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I had a surgeon yell at me to make a patient get out of bed--in front of the patient. I had just medicated her and we were working toward getting out of bed (for the first time post op, a sweet 80+ y/o woman). Then he yelled at her that she was goi...

An absolute joy to read this!!! Well done!

Excellent article and so very true. We try to 'save' patients who are so tired of being saved, they just want to rest...

How great to have orientation with Home Health and someone to back you up! I have many years experience in nursing in ICU, PACU, teaching and so on but not home health. When I interviewed with the agency, I asked about orientation and was told oh yes...

I had a similar experience with home health, I felt sooo.. relieved when I turned in my two week notice. Good luck with the interview!!

Enjoyed your story, hope your writing career is successful-good luck!

I have been a nurse for many years but remember what it was like to be a new grad and be afraid of making a mistake. I would much rather work with someone like you, who is human and uncertain of themselves and doesn't know all the answers-yet- (you ...

I was shocked at the paperwork! I was new to home health in January, not to nursing, and just could not believe the time spent with the paper rather than the people. You are correct too about the pay especially when you work prn like me, only paid a...

As a nurse new to home health, I understand your frustration with those who don't do their job as well as they should. However, it is upsetting when as a new hire, you are told you need to do a better job but oops..we never gave you any training to ...

I am new to home health but not to nursing (about 25 years). I enjoy the patients, they respect those who truly care about them and for the most part, like to learn more about how to take care of themselves. My biggest complaint is the lack of ori...

So I started a full time home health job 2 months ago, never having worked in home health before. I have 20+ years nursing experience in telemetry, ICU, cardiac rehab, and LPN instructor. In the first six weeks of working at this agency, the branch ...

This is great information! I started one month ago in home health after 20 years working in a hospital in various departments. The staff turnover is incredible, probably because there isn't much orientation. I insisted I needed more time which they...

I am also new to HH and CM-not even a month yet. The first week there, the branch manager quit because she did not get along with a person in administration. The secretary, intake scheduler, LVNs and other CM are all new within the last 6 months. ...

I too have been reading about home health nursing. I have been a nurse for more than 20 years and have worked in a hospital setting most of those years. However, I decided I needed to try other avenues of nursing and just recently started a home h...

First I think you should be who you are-if you are a person who doesn't care to share their inner feelings with co-workers, so be it, don't change for others. I really thought I wanted to work in a psych unit at one time but I have mostly worked in c...

LTC facilities have evolved from the type of patients once seen there. There are still the 'typical' nursing home patients but there are more people who need some therapy or wound care etc in order to get back home again. A new nurse can learn and ...

You spent time, energy and money to become a nurse, don't throw in the towel so to speak, yet. Reflect and vent as was suggested, next talk to other nurses about their jobs and decide what path sounds good to you whether it's another hospital, LTC, ...

Indeed it is a combination of those items which makes nursing such a rewarding, challenging and ever changing profession!

I am a new member of this site and I have found the posts very interesting and enlightening. My question is: have other nurses with years of experience (20+ years) found any trouble in job searching when moving to a new state? I have experience in ...

I hope you find a job you will feel good about. Good luck with school. I once considered the military and I think it's a good option but be safe!

Unfortunately I think we have all had days like that and we aren't always are supportive to each other as we should/could be. In the end if you gave your patients the best care you could, you should feel great! Pat yourself on the back. Lastly rememb...

It sounds like you have done your 'homework' in career exploration and are gaining experience in the areas you have focused on, again a very good idea. I would check on the job markets for both careers in your area if you haven't already. The other ...

I feel your disappointment, I was in your shoes (and still am to some degree) less than a year ago. I moved to a new state; I found many job opportunities have to do with where you live/apply for jobs. I live in a small community but have a few lar...

I believe there are jobs out there, being a nurse offers options for places of employment-hospitals, long term care, schools, doctor's offices and others. I think right now a new nurse may have to look at jobs they wouldn't have really wanted to do w...

Have you considered shadowing nurses at a hospital, you could also shadow other health professionals in the hospital as well such as: pharmacist, social worker, respiratory therapist, ultrasound tech? Seeing them in action could give you some directi...