My only nursing experience is hospice. I've been a nurse for only 8 months. My first job was case manager for a hospice company. I just recently switched to weekend on call because the hours for the...
No more 50 to 60 hours a week for me!! I'm weekend on call now. Thank you AtlantaRN for your insiration! I have a life now! I don't know how other nurses feel but I need a balance between nursing and...
Yeah, I'm the weekend on call nurse, now!!!!I worked for 8 months as a case manager and just couldn't take it any more. I went into see my supervisor and give her my resignation. She told me she...
I looked for 6 months and sent out over 200 resumes. I finally got hired by a hospice company, the one I really wanted to work for! I think it was because I e-mailed them all the time telling them how...
I do on call and admits. I work an average of 55 hours a week. I'm so exhausted. But I want to work for a year at least so I can have something good on a resume. I love hospice. It's why I became a...
I have been working as a case manager in hospice for 6 months now. It is my first job as a nurse. I think the company I work for is more demanding than most from what I'm seeing on this forum. I have...
Al the nuses at my company spend all their time working. I feel sorry for the ones that have kids. Are there any hospice companies in the Los Angeles area that don't overwork their nurses? I'm...
Hi AddieRN, I have been a hospice case manager for six months now. This is my first job as a nurse. I wish I only had a case load of 12. I have a case load of 25 and it is hell! I sure hope all nusing...
AtlanaRN, Thank you for your reply. Many times I have a days where I'm driving back and forth over the same roads. I live near Los Angeles and the traffic is horrendeous! The company doesn't take...
Thank you so much for your replies! I feel much better already! It is VERY SLOWLY getting easier overall. It's mainly the endless paperwork! I'll figure out what I can dump on other people and try to...
Hi, I'm new to nursing, been working a little over six months. I'm a case manager for a hospice company. Hospice is the area that I wanted to work in and I like that part of it but I feel like I'm...