That's sad about your Dad. I'm glad that the old mormon culture of church being the 'end all, be all' is going away, including accepting any calling because it's always inspired and good, no matter the cost to you, your health or your family.

All three companies are aware of the arrangements with being on call at the same time. They trust me to take care of the patients. As a hospice nurse, we're out seeing patients without anyone looking over our shoulders. We have to be reliable and independent.

Sure, no problem

I made the same before the pandemic.

Thank you.

Can't say for privacy reasons 😬

Yes. I've seen patients die more quickly since Covid. Part of it may have to do with people not seeing their doctors as often, so doctors don't see patients declining and refer to hospice at appropriate times. That was already a problem before Covid.

Bought a 4 bedroom 0.26 acre home in 2016. Now? Forget about it. Prices are absurd. My wife is stay at home. 5 kids.

I've been doing three companies at the same time for one year. There was one time that I was doing a patient admission at the same time a patient was being transferred to their home from the hospital and also needed to be admitted. That wasn't the problem. The problem was that the patient died in the ambulance on the way home. So while I was with a patient starting him on services, I had to take care of the situation (over the phone) of a patient not yet on our services but also discharged from the hospital, who had died!

MOST of the time on-call needs are not emergencies. I can triage the situation. Two calls at the same time? One of them is bound to be not as important as the other. So I'll go take care of the more important situation first and just explain to the other that I will take a little longer than usual.

A surprising amount of calls are people panicking (mostly the family) or worrying about something that isn't as serious as they think. I've been doing this for eight years. I can triage pretty well over the phone and reassure the patient/family and let them know what to do before I get there, or just handle it over the phone.

Three different hospice agencies. These companies are not associated with any hospitals, though hospitals may send us their patients who need hospice care in the patient's homes. I visit people in their homes and in assisted living facilities and nursing homes (but for me, mostly just homes). Each hospice company has their own census of patients that they take care of. They need an on-call nurse to manage any problems that come up after regular business hours. Since each company doesn't have a very busy on-call need, I am able to do three companies at the same time and get paid from all of them.

Thank you! It can be hard, especially all the different family dynamics I encounter.

I work at three companies and do on-call with all three of them at the same time. One week on, one week off. I make $2,300 per week for just being on call, that's about 50k per year. On call isn't that busy so I sleep eight hours most nights. I case manage at two of the companies, but fewer patients than most nurses because I supplement my income with on call. I make $55 per visit, plus mileage and travel time depending on the job and if it's on call.

Hospice nurse. I make 150k and work about 40 hours per week in Utah.

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All starlings should be shot.

It's a fantastic movie about corporate corruption and flawed legal system. I recommend watching it without watching the preview.

Completely agree. See movie Dark Waters.

Exactly this. I was diagnosed two weeks ago. I'm 34. I'm astonished I went so long without a diagnosis. As soon as I realized I had ADHD I went straight away to an ADHD clinic and set up an appointment. I was officially diagnosed and started Ritalin 10mg twice per day. I feel normal now and so many woes just disappeared. I'm not trying harder or doing anything differently, yet I'm productive and just feel well. I will never go back to the way I was.

Correct. Don't use shampoo to wash your face.

What an absolute beast of an answer. Very well stated, excellent reminders of the doctrine of the Fall and good scriptural examples to show how things really are possible with God. 👊

I was an idiot and put 70k into BTC at 59k. It was after it dropped to 50k and went back up THREE times to 59k. I thought it wouldn't drop again after that support. Oh boy. Still hodling.

Stop replying to yourself!

Ace Hardware has a handyman service. I used it the for the first time last week. They came out at 0800 the next day to fix a kicked-in door frame and install some hardware. Very professional. I'll never use classifieds or facebook handymen EVER again. They don't care, don't need the business and won't respond anyway.

That's what I was going to say. But here's a hint: worshipping the earth.