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When I got interviewed, I met with a 3 person panel with set pre-planned questions. Questions such as: What draws you to Public Health? Tell me a time when you were able to persuade someone reluctant to change (a co-worker, patient, MD, etc) to see ...

Any of you hesitate to buy a new nice car because you work in home health? And have any nurses who drive newer nice cars had any problems when going into the rougher neighborhoods?

I currently work in home health and am thinking of making a change. I had considered wound care and even going back to acute care (temporary bout of insanity on my part!), but neither really hold an appeal to me now, especially not acute care. I real...

Thank you for your replies! That does clear things up for me, especially regarding travel time. It seems to me that public health nurses seem more satisfied with their jobs than HH nurses do. There is a lot to love in HH, but I constantly hear and re...

Any case managers here who previously worked in home health? I realize that case managing exists in home health as well, but from I've heard, the two types are quite different. How would you compare your job satisfaction, hours, and work-life balan...

I know one of the greatest concerns of new HH nurses is safety. But how much riskier do you really think HH is compared to the hospital? I was listening to some friends who work in the hospital setting, and some of the stories were scarier than what ...

How would you compare the two? In terms of staffing, pay, treatment of its nurses, unions?? I'm especially interested in New YOrk City and California hospitals.

I also carry mace. I see patients in very bad neighborhoods. I work in a city that is consistently in the top 5-10 on the most dangerous cities list.

Sorry, but in a case where a call to 911 is necessary, unless it's in the case of a patient medical emergency, I am out the door. I do not stick around 10-20 minutes, if for example, I hear gunshots or if I feel in any way threatened. I'll leave my e...

Just say no. And don't feel guilty about it. Guilt is a wasted emotion. Let some of the other nurses step up to the plate.

Good grief, well that is .. creative, I guess. Shoot, we were looking at luxury models. Sigh. I mean, not BMWs or anything like that. But maybe an Audi or Infiniti. We only have one car so we kinda wanted to spoil ourselves. We don't actually drive ...

Caliotter, You do extended care, right? Do you think it's because your car is parked in a spot for a longer period of time, it gave the perps more time? Shoot, sorry to hear that it happened anyway.

I only work part-time, though, and the number of miles I put in is nowhere near 38000. More like less than 10000. I think I drive less in Home health than some people commute daily to their jobs! I'm more concerned with anything happening to the car ...

I only work part-time, though, and the number of miles I put in is nowhere near 38000. More like less than 10000. I think I drive less in Home health than some people commute daily to their jobs! I'm more concerned with anything happening to the car ...

Anyone out there with a history of migraines and works noc shift? I will be going back to acute care and will be on noc shift, but I started suffering from migraines this year. Yes, I know noc shift and migraines sound like a recipe for disaster, but...

I'm just wondering if anyone has had this experience or knew of someone who actually wanted to go back to hospital nursing and had difficulty getting even an interview because of his/her time away from the hospital? I know most hh nurses would find m...

Thank you all for your advice! I think I may need to review my resume. In the meantime, I will keep trying.

That is what I am afraid of. That is true, foreseeing patients' needs is a true asset. I wish more hospitals would realize that.

I actually do not want to do case management at all. I hate being on the phone all day! Thanks for your above tips, though. It is true. We in home health do do a lot of prioritization, problem solving, etc etc that you mentioned! :)

Just wondering if anyone else is actively leaving or contemplating leaving the profession altogether. If so, I'm also curious as to what other fields/careers you're pursuing. I'm seriously considering returning to school to get my master's in library...

I'm wrapping up the last portion of the wocn program and am about to head there for the required on-site training ( I did the distance learning). They're pretty responsive. I almost always got a response to a question or issue that day, if not that H...

Would you generally say that in home health, as in most other settings, you'd need to get an order from the MD before digitally disimpacting a patient? It seems to qualify under invasive procedure to me, but I know one nurse who does it without getti...

Isabelle49, That's what I figured, but I'm still learning the vague (and not so vague) differences between hospital nursing and home health. This one, though, just seemed like something too invasive to be doing just on nurses' "best judgment"!

I worked as a cardiac/stepdown/tele nurse for several years, tried the traveling thing, and worked at some top-notch hospitals. I got out because I was severely BURNED OUT and knew it was time to move off the floor. So I got into home health about a ...

So I have recently received the first module to start the Emory WOCN program. The trouble I'm having is finding a preceptor. The place where I work currently only has 1 WCC, and she is pretty new and stressed out to begin with, which is why I hesitat...