worries about home care

[copelaje]

I am a new grad nurse with no clinical experience besides school, and after 3 months of looking for a job, I finally got a job offer in home care private duty. Although I am excited to have a job, I have a lot of nerves. They have given classes on vent and trach, and I will be orienting for a minimum of 4 days and a maximum of 10 days. I will be orienting on a case with a vent, trach, and g-tube.

I guess I am just wondering if 4-10 days is enough to feel comfortable. If worse comes to worse I guess I can always ask for a more simple case.

[Idaho_nurse]

WOW.... I dont know what to say to 4-10 days of training and being a new grad. That is insanely stupid of them. as a new grad, a very long orientation, ride along, and understanding all that HH is, is very important. as you said, you know nothing at this time. HH is hard enough as it is, and yes, there are some exceptions, but a new grad has no business being in home health. HH is way to independant a job and you have to have the experience behind you do be able to immediately react quickly and efficiently should anything go wrong. At this point, even your assessment skills are not there, nor the ability to just troubleshoot a problem quickly and made the right choice and perform the proper interventions needed.

We do have a new grad at my agency, and she will have up to 4 months of training with someone before being set free to handle her own clients. She will be training with all the nurses eventually before her orientation is over.

If that is all you get in your agency, I would seriously be considering a different one. sounds like all they care about is getting a nurse out there, and doesnt care about your skill set. Glad you declined the case.