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  1. Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    homecaresurvivor replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I know this is a realllly old post, but thought I'd just add that there is a town here in Michigan named "Saline" and it's pronounced "Suh-Leen". When I started nursing school, I couldn't figure out...

  2. So is there really a nursing shortage?

    homecaresurvivor replied to VegGal's topic in General Nursing

    Those very same things existed 32 years ago when I first became an RN, working in a major teaching hospital. I think the difference might be that we had a much lower rate of turnover. Job hopping...

  3. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    homecaresurvivor replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    "Chart throwing by a doctor. " Yes, I had a resident throw a chart at ME! I reported it to the evening supervisor, who politely told me that Dr's could "be like that sometimes."

  4. Question on home health

    homecaresurvivor replied to ddeckerlvn's topic in Home Health

    Leave! This is completely unreasonable. First of all, why does she insist you start at 8 and end by 2? The great part of home care is being able to set your own schedule, within some limits. I turn...

  5. Does anyone get paid hourly any more in home health?

    homecaresurvivor posted a topic in Home Health

    I'm wondering if anyone out there still gets paid by the hour in home health care any longer? (I'm referring to intermittent home care.) I got paid hourly the first 15 years I did home care, but...

  6. Laptops in Home Health

    homecaresurvivor replied to jstuckey's topic in Home Health

    I have similar issues with the laptops provided by my employer. Mine is constantly overheating, freezing up, and losing charge quickly. Others at work have the same problems with theirs. I have had...

  7. Co. states Independent contractors are to self provide own ppe is this against Osha reg's?

    homecaresurvivor replied to gallbladder's topic in Home Health

    I'm not so familiar with how OSHA requirements impact work done as an independent contractor. My only experience with that is as a freelance writer, and not much PPE is required while sitting at my...

  8. Is this illegal?

    homecaresurvivor replied to Taratoes's topic in Home Health

    There's nothing illegal nor unethical about your living close to a patient. I live in a very small town, and if we get referrals up this way, I usually take the patient. What happens is that I've...

  9. Feel Cheated by Pay Per Visit

    homecaresurvivor posted a topic in Home Health

    I'm feeling a need to vent! First let me say I've been a home health RN for over 23 years; I know the field inside and out, so anything I'm feeling right now is not because I'm new and need to get...

  10. Feel Cheated by Pay Per Visit

    homecaresurvivor replied to homecaresurvivor's topic in Home Health

    I rarely go out to a house without a phone confirmation. This gentleman was getting daily visits, this had never happened before, and he knew someone was coming this weekend, as we had the previous 2...

  11. Employee Safety Training - Animal Bites

    homecaresurvivor replied to OldDude's topic in Home Health

    Wow--that's a lot of injuries. In my over 20 years in home care, I've never had a single bite or nip. There were a couple of dogs I insisted be locked up or put outside while I was there because of...

  12. On Call

    homecaresurvivor replied to 0707RN's topic in Home Health

    I've never worked for a home health agency that didn't pay me for being on-call, so in my experience your situation is unusual. In addition, in the companies where I've been paid per visit, I've...

  13. Is the nursing profession causing its own RN shortage?

    homecaresurvivor replied to RNDave's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The evidence? Positions are advertised that go unfilled. It doesn't matter why. The need is there, jobs are available, but there aren't enough nurses applying to fill them. There's a big difference...

  14. Is the nursing profession causing its own RN shortage?

    homecaresurvivor replied to RNDave's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    There IS a shortage of home care RNs, but these positions are not typically considered entry level jobs. The few times I've seen a new RN get employed as a field nurse, they have really struggled....

  15. Is the nursing profession causing its own RN shortage?

    homecaresurvivor replied to RNDave's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    First, what RN only has one year of college education? More than that was required when I became an RN over 30 years ago, and it's certainly true today. But more to the point, your comments about...

  16. Burnt out and just getting started

    homecaresurvivor replied to danarooo's topic in Home Health

    I've been a home health nurse for 23 years. Some people will tell you it gets better, that you should just power through your charting, that it's your fault for not getting it all done during the...

  17. What nursing task do you loathe???

    homecaresurvivor replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a home care nurse, so some of my "issues" might be a little different, but some are exactly the same: 1. Vital signs. Obviously there's nothing difficult about it, but I find it EXTREMELY...

  18. Appropriate to go to a patients funeral?

    homecaresurvivor replied to Emily456's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    As a home care nurse, there are times when you cannot help but become close with a patient and often his/her family. I have one patient right now for whom I've been providing care for over seven...

  19. Home Health Rapes

    homecaresurvivor replied to RubicsCube's topic in Home Health

    I've been a home care nurse for 22 years now, primarily in rural areas, but have had numerous cases in urban/suburban areas as well, including in public housing projects, and areas with higher crime...

  20. Disrespectful

    homecaresurvivor replied to martymoose's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To quote Yogi Berra, "it's deja vu all over again." I attended similar meetings and was told similar things back in the early 80s. Acuity levels were rising, staffing decreasing. I left floor...

  21. Home health as a life long career? Did you lose skills

    homecaresurvivor replied to HHN2472's topic in Home Health

    Prior to becoming a home care nurse, I worked in both in- and outpatient oncology for approximately 8 years. At that point, I decided I never wanted to see the inside of a hospital ever again. I got...

  22. I quit my Home Health Nursing job!

    homecaresurvivor replied to pcbnurse's topic in Home Health

    I think you did the right thing in quitting. Some places just abuse their nurses, and this sounds like one of them. I actually did what you did once. I remember pulling up to the office, absolutely...