10 Tips for Home Health Nursing

As a Registered Nurse, this year marks my 20th year in home health nursing. It has been a wonderful ride and I have met some interesting patients and co-workers along the way. I have worked in the field and in the office. The following are some tips I have learned from experience and my peers. Specialties Home Health Article

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jwiz214

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jwiz214. Hi, just starting on my 2d nursing job hh! semiretired from hospital but still need few more yrs till I can Hang up my nursing cap[which I actually did wear in 'the day', darn thing kept getting stuck on curtains]. I believe I,ll be alright, but my manager is seeming to be overwhelmed with her own work load and I believe I,ll have to follow her to her clients to get some preceptoring and her inside knowledge of home health. wish me good fortune! thanks for your postings.

snowshoe12

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Thanks for the article. It was very insightful. I am starting home health after 21 years of doing other types of nursing....so I'll see how it goes.

mcgar

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How was your experience starting out in Home Health as a new grad?? I am in the same situation and was offered to start in March.

Specializes in FNP- BC, Med-Tele, PCU, Home Health Case Manager.
mcgar said:
How was your experience starting out in Home Health as a new grad?? I am in the same situation and was offered to start in March.

I start my first HH case manager/field RN next month too! I've been a PCU RN for 14+ months so I have hospital experience but nervous abs excited to start HH! Are you doing private duty or field RN and visiting many different pts a day?