I've been an RN for 26 years and in home health for 19, almost 20 years. When I was in school, the rumor was that home health is where the lazy nurses go. I know it was a LOT different back then, and that might have been the case in 1996, but it's not now. Home health nurses must be highly skilled, self-motivated, competent, and confident. We must have good time management as well. Many are not comfortable going into the patient's home, but I love delivering care at home. As an RN, we do the admits, recertifications, resumptions, and discharges for the most part. We don't usually do routine visits, but at times, we do them. A Skilled admit usually takes around an hour, which is usually the longest we will be in the home. Most routine visits are between 30 min to an hour. We do some longer infusions that require the nurse to stay with the patient, such as Radicava or Iron. I have filled several roles over the years from field nurse to Director of Nursing. I will say that if you are considering a career in home health, it is not easy. The documentation is extensive and does take personal time to complete, but it is very rewarding and does give some flexibility in scheduling. Always make sure that the agency offers support to its field staff at all times. Make sure that your director is willing to do whatever it takes to make sure the patients are cared for, including going out to do visits and covering on call when needed. It's about teamwork. As far as pay, RNs can make more working in a facility or hospital, but you don't get the flexibility or autonomy that comes with home health. I will end my career as a home health nurse. Getting to know your patients as human beings is very rewarding.
I have been a home health nurse for over 20 years. In my state I don’t really know of any “companion” type care. We do skilled care and education. We have several pts a day and most are only seen 1 time a week depending on the care. If we are in the home for 2 hours something serious is going on.
Nope. I am a home health case manager and none of this pertains to my job. I do more skills and provide more education in this job, learn constantly, and help my patients better than sometimes I believe we could do in a hospital.
This was really helpful. I'm looking to try to become an LPN or RN, but I'm a little nervous because I really struggle with studying/math. Both of my parents have passed, and I never thought about home health/hospice etc until my mom passed last year. There's so many different forms of nursing; it's motivating
Personal care nursing is for Nurse assistants not RNs. You should know this if you’re a nurse. We home health nurses so skilled nursing. Don’t speak on things if you don’t know what you’re talking about.
10 year ER nurse converted to walk in clinic and now that job is going away. Looking for something with flexible hours due to being single dad. Pointers on how to learn documentation and time management. Websites, cheat sheets for speeding up documentation. Would prefer to get as much done between 8-3 when possible.
I'm an LPN and just finished a residency program with a home health company. I love it. I work with Trach and Vent and I like knowing what every day is going to be like and getting to see long term progress
This was a pretty good in-depth video and you’re a good speaker, surprised you don’t have more followers, I think you should keep making videos 👍🏻 take care!
I've been an RN for 26 years and in home health for 19, almost 20 years. When I was in school, the rumor was that home health is where the lazy nurses go. I know it was a LOT different back then, and that might have been the case in 1996, but it's not now. Home health nurses must be highly skilled, self-motivated, competent, and confident. We must have good time management as well. Many are not comfortable going into the patient's home, but I love delivering care at home. As an RN, we do the admits, recertifications, resumptions, and discharges for the most part. We don't usually do routine visits, but at times, we do them. A Skilled admit usually takes around an hour, which is usually the longest we will be in the home. Most routine visits are between 30 min to an hour. We do some longer infusions that require the nurse to stay with the patient, such as Radicava or Iron. I have filled several roles over the years from field nurse to Director of Nursing. I will say that if you are considering a career in home health, it is not easy. The documentation is extensive and does take personal time to complete, but it is very rewarding and does give some flexibility in scheduling. Always make sure that the agency offers support to its field staff at all times. Make sure that your director is willing to do whatever it takes to make sure the patients are cared for, including going out to do visits and covering on call when needed. It's about teamwork. As far as pay, RNs can make more working in a facility or hospital, but you don't get the flexibility or autonomy that comes with home health. I will end my career as a home health nurse. Getting to know your patients as human beings is very rewarding.
I have been a home health nurse for over 20 years. In my state I don’t really know of any “companion” type care. We do skilled care and education. We have several pts a day and most are only seen 1 time a week depending on the care. If we are in the home for 2 hours something serious is going on.
Nope. I am a home health case manager and none of this pertains to my job. I do more skills and provide more education in this job, learn constantly, and help my patients better than sometimes I believe we could do in a hospital.
This was really helpful. I'm looking to try to become an LPN or RN, but I'm a little nervous because I really struggle with studying/math. Both of my parents have passed, and I never thought about home health/hospice etc until my mom passed last year. There's so many different forms of nursing; it's motivating
Personal care nursing is for Nurse assistants not RNs. You should know this if you’re a nurse. We home health nurses so skilled nursing. Don’t speak on things if you don’t know what you’re talking about.
10 year ER nurse converted to walk in clinic and now that job is going away. Looking for something with flexible hours due to being single dad. Pointers on how to learn documentation and time management. Websites, cheat sheets for speeding up documentation. Would prefer to get as much done between 8-3 when possible.
I agree that the depth of nursing is not what I would prefer. However I can’t get a job in acute care and I’ve been trying for years to
I'm an LPN and just finished a residency program with a home health company. I love it. I work with Trach and Vent and I like knowing what every day is going to be like and getting to see long term progress
Thank you for this. I am getting back into home health care nursing and kind of needed a refresher about what to expect again
Can you give me advice on being a LPN in home health is it different for a RN or same in Hospitals, Nursing Homes, & or Home health..?
Home Heath RN 6+years here.
I’m over twice your age and I didn’t know half that info. Well done!
This was a pretty good in-depth video and you’re a good speaker, surprised you don’t have more followers, I think you should keep making videos 👍🏻 take care!
Great video and very informative as usual. Thank you
It’s amazing how to explained everything that we should know as a nurse but took it for granted You did a great job
I'm looking to transition in my career and I really appreciated this video. Thank you.
Keep it up! Loved your video. Very informative and helpful.
Great information!🤩
Very thourough, informative video
Good job 👍👍👌👌💐💐💐