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I need advice big time. I’m new to home health about 2 years now and need advice. I’m seriously over it and considering a new specialty or being completely done with home health all together. I am constantly being taken advantage of.
For example...
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First Off, Going into the Homes of Patients
First of all, you have to ask yourself if you would mind walking into the homes of strangers over and over again. We go into many different types of homes. There are beautiful and clean homes, and home...
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Hi All! Long time follower but first time posting something on here. So many questions I want to ask but I will start with the most pertinent. I went through an accelerated program 5 years ago and became an RN. I went into community health nursing wo...
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I am new to home health visits. I always did shift work in the home. The jobs are really like night and day, and I am not sure why many people think if you work shift work in the home, that intermittent visits will be a breeze and vice versa. The ski...
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There are many posts about nurses working LTC or in hospitals and covid, but I haven't seen any (maybe I missed it or didn't search correctly) in regards to Home Health Nurses and Covid - the concerns, if nurses in home health feel "safer" than in an...
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I am a nurse new to home health visits (but not HH, as I worked private duty/shift work in the home)
ALL of the HH nurses I observed while precepting did not wash their hands with soap and water. They just used hand sanitizer. In facilities and ...
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If you're a home care nurse, there's a good chance that your agency has quality assurance nurses (QA). They might be in-house, or they may work for another company. No matter where or how these nurses work with you, they have the same role - to ensur...
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She was dependently independent ( meaning her husband helped her with matters concerning her health, but she took all the credit because he told her she should). She always made it a point to me to emphasize how "laid back" she was.
Our first co...
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If you have ever considered working in home health, then you might want an inside glimpse at what it is really like. To help those with questions, I am going to walk you through a typical day in my life as a home health nurse. I enjoy home health for...
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I saw the knife from the corner of my eye! The knife was pretty long and wicked looking. The woman on my right holding it was mad and was barely two feet away. On my left, stood another woman holding up a weight used for traction. They cursed each ot...
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Any advice welcome and appreciated. I have had a difficult time finding a nursing job I enjoyed. I recently found my nursing happy spot in home health. I enjoy the independence, the flexibility and the one on one with the patients. I finally fee...
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Damage to the skin includes moisture-associated skin damage, pressure injuries, incontinence-associated dermatitis, skin tears due to inappropriate caregiver handling, and slow or non-healing surgical wounds. Nurses will also be responsible for monit...
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Hello, everyone. I had a situation yesterday that I'm struggling to come to terms with. I've been an LVN for about a year and half now but my new job is in Home Health nursing. I have a patient who lives in an apartment with his elderly wife who is u...
