I have had a bit of a problem. I work as a nurse and although I have been told I am a good nurse in the home health field, I sometimes have difficulty making my bills with the amount I get paid. I hav...Read More
I had met the first of the three girls several years back. She was in her 90’s. I came to love her when I was her home health nurse. She was bed bound at the time I took care of her. Even though...Read More
“One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” I saw this quote posted on a refrigerator in someone’s house. The house was dilapidated and didn’t even have an air con...Read More
For those of you who have been following my blog for the past year you have realized that I had a bit of a problem with the company I am working for. When I first hired on I was promised a full time p...Read More
I recently had been talked into applying for a job with a new company. Two of my dear friends work for this company. I had heard excellent things about their compensation package and with three kids i...Read More
I never know in my job when I am going to get done. It depends on my patients and what they need and also how much documentation needs to be done. Sometimes it is a ten hour day and sometimes it is tw...Read More
I have blogged before about the other nurse which I have been training. She is a good nurse and a dear friend but lately she has realized she has some problems. Don’t we all? I had been pointing...Read More
The lady was bent over with age, her knees creaking with arthritis as she hobbled around the table in her apartment. Her nose was long and her wrinkles deep. I could tell she was an European lady from...Read More
I didn’t want to take the case. I had done a case similar to this before and I didn’t like it. In addition to this, the patient also lived clear across town. In home health it is smart to ...Read More
I got an amazing opportunity at work this week. On Friday I was asked to train a new nurse. It added a lot of time to my day but I really liked the lady so I didn’t mind. She was very observant ...Read More
I recently became aware of how judgmental I have been regarding a family member of one of my patient’s. This was a husband of a dear sweet lady. I had become judgmental because she was bed bound...Read More
My mother doesn’t have a clue about me or my professional life. She saw an ad on TV advertising for a company who provided people to go out and play games with the elderly. She said I should try...Read More