This is the weirdest nursing job ever
I'm being dramatic but I feel so strange. Just started doing private duty 1:1 homecare. I'm brand new in this area of nursing. I'm working a couple evenings in a patients home. She lives with family. Pt wants to be left alone sometimes to get work done on her computer. I'm currently just sitting out in the family's living room, with my own laptop.... Christmas shopping, googling things, on my phone, etc. The family member is also out here watching TV, on his phone, sometimes we chat.
My hourly rate is actually really good and I feel so weird that I'm getting paid for this. Also super awkard being in someones home. Downtime is amazing, I'm not complaining. I LOVE being alone, I can keep myself busy for hours if I'm alone lol. But it's super strange having so much downtime in someone elses house with them around...... I don't want to small talk for hours, and the shift drags because of it.
Anyone else had a position like this before? It sounds too good to be true but I also don't love this!
Posted Dec 4, 2025, 9:37 PM UTC