I am a nurse that has been doing home health the past 20+ years and absolutely love it. I will never return back to the hospital or clinic setting. The most important tip before taking any shift with a client. Do a meet and greet with the client and family before you accept a shift. You don't want to agree to shift and be stuck some place all day where you are not comfortable. Most charting these days is now digital documentation and done in the home. You should never have to take any documentation home ever. Don't feel bad for asking for more training till you are comfortable. Most employers want you to be confident in your skills Take 2 or 3 different clients to get a variety and you won't get burned out. This made such a huge difference for me. I was starting to get burned out, and this one thing changed my life. Take clients where you never have to drive your car. Some clients have their own vehicle that you can drive. I am night shift so, I only drive to and from work. No extra miles are being put on my car. All my clients are less than 15 miles from my house and one is actually in my own neighborhood. I have the best schedule and clients. I have never been happier. Once you have had your client awhile, they will be like family to you. This is such a plus because you will know when something is not right or when they are starting to get ill... you will know their baselines!

Great video Im a home health nurse as an LVN and you Nailed it! I love home health ESPECIALLY wound care but I dislike the action of doing all the charting daily especially if you see 6 to 8 patients a day. I look forward to your next video.

I had a friend who gave up on home health nursing when she walked in on a drug deal in the lobby of a patients apartment building.

5 minutes into this video I know for sure HH nursing is NOT for me lol. Great video!

You are a wealth of knowledge and I appreciate you sharing!!! Thank you! I was a hospice RN for 10 months but decided to switch back to psych. Now with such a rigid schedule I miss my flexible self made schedule. So I am looking into getting into a home health position for a better work life balance.

A con is also It's risky and can be unsafe being alone in someone's home. Especially first time clients u dont know what ure coming into

I am a private duty nurse and you hit the nail on the head on all points.

Can we talk about the patients with roaches!!! Omg I feel bad but I’m sorry I can’t do the roaches seen 7-10 huge roaches on my shift. One was in my bag. I will never ever take a bag into a patient’s house again

You remind me of a funny as heck auntie. I love it.

Tawanda thanks for your truthful information on HH Care. I've been in HHC for about 17 years working with Adults & Children in their home settings, as a CNA, LPN to RN. At times you as a Nurse accompany the client & Parent /relative to clinic visits & Hospital appointments' or for treatments. Some client cases involved caring for Children & accompanying them in school, then finish Nursing care at the home. Then you'r off work. Don't get it wrong. just as Tawana has educated you as a Nurse, you do have to take the initiative standpoint with TACT of being a HHC Nurse. Yes, asa Nurse you have to institute HHC treatments. They may be hanging IV's, meds, Special FEEDINGs that you may have to Mix. HHC is continued Health care that continues when the Parents learn How to care for their loved one in the home, then the Hospital allows that client to be released to go home with an HHC Agency CARE. ... And Nurses provide HOME HEALTH CARE. Have Fuuunnnnnnn Eddddd

Very helpful! Thank you?

Thank you. This was very helpful

Very true, i am a home car nuse, thanks for allt he tips.

Great video! Thanks for sharing ❤

Why didn’t I look for a video on this topic this before I took this job🤦🏾‍♀️

Omg walking into the DV situation had to be rough 😢 A lot of people think nothing of letting their huge dogs jump on you. Im like no ma’am that’ll do it for me😳

I wanna get away from bedside care in a few years been thinking about home health nursing a little nervous about going to people's home everything you mentioned except the driving is a concern of mine especially working on you're own independently not a pet person, hate filth and clutter , can't tolerate cigarette smoke gives me migraines, just safety in general people know you're a nurse and can be dangerous.

I didn’t like doing home health as a CNA it didn’t pay well and you have no Clue what kind of family or neighborhood your going to be in plus the pay was to low. And it was inconsistent

As an LPN it’s WAY BETTER THAN long term care I’ve done for 12YRS.! Family sometimes be a little cray! But, meh. However, I also do PRIVATE DUTY. So, my shifts are at one persons home for the entire shift. Idk

This is excellent

Im a teacher who just switched gears and currently a HomeHealth, currently in Nursing school to become a RN

Thanks so much for this video! are there any companies/agencies you would recommend in the Midwest region ?

If you're on call, be prepared to go out in the middle of the night to troubleshoot catheters. It's always catheters.