Midge

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1. Hospice Inpatient Unit

   Midge replied to Rnmomajmj's topic in Hospice

   Good luck on your interview. Four patients - definitely doable - I have had up to 6 with the help of a 12 hr CNA. There are days on an inpatient unit when you have time to chat with families and patients and feel in control. Then there are days w...

2. considering nursing school at 45 yo

   Midge replied to turtlesrus's topic in General Students

   Definitely go for it! I was 50 when I started for my LPN and 56 when I got my RN with a few years working all along. You will find that your life experience is quite valuable and will help your understanding and help with caring for patients. I w...

3. What age were you when you went to nursing school?

   Midge replied to Imissthefall's topic in General Nursing

   Started LPN school at 50 and then got my RN through Excelsior (already had a BA) when I was 56. I paid my "hospital dues" as an LPN, so was only in my early 50's. There is no way I could do hospital nursing in my late 50's - energy is needed if you...

4. roxanol in neb treatments

   Midge replied to lesrn2005's topic in Hospice

   I would say that absorption is not the issue. It works well for some patients and for others it is not effective. It is worth trying if only to give patients with severe dyspnea some relief.

5. roxanol in neb treatments

   Midge replied to lesrn2005's topic in Hospice

   Several years ago in Boston in a palliative care unit we regularly used IV morphine with normal saline in neb treatments. Usually used 2mg morphine from a 4mg syringe with 3 ml of saline. It worked well for lung ca patients as well as end stage COP...

6. Dyspnea Article

   Midge replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice

   Have just spent most of the day searching Google and other sources for info on nebulized MSo4 for the pharmacist so I can get the proper stuff for my home hospice patient whose COPD is about to do him in. I used it for years at an inpatient hospice ...