ArwenEvenstar

ArwenEvenstar

med-surg, teaching, cardiac, priv. duty

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  1. New to home health and the only places hiring are places like

    ArwenEvenstar replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in Home Health

    Oh yea, you can bring stuff to do! It is nice to be able to get "stuff" done while working. I don't have a lap top but I know nurses that bring their lap top, connect to the wireless access, and surf...

  2. orientation went very well.

    ArwenEvenstar replied to Lorie P.'s topic in Hospice, Palliative

    hi! glad to hear things are going well with hospice! sounds like a great company! ya know, the best agency i worked for was a "mom and pop" private agency. the owners were a husband and wife, and the...

  3. Quitting my HH position

    ArwenEvenstar replied to BetterMeRN's topic in Home Health

    Hi! There can be unique challenges with private duty. And you as the nurse must feel comfortable with the patient and home situation. Sometimes quitting is the best option. I quit a case a couple...

  4. New to home health and the only places hiring are places like

    ArwenEvenstar replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in Home Health

    Hi! I initially worked for a "mom and Pop" home health agency. The owners were a husband and wife, and the wife was an RN. They were the best place I have ever worked for - they truly cared about the...

  5. plenty of RN, PD work available in your area?? It is here!!!

    ArwenEvenstar replied to ArwenEvenstar's topic in Private Duty

    oh yea, i was just speaking generally about all the pd work available. i seem to hear of a lot of nurses needing work lately. even my husband's giant teaching hospital has shut down a unit, and some...

  6. plenty of RN, PD work available in your area?? It is here!!!

    ArwenEvenstar replied to ArwenEvenstar's topic in Private Duty

    Quote: "The only other thing I have noticed is that some agencies will post the same case just about every 3 months, raises a red flag with me." Yea, would with me too!! Whats the problem if they...

  7. Private Duty LVN/RN Salary

    ArwenEvenstar replied to esthaurora's topic in Private Duty

    I've been doing private duty over 4 years now. Have worked at 2 agencies. And I have been making the EXACT same pay rate the entire time! Not even a .25 cent raise...in over years! I talked to the...

  8. Are you CODEPENDENT?????

    ArwenEvenstar replied to paradiseboundRN's topic in Home Health

    Yes, that has happened to me! A nurse on a private duty case accused me of being cold hearted and cruel because of the firm professional boundary that I maintained. The situation was so out of hand....

  9. Are you CODEPENDENT?????

    ArwenEvenstar replied to paradiseboundRN's topic in Home Health

    Hi! Thanks for sharing about co-dependence and boundaries. I agree with your thoughts! A quote I love by Florence Nightingale is "The martyr sacrifices themselves entirely in vain. Or rather not in...

  10. major vent... schedule flexibility in hh/pd? yea, right!?

    ArwenEvenstar posted a topic in Private Duty

    This is a vent! Major vent! In home health/private duty, one is suppose to have nice schedule flexibility and freedom, especially compared to some other nursing jobs. Yea, right. It is suppose to be...

  11. major vent... schedule flexibility in hh/pd? yea, right!?

    ArwenEvenstar replied to ArwenEvenstar's topic in Private Duty

    After posting on another thread....I thought I'd give a quick update. It seemed hard to get around the "office guys". But I finally decided to talk to a nurse supervisor. Dang - I should have done...

  12. HELP

    ArwenEvenstar replied to Southernurse's topic in Private Duty

    I feel your pain OP!! I have done private duty for over 4 years now and I can relate to your frustrations. These families can be so very demanding with ridiculous expectations. Someone mentioned the...

  13. Is it just me? (Nurse/patient ratio related)

    ArwenEvenstar replied to devi's topic in General Nursing

    I read the first post and only glanced at some of the others. I left the hospital setting 4 years ago. Before that I worked at two hospitals (one in the northeast and one in the southeast) for a...

  14. Parental Neglect

    ArwenEvenstar replied to crochetmom1's topic in Private Duty

    Yea....I have been doing PD over 4 years now....and although it is way less stressful than the hospital, issues like the ones you describe are the #1 problem! I have actually found issues like this...

  15. Terminated,,,, stressed and relieved all at the same time.

    ArwenEvenstar replied to Lorie P.'s topic in Private Duty

    Hi Lorie P! I have not been on allnurses in a couple days. I just saw your post and I am so sorry at what has happened. Sometimes the best of us can get fired. We are only human and can all have...

  16. Just a quick question

    ArwenEvenstar replied to iwanna's topic in Private Duty

    That would depend if it is private duty as a nurse assistant (home care aide) or as a nurse. Generally speaking, nurses (LPN or RN) would not do housework, cooking or laundry. But for nurse...

  17. Needing to Vent............

    ArwenEvenstar replied to Lorie P.'s topic in Private Duty

    I feel your pain NurseHobbit! Vent all you want! I was actually thinking of venting too and saw your post! I left hospital nursing over 4 years ago now, because of general nursing "burn-out". Private...

  18. What do you think?

    ArwenEvenstar replied to Ninja Nurse's topic in Private Duty

    This sounds like a simpler nurse aide level case. It is pretty common (from my experience at least) that some of these cases are just done casually and off the books. It is really like babysitting,...

  19. pediatric home health in Boston MA

    ArwenEvenstar replied to RN94's topic in Home Health

    In regards to private duty (home health shift work), pay is very poor compared to the hospital. When I switched from the hospital to private duty, I took about a 40% pay cut. Through an agency,...

  20. Professionalism

    ArwenEvenstar posted a topic in Private Duty

    Another thread I posted on got me to thinking more about professionalism. Professional behavior is extra important with private duty. Working shifts in a private home is truly a unique situation. I...

  21. Question's about PD nursing

    ArwenEvenstar replied to Michigan30's topic in Private Duty

    Yea, private duty does not pay the best. As a RN, I took close to a 40% pay cut from the hospital. But other non-monetary "pay offs" made it worthwhile for me. A lot of private duty cases can be...

  22. Professionalism

    ArwenEvenstar replied to ArwenEvenstar's topic in Private Duty

    Quote: "I know what you mean, I filled in for a nurse that had a family emergency and the client she worked with, she was best friends with mom and the whole family. She did the laundary, cooked at...

  23. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    ArwenEvenstar replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i've been a nurse almost 18 years. i left the hospital setting 4 years ago. one of the reasons i left was guilt over not having time to give pts the proper care, and do little things for them like...

  24. Professionalism

    ArwenEvenstar replied to ArwenEvenstar's topic in Private Duty

    Thanks for your reply! There are for sure "shades of grey" with PD. I actually had a case where I also gave the family my home phone number b/c of a "situation" going on, but generally, I think it is...

  25. What are your limitations as a homehealth nurse?

    ArwenEvenstar replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in Home Health

    Yes, of course, the plan of care does outline what the nurse or aide is suppose to do skill wise. But my point is that it is not nearly that simple as following the POC. I am talking about...