Denali_25 replied to trinan71's topic in Home Health
I took a HH job last November and was so terrified to make the transition out of acute care. But let me tell you, it was the best career decision I've ever made! I love it so much. No other area of...
Denali_25 replied to ash12345's topic in Home Health
1. I am an RN and I only received two days of training out in the field. 2. The first month was really rough and I felt very overwhelmed. But after that I got used to things and I absolutely love my...
I have a home health patient who boggles my mind with the kind of stuff he says to me. I once asked him for his signature and he "jokingly" said I would need to pay him $10. I told him I did not have...
The Scene: You walk into your patient's room/home. After chatting for a bit you pull out your stethoscope and begin to listen to your patient's lungs. Your patient then tells you that her STNA...
I have to disagree with those saying you need more than two years of nursing experience to be a good supervisor in LTC. I was a supervisor for the first 15 months of my nursing career. While it was...
"Today, everyone has a 4.0 b/c they go to community colleges that are not challenging or cheating is rampant." That's interesting. My community college courses were a heck of a lot more challenging...
Why do you (OP) care whether or not someone makes outward identification of their spirituality? Does it somehow have an affect on you? Seriously, I don't understand your vehement reaction to the...
I'm an inpatient oncology nurse in a rather small regional hospital. I was just hired in July, 2014. Before then I had a little over a year's experience in LTC. This was my initial nursing job after...
I am finishing my last year semester before getting my ADN. I have always wanted to become a CNM and my desire for this has only heightened in light of L&D clinicals. My problem is this... All...
Insight and advice would be greatly appreciated. I'm an Ohio nursing student about to finish (ADN) nursing school. I've been looking around at job ads and many descriptions express a desire for...