nikki005

Augustboy, that was seriously refreshing to read. thanks for the reply!

I am a new grad in home care as well. Being that your agency is new, it's difficult to research the facility. Being that mine has been around for a while, I could find all sorts of reviews on my agency. I completely understand your situation, and to save your own butt in case something goes wrong, documentation on your patient is always key. Document patient progress and if anything looks out of the ordinary, don't be affraid to call it in to your supervisor or the RN in charge just to notify them of what is going on. make sure you document who you spoke to and what you said and what he/she said to you. If I were you, I would continue to ask questions even if they don't know the answer or you can take the initiative to find the answer yourself.

Thanks for the heads up elkpark! =)

I am highly trained before entering the field and in close contact with other nurses. I've advocated a lot so far for patients and I'd say I'm doing a pretty good job as a new grad nurse in home care. Like I mentioned before the job market is not promising here in Hawaii. My question wasn't whether or not home care was a good job to start.. I really didn't have the choice and didn't have the luxury to pick and choose what I wanted to start off with. It was if it was considered me getting experience for hospital jobs if I apply again since hospital jobs here would rather have experienced nurses.

thanks caliotter3!! It's definitely tough out here in Hawaii as a new grad and I took whatever came my way first.

I am a new grad RN and I recently took a job up with a home care facility. I'm just wondering if home care counts as experience. If I do this for one year, would I be a more competitive candidate for hospital jobs, or is home care not considered as enough experience? I'd appreciate everyone's input!

So I graduated May 2009 and my first real RN job right now is in Home care. I am just wondering if this job is considered as "experience" since it's not in a hospital. I've applied to pretty much all the hospitals in my area, but this is the only place that's offered me a job. The hospitals here require 1 year experience. If I do this for a year, would I be a more competitive candidate in the future if i apply again to hospitals?