Hospice Nursing

Register Today! Hospice nurses can use this section to network, discuss, and share trends and practices with other Hospice Nursing Professionals. Hospice nurses perform many traditional nursing duties such as observing, assessing, and recording symptoms, and they still work closely with physicians, administer medications, and provide emotional support. Hospice nurses have a particularly tough job because, from the outset, they know that the patient for whom they are caring is terminally ill.

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  1. What do you call this respiratory pattern?
    What do you call this respiratory pattern?
    by alapon77 May 22
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    leslie :-D
  2. Hospice Case Management question
    Hospice Case Management question
    by Marshall1 May 21
    2
    Marshall1
  3. Glioblastoma advice
    Glioblastoma advice
    by dreamrider212 May 2
    5
    NursieDP
  4. Good deaths versus bad
    Good deaths versus bad
    by missingmydad Apr 19, '11
    13
    NC29mom
  5. Top 3 admitting terminal dx
    Top 3 admitting terminal dx
    by NC29mom Apr 9
    5
    Nurse_Diane
  6. Let's talk $$ for hospice. (Idea lifted from Agency nursing)
    Let's talk $$ for hospice. (Idea lifted from Agency nursing)
    by SuzieVN Apr 6
    15
    Nurse_Diane
  7. End stage Alzheimer's
    End stage Alzheimer's
    by tnguy31 Apr 12
    13
    NursieDP
  8. Question re: FT on call and small case load
    Question re: FT on call and small case load
    by Marshall1 May 11
    3
    Marshall1
  9. Question about hospice patients
    Question about hospice patients
    by lovebug0 May 6
    5
    prettymica
  10. How Not to Die - new article featured in The Atlantic
    How Not to Die - new article featured in The Atlantic
    by _MORA_ May 1
    3
    tewdles
  11. Critical Care RN with BSN want to move to Hospice
    Critical Care RN with BSN want to move to Hospice
    by Bostonbarb54 Apr 28
    9
    NursieDP
  12. Do many hospice patients also have continuous G-tube feedings?
    Do many hospice patients also have continuous G-tube feedings?
    by Blackcat99 May 4
    3
    NursieDP
  13. Can a new graduate be a hospice RN?
    Can a new graduate be a hospice RN?
    by fireball78 May 25, '10
    49
    wheekris
  14. Approximate number of calls during on-call
    Approximate number of calls during on-call
    by alyiana May 3
    3
    tewdles
  15. Loving my new Hospice LVN position
    Loving my new Hospice LVN position
    by hmiller621 Apr 27
    4
    aklohr
  16. Non Funded Patients
    Non Funded Patients
    by jeannepaul May 1
    3
    tewdles
  17. Gastric cancer and NGT
    Gastric cancer and NGT
    by tnguy31 Apr 24
    7
    tnguy31
  18. Foley question
    Foley question
    by MomRN0913 Apr 28
    9
    RNandlovingit
  19. Is providing continuous home care required?
    Is providing continuous home care required?
    by nurseebol Apr 14
    7
    oldtiger
  20. Question about the FAST scale
    Question about the FAST scale
    by amagicalmind Apr 24
    4
    tewdles
  21. Going to Facilities
    Going to Facilities
    by idobelieve Apr 7
    11
    tewdles
  22. Catheter question
    Catheter question
    by ajitamamasita Apr 16
    4
    4_Sq
  23. Salary for Hospice Admissions Nurse
    Salary for Hospice Admissions Nurse
    by ICU11 Apr 28
    0
    ICU11
  24. PAY rate /FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES with Hospice Agency
    PAY rate /FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES with Hospice Agency
    by cincin1222 Apr 20
    6
    NurseJoy33
  25. Role of Hospice RN at a death.
    Role of Hospice RN at a death.
    by HillieRN Apr 18
    9
    seanynjboy
  26. Inpatient center patient load
    Inpatient center patient load
    by hospicernva Mar 25
    5
    Daisy_08
  27. Letting go has never been easy...
    Letting go has never been easy...
    Image by brian Apr 12
    2
    Lovecnmnp
  28. CHPN Exam
    CHPN Exam
    by ajitamamasita May 30, '12
    34
    Stella1688
  29. Any one know of a chpn class?
    Any one know of a chpn class?
    by wigglesgogo Apr 11
    0
    wigglesgogo
  30. Computers, Home Charting and Internet Access
    Computers, Home Charting and Internet Access
    by Kabin Mar 21
    4
    NC29mom
  31. very confused about my hospice job- need advice
    very confused about my hospice job- need advice
    by maybug Mar 31
    12
    Lil'mama
  32. On call calls
    On call calls
    by HillieRN Apr 5
    9
    jeannepaul
  33. petechia/purpura during dying
    petechia/purpura during dying
    by queenjulie Apr 3
    3
    leslie :-D
  34. UnitedHealth Group/Evercare
    UnitedHealth Group/Evercare
    by Tinkerbell04 Jun 9, '12
    3
    SuzieVN
  35. On call- what it really means:
    On call- what it really means:
    by SuzieVN Apr 6
    7
    SuzieVN
Stickies: Helpful topics found in Hospice Nursing...
  1. Sticky:
    Day in the life of a hospice nurse
  2. Sticky:
    Managing symptoms for a “good death”
  3. Sticky:
    COPD & hospice
  4. Sticky:
    Recommended Reading for Hospice Nurses
  5. Sticky:
    Care at the Time of Death
  6. Sticky:
    End-of-Life Care Curriculum for Medical Teachers