I hope somebody can give me some advice. I have 2 years of experience on a med/surg/tele floor and now have 2 years of experience in home healthcare. I have always had an interest in...
MyUserName,RN replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health
YES! I have sent so many patients to the ER only of them to be admitted to the ICU. Very sick. I could not have done home health without my med/surg experience. You just have to have that nursing...
MyUserName,RN replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health
So I thought I'd revive this thread again. I'm thinking of leaving my home health job. I've been doing it for almost 2 years now. Have really loved home health, but the charting, the never being "off"...
I have been working as an RN case manager in home health for almost two years now. I'll preface this by saying I love almost everything about this job. Except for......the hours I spend on charting!!...
MyUserName,RN replied to frequentFLyER's topic in General Nursing
I'm very happy to be a nurse. Have I had times that I felt like I might have made the wrong decision? Yes. Have I experienced burn out? Yes. Have I been so frustrated with healthcare admin in the...
Boy were you wrong! I went from a very hectic telemetry floor to home health care last September. Upon leaving my hospital job, I received comments that I would be bored or would lose my skills in...
MyUserName,RN replied to MyUserName,RN's topic in Case Management
Maybe you should take your own advise hun. :) I asked what the difference was between CM in HH and in the hospital. I didn't ask how easy or hard HH is or to be told to lighten up when I wasn't even...
MyUserName,RN replied to MomRN0913's topic in Home Health
MomRN, would you mind sharing your cheat sheet? I'm just starting HH and the charting is all electronic, but I'm thinking it will still be difficult to go through all the documentation in the pts home...
MyUserName,RN replied to MyUserName,RN's topic in Case Management
Thanks everyone for the helpful information and the positive outlook on case management. No this is not a home work assignment. I'm not in school presently. Just interested in what my future career...
MyUserName,RN replied to MyUserName,RN's topic in Case Management
I knew exactly what you meant. I don't expect HH to be easy at all. Floor nursing wasn't easy either and if somebody made a comment like you did about it being an easy way to get started as a new...
I read a book, it was titled something like, test taking techniques for beginning nursing students. I felt that it helped to prepare me for the nclex style tests that I was taking once nursing school...
Nursing is hard work. I do not regret becoming a nurse though. I have been a nurse for 2 years now on a medsurg/tele floor and it is hard and there are days that I wonder why I chose to do this. Those...