Holisticlifern

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1. Age-old question... Should I leave the hospital for home care?

   Holisticlifern replied to babynurse73's topic in Home Health

   I picked up a per diem job last year and worked per diem home care for almost a year. I kept my full-time job at the hospital. As almost everyone has said, its tough and risky to give up the stability of hospital nursing. I resigned from home care b...

2. From PACU to Home Health

   Holisticlifern replied to Holisticlifern's topic in Home Health

   Hi, I'm still working home health. Ive experienced very good days and some bad days. Im getting much better at admissions because thats pretty much all i have been doing. I love the patient/family interaction, most days when I work i feel like I'm ju...

3. To the ones who said I'd lose skills or be bored in home health:

   Holisticlifern replied to MyUserName,RN's topic in Home Health

   I couldn't agree more! I have been working per diem home health since october and feel like i wrote this post myself! lol. My very first day in the field I remember saying to my preceptor "wow we are getting paid to teach this patient about his diabe...

4. On call issues

   Holisticlifern replied to Holisticlifern's topic in Home Health

   No we still use paper to document. I never understood call either without records. The office is closed on the weekend and there's no way to access patient information. I've been with this company since October and have taken call a few times and thi...

5. On call issues

   Holisticlifern posted a topic in Home Health

   I just made my first visit on call. I received a call about a leaking foley catheter, initially the operator said the foley was out. When I called the patient he said "my catheter is out, its leaking" I asked him when was the foley placed, what reaso...

6. Per diem frustrations

   Holisticlifern replied to Holisticlifern's topic in Home Health

   Thanks RN4life08 i actually did two more admissions since my post and they went well. I'm getting much better at the paperwork and was able to complete almost the entire oasis in the home. i learning its easier to just fill it out in the home because...

7. Per diem frustrations

   Holisticlifern replied to Holisticlifern's topic in Home Health

   thanks, my agency doesnt offer extended care cases.

8. Per diem frustrations

   Holisticlifern posted a topic in Home Health

   I love homecare but after 6 months I'm beginning to see the frustrations with paperwork. I did two admissions today each of which I spend about 1-1.5hrs in the home. I only seem these two patients. I had to get home to pick up my kids. I only spent a...

9. Sent patient to ER during admission

   Holisticlifern replied to Holisticlifern's topic in Home Health

   Thanks everyone, I feel a little better. After reading all of the replies I realize I would have felt much worst had I not sent her to the ER. I honestly thought about her and her family for hours after I left them, I had a feeling she wouldn't get "...

10. Sent patient to ER during admission

    Holisticlifern posted a topic in Home Health

    There's a first time for everything. I'm a little traumatized. I admitted a 80yr old who was d/c from SNF the day before. Originally the patient had a fall that resulted in a brain bleed. I arrived to find her with a very wet cough, typical of end or...

11. Writing orders

    Holisticlifern replied to welch07's topic in Home Health

    I'm new to home health as well. Just last week I had to write orders for the first time. I just looked in the patients chart at old orders and used it as a template. It was a fairly simple order, I will give an example. I made a visit to check an INR...

12. Unhappy, employee mistreatment etc, Fed-Up!

    Holisticlifern replied to ctrn3478's topic in Home Health

    Im fairly new to home health but I've been a nurse for 6 years. If I were you I would start applying for other jobs. You are not being treated as a professional or even a person for that matter. It sounds like you are handling the situation well as ...

13. HHC if your other job is SAHM?

    Holisticlifern replied to Atownshend's topic in Home Health

    I work per diem in home health. I only do 1-2 days week and usually seen between 3-5 patients a day. We are paid per visit $48 and $78 for admission. Home health is very flexible and as long as you have care for your child during the day you will be ...

14. How to transition into holistic nursing

    Holisticlifern replied to TerriKayeRN's topic in Holistic

    Hi I am very happy to come across your post. I have been a nurse for 7 years and all of my career I've been working In the recovery room at a large teaching hospital. I've always been intrigued by holistic health and felt like I found my "place" whe...

15. How does your morning begin?

    Holisticlifern replied to PepperciniRN's topic in Home Health

    Ummm I don't think there's really a "routine" morning in homecare. From what I've learned you either call pts the night before and head out in the am whenever your first visit is scheduled or like me I have to go into the office in the morning and ge...