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Yes they have to be but guess what..... I was actually talking about patients you schedule visits with and then nobody opens the door. Or, when I worked PRN, the office would give me patients to see, you have to drive there, nobody is home. Guess what, you are not paid for this visit because you did not see the patient. As a result less money, wasted time.

Hi there, I am thinking to start traveling home health job and was wondering how home health companies treat us, travelers? Do they give us a "dead" assignments ( I am referring to patients who is never home), do they give us bead areas to work? Can you share your experience? Thank you very much.

Hi, Cookie, Currently I work in post anesthesia care unit in hospital surgery. Love it, 2 years soon. If you like complex care, you may try ICU. After ICU you with have all doors open before you. I liked working in neuro ICU. Human body fascinates me. A little bit hard on your body- taking patients to CT/MRI with all the equipment they attached to. Job for young, Ib say. Good luck with your interview.

Hey, Cookie. I worked in home health for 3 years, did regular visits, and start of care (SOC). In my agency, they try to give you a specific area to work, and to have a full day you have to see 5-6 patients. Sounds good right? But ...when you try to schedule people for the next day, you spend 2-3 hrs of your time calling and then they have their time preferences and no one wants to see you at 9 am. You have to jump through many loops to make your schedule, frustrating... If you are a regular field nurse, try to chart your patient while you are in the house because later you have to catch up and it takes your time from your family and you may forget something. You will improve with time charting and talking-listening to your patient because they loooove to chat. The most part I disliked was when you made your schedule, you came to see patient BUT nobody was home! That really sucks because while you trying to replace the visit ( you want your money after all, right?) the time comes to see the next patient. So you end up with low points/money. And all this going on 5 days a week, no wait, 6 days a week because half Sunday you spend calling people and making a schedule for Monday. In my company, we also had to take calls through the weekend, which was not fun at all. In addition to talking to people, you have to chart in their chart about the call and then send an email in the morning to the office, to the responsible parties. And yes, you will feel like you work all the time. My hubby was not happy at all. Yak, I did not miss it at all. If you have little kids, I would suggest finding a 3X12 job and having 4 days off to spend with your kids and husband. Seriously, home health only sounds nice but nooooo.

Hi there. Need a smart people's opinion on the subject. I am 1 51 y.o. RN, who is about to graduate with BSN. I would like to hear from you all, the pros and cons of my question. If I proceed and get my FNP, I will be probably around 54-55 y.o. What chances do I have to land my first job? What to expect in my first job? Schedule, pay, etc. Please help me to think about it and make a decision. About myself: LPN (since 2015)-RN (since 2019). Experience: Nursing home (LPN), Rehab. hospital (LPN), home health( LPN-RN), Neuro ICU (RN), Post anesthesia care unit in outpatient surgery (RN).

I did not talk to my employer yet. Just considering other options with less heavy maneuvering involved.

Hi all! I have been diagnosed with bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. It is going on for 6 months now, doc. said moderate to severe and offered surgery. I am a Neuro ICU nurse, 1 yesr will be in this June. We take patients to CT often, which includes pushing/pulling heavy beds with patients, transfer them. We don't have nursing assistants and have to give bed bath by ourselves to a, most of the time, obese-dead weight patients. My question is, what kind of job can I switch to after a surgery? Surgery will be on a left, non-dominsnt arm. Thank you all, I desperately need an advise.

All you can do is educate the patient about the medicine, why he needs to take it, what happen if he will not take it. Call MD and report and than chart all you've done. You can't make patient take meds but you can educate.

Thank you, Caliotter, understand now.

Caliotter, whats the difference between home health and extended care? Can you tell more? Thanks.

TN is here. Points system. 25 per week full time. 0.75 points regular visit, 1.25 ROC, 1.5 resumption, 2.25 SOC, 0.40 c per mile gas reimbursement

Welcome to HH! Try to chart as much as you can during the visit.