Advice for a new nurse about hospice

I was hired as a hospice nurse right out of graduation as well, the company provided me with excellent training and support. There was always another nurse on call that I could contact. Before that I had worked in nursing homes as a CNA and LPN so I already had some experience.

best of luck to you, of all the agencies, homes, etc I've worked, hospice has been the most rewarding.

Went into home based hospice 6 months after graduation but had worked on a busy med surg floor as a student nurse for a year then 6 months as a graduate nurse. Would I do it again----probably not. I had a lot of life experience even prior to starting nursing school at 30 so I dove in head first. I probably wouldn't have done it at a younger age and agree with the above about the psych experience. Definitely, you need to have some significant life experience or some psych experience, if at all possible. Death is one of the biggest stressors of the family unit and people tend to do strange things that they wouldn't ever THINK of doing at any other time in their life. It takes a lot of composure, compassion and sometimes some quick thinking on your feet. Good luck with whatever you decide to do!!!!!