Burnt out; thinking of HH

I have been a staff nurse for the last several years. I am currently a float nurse and its still not much better. I am tired of 12 hour shifts. I am tired of 12 hours on my feet and dealing with the docs 'God complex'. I find myself with 6-8 complex med/surg patients and often doing both jobs as nurse and cna. I am thinking of switching to home health-admissions nurse. I have concerns about visiting peoples' homes and driving around in various towns.

any advice
You get used to driving around and visiting patients. Check out the home health forum for perspectives.

Funny...I have only been a nurse for 8 weeks and I was thinking...you know, this is really stressful! I started in the ICU, and now I'm thinking home health would have been a nice option. Obviously it has its own stresses, but I understand to some extent where you're coming from.I was driving home last night thinking...I don't want to be SO stressed all the time. I don't want to be in a position where every decision I make can mean life or death. Home health now...sounds great! Mon-Fri, 8-9 hour days...helping people, in a totally different way! Good luck )

Quote from Peanutter1Funny...I have only been a nurse for 8 weeks and I was thinking...you know, this is really stressful! I started in the ICU, and now I'm thinking home health would have been a nice option. Obviously it has its own stresses, but I understand to some extent where you're coming from.I was driving home last night thinking...I don't want to be SO stressed all the time. I don't want to be in a position where every decision I make can mean life or death. Home health now...sounds great! Mon-Fri, 8-9 hour days...helping people, in a totally different way! Good luck )

I am just glad that I am not alone. This is stressful work and 12 hours with demanding, total care patients and doctors that are so arrogant are too much to handle sometimes. The pay is great but at times I wonder what else is out there....I did school nursing and loved it. The pay wasn't enough to support my family. I worked 6 days a week (mon-fri at school and 12 hours on the weekend) then I joined the float pool for variety. smh idk

Quote from Peanutter1Funny...I have only been a nurse for 8 weeks and I was thinking...you know, this is really stressful! I started in the ICU, and now I'm thinking home health would have been a nice option. Obviously it has its own stresses, but I understand to some extent where you're coming from.I was driving home last night thinking...I don't want to be SO stressed all the time. I don't want to be in a position where every decision I make can mean life or death. Home health now...sounds great! Mon-Fri, 8-9 hour days...helping people, in a totally different way! Good luck )

I have just left a job as an admissions nurse for a HH company after doing it for 3 years. I spent 13 years in the hospital before that. Well, I'm back in the hospital. I found that I was working on my hh laptop 7 days a week. It interfered with my personal life so much. I'm glad to have had the experience, but I do like coming home after a shift and not giving it another thought. BTW, the doctors treat homehealth nurses worse.

Thanks to all that replied. I checked out the home health forum and I do not think HH is for me. Glad to chat with you guys, guess I will appreciate the 12 hours for now and leaving work at work.