PROs and CONs of HOME CARE nursing | Watch this before going into home care nursing 

Travel nurses get bullied every shift :(

I thought it was just me who experienced bullying from other nurses

@@marymagdalene6319 that comes with working in the medical field. Sadly

report these bully nurse

Some nurses can be straight up b****es.

do you learn a lot of skills or knowledge as far as nursing care?

Wow. I would love to work as a HHA or CNA to help take care of kids.

Always take care of yourself. Don't feel that you have to be there for the "patient" driven by the fear that if you don't help them then no one will. They're toxic to everybody.

I've been a home health RN Casemanager for 6 years and have worked for small and large agencies. You can find full time positions with benefits but typically those are RN case manager positions. Lots of perdiem positions available. There are unskilled agencies with low acuity patients typically medicaid with lots of home supervisory visits and skilled agencues typically Medicare. Rn home health responsibilities can be immense especially when working for a medicare agency. Medicare patients tend to be older and higher acuity with Picc lines, trach care, woundvacs, labdraws, catheters, ostomies, chest tubes etc. The documentation requirements are high with Oasis, ROC, Recerts. I spend a lot of time delivering pt care in the home and documenting after the visit especially with new admissions. You have to make a lot of phone calls to doctors, social workers, PT, OT, ST, POA's etc for orders, changes in condition, order clarifications. On call for my agency is every 4-5 weeks for 7 days. I've had to make home visits in the middle of the night on occasion. The agency expects me to work the entire weekend, granted every agency is different. I typically see 6-7 pts per day which is a lot when your driving from house to house. Some days are smooth and I'll get home in 6 hrs. Other days work is crazy busy and I get home after working for 10hrs. There is a high turnover rate burnout is real. I recommend starting out partime and asking good interview questions, regarding mileage reimbursements, expected number of pt visits per day, is there an on call rotation, how many nurses are employed in the agency etc. Your schedule is relatively flexible depending on pt needs. Part time nurses have the freedom to decline assignments not so for the full time nurses.

Family members leave dishes and tubs unclean and want to clean up

@@jonimarie09 Thank you so much for taking the time to describe about the difference between the different types of work requirements for a home health nurse.

Where is that heaven? It has avoided me for the last 6 years of HH service.

Ooo, that sounds interesting. Do it girl!!

Thanks very much

@@mercygonoRN hi mercy, I found your videos beyond helpful particularly as it trying to pursue a career in home care. Did you find that once your company trained you and once you got used to everything, the job as a visiting nurse became much easier? I’m a new hire and I am a little nervous as there are so many new things for me to learn and I’m not exactly sure what to expect. Thank you.

Most agencies now offer some benefits. May not be as good as hospitals, but they do offer and vacation time too.

If it’s not too personal, which one is this?

Yes my home health agency also covers all that. I love it

What agencies do you guys recommend?

same here. safe and prudent in Lawrence new York is the only way to go!

Mercy Gono BSN, RN Thank you Mercy, I really appreciate it.

Yes! There are pediatric home care companies I currently work for one!

I’m currently working for a pediatric home health! There out there!

@@mercygonoRN 💙. I'm very passionate about Home Care. And sometimes people don't even realize there are non-medical home health aides. I've been in training sessions mixed with nurses that didn't even know about people like me. In my state basically non-medical means you do almost everything except vital signs. I've even changed wound bandages . Basically you're just not getting paid what the people who have certifications are getting paid. And that's okay. If I decide to go back to get my certification I will. I don't know if I'll ever go through nursing school but that's another long story. LOL

I’m a new RN and it was my first job and I love it. You do have to be confident because you are on your own.

What health career path should a person consider if they're bad at math? Yet above cna

I worked in a neighborhood called Pine Hills. It is jokingly called Crime Hills. I went in with an open mind though it was good for awhile. I thought we had a repore with my client. Then there were three shootings in about a three month period ,one right on her street. Then all of a sudden when BLM started she became very verbally hostile to me being white. I told my agency that it was time to leave her. I got the standard you have to give 2 weeks notice to leave a client. I know other caregivers who have been sent into unsafe and extremely dirty houses and told the same thing. Where does our safety come into play

That's great,I pray that it goes well for you.

Same here!! I’ve done nursing homes for 3 years and hospital for 9 months currently moving in a few wks and thinking about trying home healthcare!

The agencies will train you. And if your not comfortable you can shadow other nurses...

What math do LPNs have to use

Is home health less stressful than working in a hospital

they always ask if pets are in the home and what type of pet. Remember people do have allergies. So if you dont want to say your afraid you can always let your job know you have allergies to dogs and cats to avoid getting patient's with pets.

Garciastargirl dang..I make $17 with night shift differential at the hospital and I’m a CNA.

@@SatoshiSky 😂😂😂😂 ikr ain't worried about it though. I dont mind grinding n getting my money for my bridge program ready

Mercy Gono BSN, RN for how many hours does a home care nurse there have to stay in a patient's house? i am a home care nurse here in qatar.

@@chenaloyon9955 8 to 12 hours.

Which agency is this that provides company vehicle? Are they in Florida?

Yes you can.. they use LPN’s often to follow up cases opened by RN’s.

@@mamsawah9255 thx

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Yess I’m starting I’m a medical assistant but I’m ready for this

Uh... that seems like a bad idea. I do HH in a lot sketchy neighborhoods. Makes me think of it but there are more things that can go bad if you have a gun or even if feel like you need use it that could have VERY bad consequences. At worse you’d be the nurse in prison for shooting a patient. At best, you’d lose your license and never work as a nurse again. Just keep your head and if you feel unsafe, get in your car and leave.

It depends on the agency. My agency offers both salary and per patient. No hourly.

My company pays hourly but i have interviewed at another that pays salary. I prefer getting paid hourly so I can get overtime :)

Bayada is private duty not home health, right? Private duty is always less, you stay there the whole shift and likely work only about 10-25% of the time there?

Jennifer Bargowski some agencies have new grad programs these days, I’m in one of them

@@schaekneeland7658 thank you, I will have to look into it

In California you can’t. You need at least 1 year of experience

What specialty do you travel on now?

@@magatsheni I am a HHRN still. However, I prefer to travel nurse than staff; still has it problems, but it is more doable for me.

So when you travel, you go to another state per se and see different pts in those particular allocated counties and zip codes? So it means you HAVE to drive your car there no matter how far it is from your home?

@@magatsheni Yes, that's correct! I drive to different states within. the US, or I may get a contract in my state a few hours away from home to receive the tax free stipend. It is tiresome, but overall enjoyable lots of amazing views. I come home and take a long break before my next contract, or I take 1 or 2 weeks and extend.