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Look for another agency, some agency's pay for documentation time spent. However do you document at the bedside? if not that might need to happen so that when your visit is over it's really over. Make the calls from the patient's home so if you need to increase a med or place an order for DME you do it during the visit . This way the patient see's that you are attending to their needs in real time and not on your time. You did mention you are new to this your time might get better the more visit's you go on. Try looking over other RN's documentation is their's less detailed then yours? Maybe your spending too much time documenting? I have seen that happen a million times especailly the newer staff. They document a book for fear of leaving something out. It should get better if it doesn't try another agency, or try an HMO they are always looking for nurses who want to do tele-a-health. Good luck.