HeyNurse09 replied to applesxoranges's topic in General Nursing
I remember when I first started working nights (8 hour shifts) I would come home and pass out around 8:30am and sleep until 2:30-3:30pm. My husband would come in and ask me the same thing about...
HeyNurse09 replied to DrkCocoMurse215's topic in LPN, LVN Corner
When I worked Home Health I had a range from 1-7 visits a day. I was paid hourly and mileage of course. It wasn't that bad I just hated the driving. It once took me 2 hours to get home because I was...
I'm sure every nurse has felt burnt out at some point in time but just remember why you chose this profession. Even though you feel your at your wits end remember you have made a positive difference...
It's awesome to read these posts stating that docs help out. I don't work in a hospital yet but it's nice to know that they will help you out if you ever need it. That's good team work!!!
I've recently heard that a well know hospital in my area has stopped hiring nurses that did their LVN to RN or RN online because of the clinical component (doing clinical time on own and having them...
Sometimes I was told if I was to orientate someone and other times I came in, looked at the schedule, and bam I see a new name with an "o" next to it! I don't mind though because I was once in that...
HeyNurse09 replied to blessedRN29's topic in General Nursing
My thoughts and prayers are with you! I too had an accidental needle stick and drove myself crazy about it! But don't stress yourself about it I'm sure everything will be
HeyNurse09 replied to HeyNurse09's topic in Home Health
Thanks everyone for your input! :) I think I am going to go ahead and do Home Health because it interests me and now that I have a few years experience I'm going to give it a
Hi, I've been a nurse for almost four years and have only worked in the LTC/Skilled Rehab setting and am currently wanting to work in Home Health. Is it very different from LTC/Skilled Rehab? What can...