redding-er-rn

redding-er-rn has 8 years experience and specializes in ER, CCU/ICU, Trauma, Hospice.

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1. Death bed visions

   redding-er-rn replied to legend0710's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you Heavens Nurse! As a fellow hospice nurse, I could visualize everything described by Winterfresh. We see it almost daily in our line of work and it becomes the "norm" for us to see it. I truely believe that often as hospice nurses we beco...

2. Post mortem care

   redding-er-rn replied to mc3's topic in Hospice

   Hi all, I just did some checking with our mortuaries about some of the "issues" discussed in this thread. Bathing a pt is something I will always do regardless unless family requests to do themselves or for whatever reason they don't want the person ...

3. Post mortem care

   redding-er-rn replied to mc3's topic in Hospice

   Since this is a Hospice thread in most cases the coroner may be notified but as the person is on hospice the death is "expected", therefore not a coroners case for investigation. As far as washing the body it is all about family preference. I ask the...

4. Post mortem care

   redding-er-rn replied to mc3's topic in Hospice

   Since this is a Hospice thread in most cases the coroner may be notified but as the person is on hospice the death is "expected", therefore not a coroners case for investigation. As far as washing the body it is all about family preference. I ask th...

5. Death bed visions

   redding-er-rn replied to legend0710's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the info, the book sounds very interesting

6. Post mortem care

   redding-er-rn replied to mc3's topic in Hospice

   Thank you, Family appreciates it also as many don't think of "sending them out clean".

7. What Diagnosis would you say this patient is?

   redding-er-rn replied to CANRN's topic in Hospice

   Sure looks liek COPD to me and ES heart

8. Mileage reimburssment

   redding-er-rn replied to curiousauntie's topic in Hospice

   California Hospice Rn...Our mileage reimbursement is same as IRS for our agency.

9. Death bed visions

   redding-er-rn replied to legend0710's topic in General Nursing

   So I guess the context of what you are saying is that all people dying and having visions have suddenly become schizophrenic? I'm not buying it but, who knows? I've seen a lot and those that don't or say they aren't having visions are very rare reg...

10. Death bed visions

    redding-er-rn replied to legend0710's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you completely. I see a lot of death and I believe you can tell where someone is headed based on their dying experience.

11. Death bed visions

    redding-er-rn replied to legend0710's topic in General Nursing

    I too am now a Hospice nurse. I recently had a young woman who was dying with a mild case of terminal restlessness. I was at the home and she was talking to me then suddenly she opened her eyes, looked at me and asked "(my name), why is when I open...

12. phone calls no outsider would believe

    redding-er-rn replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

    I always get theses wierd phone calls on the nights of full moons. I think the same person calls as I am recognizing the voice. The latest is a lady who called (obviously psych) who said she was seen and the ER doc said she was crazy and had mental...

13. Good Bye to Nursing for me...

    redding-er-rn replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry to hear that. I guess the saying that nurses eat their young is still true for you. Don't lett al the time and money you spent on your education go to waste. You wil find something that suits you when the time is right. The beauty of n...

14. You know you work nights when.......

    redding-er-rn replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked as the night Lab Tech before I was a Nurse and literally was referred to as the vampire by the patients. I was the only Lab person in the hospital and was responsible for all the draws and prcessing of specimens! Love night shift, more tea...

15. phone calls no outsider would believe

    redding-er-rn replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

    I had one last night! Woman calls and has apparently treated herself for head lice:uhoh3: . She is hysterically crying on the phone as she was unable to comb her hair. She said that nobody would help her and because she couldn't use any conditioner s...