Celtise07

Just kind of ranting. I know my HH agency is short some nurses(and have been since i started in November)This is my first job as a new grad. I am just mentally and physically exhausted!!! I normally have 8-10 patients a day, milage is typically 50-100miles per day? I just want to know if this is about right and with in the norm? Mix this all in with blood draws the 2 two hour case conferences we have every week and being on call every 3rd week. Today just kinda pushed me over the edge. Was on my last patient and had to draw blood, so i offered to take another nurses lab work to the hospital with me, the nearest hospital is 20 minutes away and i was a couple block from it when the nurse called me back and said she drew the wrong tubes. So i dropped off the lab work i had, drove back to draw the other lab work , couldnt get it so had a RN come get. Ran the lab work back, then had to come back to the office and wait till about 8:30pm for the result so i could call the doctor. Finally got home at about 9:00. To top it all off I am payed per visit, so i didn't get anything but the milage, the nearly 2 hours in the office i didn't get payed at all. I'm really just frusterated! anyone have these kind of problems?

I'm a new grad in homehealth too. Been working for about 3 weeks. and I won't lie it's very overwhelming! However, i always make sure to call another nurse if I have ANY questions! I find there is a lot I don't know and alot of days I get frustrated! BUT, I also am finding that I am learning a ton and each day things are coming a bit easier. So just hang in there, don't be afraid to ask questions, and just keep a positive attitude!

PVT worked! Passed the nclex!

Took my nclex-Pn today and walked out in tears. It stopped at 85 questions and I just feel like i totally bombed it. However I got home and did the trick, making sure that delivery was successful first. and I got the good pop-up! Now just waiting until friday to get the unofficial results, still nervous, but i feel a tiny bit better.