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Hey everyone, In another thread someone put what a typical day would be for that specialty, anyone interested in doing that here? It would help others know if this type of nursing is for them. Thanks !! Chrissy

Hello everyone, I have been doing home health for only about 4 mos now. I have been a visit nurse assigned to a case manager. The co I work for has a quick turn over for nurses and as of this mos we are losing 2 more nurses. Once of those vacancies i...

Hi, You guys may think my questions are silly, but I am trying to get all the information I can about hospice nursing I can before I make my decision whether I want to take the job or not. So please bear with me! How many hours do you spend in a ho...

Hi everyone, I just have a few questions for everyone. I interviewed today for a hospice position in my community. I currently am a home health nurse. Anyways, the position I applied for is a FT non salaried position. Are hospice position normally sa...

Hey everyone, What are the main differences between hospice nursing and home health nursing aside from the obvious one that hospice nurses provice end of life care. What other services are provided by hospice nurses that are different than the servic...

Hello there, The things that I would ask in the interview would be: Hours of workday Will you be on call, if so how often? Weekends, how often? Holidays, how many? How big of a territory will you be covering? What is the milage compensation? Will you...

The agency I work for is 830-5pm work hours, 3 holidays per year required to work, 1 day a week to be on call which is 5pm-830am the next day, and to work every 3rd weekend. One of those weekend days is a 24hr on-call. Doesn't sound that great does ...

Floridanurse: at our agency we have different "pathways", which means recommended number of visits for the disease process. For example: if the pt has know dx of COPD we would set them up w/ the COPD pathway which would consist of nursing 2w1, 1w6, R...

lets put it this way, my orientation was 2wks then I was on my own, so it was a good thing I knew how to draw blood, start ivs, do wound vacs already. maybe your co is different though, we have quick turn over and they were desperate! good luck

Hi there, Here in NY. Per diem rates are $40. per routine visits. $75 per admits. Routine visits are typically 45 min-1 hr. Admits are 1-2 hrs. Full time employees are salaried positions, starting in the 44,000/yr range with mileage extra reimburse...

Hey everyone, I'm an RN that currently works for a home health agency. I am considering hospice nursing, but am hesitant to go into it. My question for all of you in hospice nursing is, how did you know it was for you? Had you ever experienced death ...

13 patients? thats ridiculous!

Hi there, We are paid salary at our company and its based on a 37.5 hr wk week. We are given a productivity number based on the areas we will cover. Mine is 55, that means I need to see 5.5 contact hours per day to get paid my salary. Keep in mind a...

Hi Jenn, Don't know if I'm the best person to answer this question because I have only been doing home health for 6wks. But I'll tell you how I feel and I'll be interested in how others respond as well. First: My experience prior to this is: Surgery...

Hi there-this is lengthy, but have to give some background: I started in the ER in Jan, so will be 5 months this month. My experience is 1 yr as LPN and 1 yr as RN on med/surg floor before I went to the ER. My problem is, I'm not sure if this is the ...

Thanks for all your replies. These ladies I work with seem to like me, but they are not very accepting to new people. There are 3 of us that started within the last year. Of the 3, they tell me I am the one that will stick it out because I have the p...

Hey Colleen, You should check with your local hospitals in your area. A lot of the times, they will pay for your tuition and books in return of you contracting with them for 1-2 years. Thats what I did. I only have to work for this hospital for 1 yea...