home Health

    I have no real flexibility. I'm expected in the office at 8am sharp every day. I'd like to find a better company but don't know where to
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    please outline for me, a "good" home health agency

    NurseCard replied to NurseCard's topic in Home Health

    It doesn't seem like I really have the option to get my patients independent; my company keeps them as long as possible and we have little to no real input as to who to keep and who to ask for...
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    I'm a job hopper.... HELP!

    NurseCard posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Okay guys, be patient with me... I know I've posted on this before, but more points of view can't hurt at all, especially... since I have a job interview this coming Tuesday, that I'm not even sure...
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    home health nurse, feeling burned out, depressed

    NurseCard posted a topic in Home Health

    Okay so when I started doing this I loved it... long story short, I've grown to hate it. I work on average, 10-11 hours a day, five days a week. I rarely ever get a real break. When I get off work,...
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    Do you have both nursing home and home health experience?

    NurseCard replied to Janis Joplin's topic in Home Health

    It's rather hard to compare the two. =) I guess I'll just say, I've worked nursing home and home health and hands down, no question, I prefer home
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    When the weather gets really bad.....do you still go out and see patients?

    NurseCard replied to JJsMama79's topic in Home Health

    Well, if we call in on a day that the agency has decided to stay open.. it's counted as a call-in just like any other call in. So I guess unless the whole agency closes due to weather, we really...
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    Morehead University in Kentucky

    NurseCard replied to sweetsommertime's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't go there for my nursing degree... having said that, I LOVED it there!!! It was a bit of a culture shock at first, being from a big city... it's a small, small town. But, I absolutely loved...
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    Would you consider a company car a HIPAA violation

    NurseCard replied to HHN2472's topic in Home Health

    You know, I work in some pretty bad neighborhoods and I have not had anyone accost me. Of course, I've only been doing this for almost six months now, plus the bad neighborhoods in the city I work in...
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    What bag/attire/organization???

    NurseCard replied to Misstia's topic in Home Health

    Oh yeah, sometimes when I'm on call I'll just wear whatever; a pair of jeans and a shirt. I usually throw my lab jacket on over top of my clothes,
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    What bag/attire/organization???

    NurseCard replied to Misstia's topic in Home Health

    We are required to wear Royal Blue scrubs. I would never wear any of my good clothes into some of my houses. We are assigned bags, Royal Blue bags to match our scrubs. Some houses I do NOT carry my...
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    What do you love/hate about home health nursing?

    NurseCard replied to JJsMama79's topic in Home Health

    Well, I've been doing home health now for about four months. I LOVED it at first, but in the past couple of months, I've had a bit of a love-hate relationship with this job. My input: Pros:...
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    Getting a meal break

    NurseCard replied to kms6417's topic in General Nursing

    I'd just as soon eat alone,
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    Stuck in LTC

    NurseCard replied to Guest757854's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I felt that way for quite some time and then lo and behold I found myself getting fired from what I'm fairly sure will be my last LTC job ever. I kinda "fell" into home health nursing and couldn't be...
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    Having a really rough time.. paperwork, autonomy...

    NurseCard posted a topic in Home Health

    So I've been at Home Health for a month now. I love it, but I'm having a very, very rough time. This morning I was handed yet another huge stack of "corrections" and absolutely snapped. The...
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    Refusing food offered by patients

    NurseCard replied to Lev's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I used to have a resident who was constantly offering food; leftover food from her tray or snack, food brought in by her friends, leftover snack, etc.. I would usually just say "oh no, I'm fine, I...
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    Fired before I even started

    NurseCard replied to eelise11's topic in General Nursing

    Let it go and consider yourself fortunate. You would be miserable there. Good luck in finding something much better!! Edit: I see you already have found another job. Hope it goes
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    Fired after the first month as a new grad! In shock!

    NurseCard replied to ArtemisRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry this happened to you. Doctor was a complete jerk. You did absolutely nothing wrong. Good luck in the
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    Nursing jobs that primarily involve teaching your patients...?

    NurseCard replied to emptyboxcars's topic in General Nursing

    I just started Home Health and it truly does involve a TON of patient teaching. I would get a couple of years of Med Surge or work in a Skilled Nursing Unit of a Long Term Care facility, to really...
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    Unrealistic expectations of nurses.

    NurseCard replied to Can'tdragmeaway's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I joined ANA as part of my "clinical ladder" when I was working at a hospital that was trying to earn Magnet status. Since then I've been telling myself that I need to just get rid of my...