trinan71

Thanks for all the replies. It did not matter that I had an incarcerated relative by marriage in another state. Apparently a lot of families have one somewhere along the line and did not affect me getting hired. Yay!

I have interviewed and have been offered a position (pending drug screen and background check, which I will pass). On the application it does ask you if you have any friends or relatives incarcerated. My husband has an uncle in a federal prison in another state. I listed it because I am honest. Do you think that would prevent me from being hired?

"Actually I haven't took the leap to become a HH nurse. I am still a med surg nurse. I was just wanting everyone's opinion if they feel this is worth making the transition from the hospital to home health. It seems everyone is overworked in HH and I didn't want to make a mistake making that transition.

Thanks for your honesty. I get down in the dumps just thinking about going back to work tomorrow but it sounds like it's better than home health. I would also have to deal with not having as much control over situations since I would be "in their house with their rules". I think I will try to get back into a primary care setting since that is what I did for years before becoming an RN. Hind sight is 20/20 unfortunately. I guess hospital nursing isn't what it used to be (told to me by several experienced nurses after becoming a nurse, even my supervisor). *sigh*

What company do you work for if you don't mind me asking? I really would like to know some good ones. I don't know if you can private message a person on here or not, but if you would like to do that instead of post the company name, feel free.

I have been interested in home health nurse since starting nursing school. I liked the idea of the freedom of the job and the flexibility that goes with it. You can also travel doing home health. From what I have read, charting takes forever and you are usually not paid to do it?!? You have to put a lot of miles on your car. There is usually not much orientation. Pay rates are pretty low. etc. Are there any good companies out there? Does anyone love their job? I don't want to make a big mistake by leaving a hard to come by hospital job and end up hating home health.