Thinking of HH, any information to give

Hello. It greatly varies for salary, benefits, on call, etc with each agency...there are hospital based, private, non-profit, for profit...you get the picture, besides where you are located geographically makes a big difference too.You can read the thread "typical day of a HH nurse" and that will give you a good idea of what to expect. Personally, I make about what the local hospital nurses make ( without all the OT and shift diff pay) but the perks outweigh that. The independence, flexibility, one-on-one...I love HH and do not want to work in a facility again. I found my niche :) Good luck to you!

A lot depends on your area as far as pay rates and such. However, without a good background in general med-surg, you may find that many agencies would be reluctant to hire you. You might want to think about finding a more general area for experience, unless you can find an agency that takes a lot of high-rish OB patients (home terb, fetal monitoring, etc.).