Destiny78

I have been a nurse for about 6 years now. Unfortunately sometimes it feels as though I know less now than I did in nursing school! I was only on Med-Surg about 6 months before moving to Psych where I stayed a few years and am now in Home Health. I love my job, but I just feel like I'm not learning or growing enough. I want to learn. I'd love to know the things my former ICU co-workers know. So I thought I would try to work one weekend a month on an ICU floor. No such luck. Can't work there without experience and without being full time. I don't want to quit my job. I love the flexibility of an 8-5 Mon-Fri job with holidays off. I love the people that I work with. But I want to learn and do more. I can't afford to go back to school to get my BSN or MSN but someday I'd like to do both. I think ultimately I'd love to be a travel nurse. Maybe in 6 years when my kids have graduated. I love to travel and see new places and tend to get restless. But you need experience in acute care for that too. I just want to be more knowledgeable in my field. I'd go back to nursing school in a heartbeat if I could! Any tips or ideas or advice? I'm open to it. Thank you in advance

Hello fellow home health nurses. I'm a case manager for home health and we currently use a software called Healthcare first. We do a combination of paper and electronic charting. (Combination because we enter OASIS and create 485's electronically but then print them to go into the paper chart). Our company is looking to switch software programs. We want to eventually go all electronic and have devices for all the field staff. So, can I get some recommendations? I want to hear what you all like and what you don't like. If you've used more than one, which one you like better and why. We probably don't want to get one where we have to have our own server but other than that we're open to pretty much anything user friendly. Thanks so much for your help!

Hi, I've been a CM in Home Health for about 8months now and I love it. But I have a similar question, what are some good resources (books, etc...) to have while in home health? I've tried to google it and have really only come up with books that are 10years old or more and I'm sure lots has changed since then. Also I would like a basic head to toe assessment book to use as a guide/reminder of what things to look for and their possible causes so I can ask the right questions. (Also suggestion on client teaching guides?) Thanks! And to the OP I hope you enjoy home health! So far I have loved it. I feel like I do a lot more for the patients holistically and long term.