ready or not?

[cherilee]

Ok so I spoke with an HR recruiter for a certain HH agency today.

By the time I got off the phone, I was thinking maybe I need more experience?

She told me there was alot of wound care, "severe wound care" and the patients are very complex.

I told her that I have a good year experience in acute care, but I am not an experienced wound care nurse.( I have done basic dressings).

She said orientation would be "a few weeks". They don't have mentors or anything like that.

Im wondering If I should wait longer and get more wound care experience? Or is this just one particular agency . Do some agencies have skill training or at least an orientation of a few months or something? I was hoping to do this now, but I dont want to set myself up ... I have one full year acute care, lots of post ops , diabetes, chf,

chest pain, etc. Any experienced hh nurses care to respond?

Thanks in advance..