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  1. What's your daily routine? i.e., what time do you see the 1st pt., etc.

    tinderbox posted a topic in Home Health

    I loved reading the posts on the Day in the life of HH nurse, but they seemed to have digressed away from the daily routines aspect of HH. I was wondering what everyone else's daily routine is. For...

  2. copd interventions/careplan

    tinderbox posted a topic in Home Health

    What are some interventions/teaching you could do for a patient with long-term COPD, on continuous oxygen? He already knows oxygen precautions and to rinse his mouth out after using

  3. Lonely?

    tinderbox posted a topic in Home Health

    Does anyone ever feel lonely in home health? There is a lot to love about home health but when I see my old co workers from the hospital and hear them talking about get-togethers and nights out with...

  4. Lonely?

    tinderbox replied to tinderbox's topic in Home Health

    Well, I don't know about being "hungry". I usually carry a sandwich and snacks and munch constantly along the way. LOL! As far as "tired", I was much more exhausted when I worked at the hospital. It's...

  5. Looking for guidance from a few HH vets.

    tinderbox replied to eriksoln's topic in Home Health

    Expect a much fuzzier line separating home from work. You will be on your own most of the time, which could be a pro or con, depending on your personality. We have computerized charting, but I still...

  6. Actually missing hospital nursing now

    tinderbox posted a topic in Home Health

    I can't believe it. I thought I never would, but this past week, I have really been missing working back at the hospital. I worked in hospitals for 10 years (5 of them as a nurse), and it's still in...

  7. Can you "look good" as a nurse?

    tinderbox replied to Crystal112's topic in General Nursing

    You don't work fulltime?? It definitely sounds like you do! Wow, that is awesome!! Okay, I definitely have no excuse to not work out.

  8. Actually missing hospital nursing now

    tinderbox replied to tinderbox's topic in Home Health

    How funny. I JUST now finished all my charting. Started at 730 this a.m. I'm working 12 hr shifts anyway but not getting paid for it. the only way they approve overtime is if we've had an...

  9. Actually missing hospital nursing now

    tinderbox replied to tinderbox's topic in Home Health

    Tweedledee, I really see myself going back to some type of hospital nursing eventually. I really think home health is less stressful than acute care, but you pay for it in that it takes over your...

  10. Actually missing hospital nursing now

    tinderbox replied to tinderbox's topic in Home Health

    Oh, and I realized something this past week: I really dislike case managing. I wish I could just do visits without the case management part of it.

  11. Actually missing hospital nursing now

    tinderbox replied to tinderbox's topic in Home Health

    Yep, I am seriously considering going back to hospital nursing, as well. I am sick of bringing work home with me, and I definitely feel like I work more now than I did in the hospital, although the...

  12. Call patients the night before or in the morning?

    tinderbox posted a topic in Home Health

    Hey all, Do you normally call patients the night before or in the morning to schedule your visits? When I first started this job, a lot of people told me it was wise to call patients the night before,...

  13. Actually missing hospital nursing now

    tinderbox replied to tinderbox's topic in Home Health

    LOL! Linda, that's so funny! I was just thinking last night, It's kind of like the end of an emotionally unstable and chaotic relationship. You miss the comfort and familiarity of it, even if it was...

  14. Actually missing hospital nursing now

    tinderbox replied to tinderbox's topic in Home Health

    I'm going down to 4 days a week soon, and I think this will really help with feeling like work's taking over my life. Home health really is great in so many ways. I just lately have been missing that...

  15. Recently switched to home health and....need advice please.

    tinderbox replied to TweedleDee's topic in Home Health

    Oh my, I could've written your post! I also miss being able to clock out, walk out, and forget work while at home! I miss that CLOSURE of being done. How long have you been doing home health? There...

  16. Time between patients (and other advice you can give to a newbie)

    tinderbox posted a topic in Home Health

    Hi, I'm new to HH, been working for almost 3 months now, and am still learning how to juggle everything that needs to be done as a HH nurse/case manager in an 8-hr time frame. I keep hearing that the...

  17. Satellite Healthcare

    tinderbox posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I saw a job posting for their South San Francisco branch. I'd never heard of this dialysis clinic before. Anyone familiar with it?

  18. Field nurse/community health in NYC

    tinderbox posted a topic in New York Nursing

    What are some reputable companies in NYC for public/community nursing? The ones I've heard of so far are Americare CCS and Visiting Nurses of NY. Does anyone have experiences with these companies or...

  19. Can an employer penalize you for calling-in due to illness?

    tinderbox replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in General Nursing

    people choose to have children. no one chooses to get cancer.

  20. Sick of NURSES who say they HATE NURSING!! Another Vent

    tinderbox replied to SDA3694's topic in General Nursing

    I also think that, no matter how burned out you are, you should leave the complaints at the nurses station/break room and OUT of the patient care areas. No matter how much you hate your job, sick and...

  21. Sick of NURSES who say they HATE NURSING!! Another Vent

    tinderbox replied to SDA3694's topic in General Nursing

    Aimee, I just want to second calltodo's comments. I agree, at least you realize that nursing is not for you and are willing to get out of it. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that. Nursing...

  22. No sleep= calling out?

    tinderbox posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone called in sick to work due to insomnia or not being able to get more than 3-4 hrs of sleep because you knew that you would be functioning wayyy below optimal at

  23. Sick of NURSES who say they HATE NURSING!! Another Vent

    tinderbox replied to SDA3694's topic in General Nursing

    I worked as a cna and unit secretary for a very busy med-surg floor and often floated to other units, for 5 years. It's different when you become a nurse. Good luck to you. I am one of those who is...

  24. No sleep= calling out?

    tinderbox replied to tinderbox's topic in General Nursing

    OP here... It's happened a few times before. I've gone into work twice on 3-4 hrs of sleep, and, even if I wasn't technically "sick", I definitely felt like it. All I could do was go through the...

  25. Do you regret becoming a Nurse?? Why?

    tinderbox replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in General Nursing

    Crunch RN- This is exactly how I feel about bedside nursing nowadays. So in what area do you work now? It sounds like you got out of the hospital