maureenRN

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1. A Day in the Life of a Hospice Nurse

   maureenRN replied to jeastridge's topic in Hospice

   I left the ER after 14 years to become a hospice nurse. I'm currently an intake nurse, but I do triage and weekly visits as well. I love my job, I really get to spend time with patients and families instead of rushing from one patient to the next, ...

2. Nursing homes

   maureenRN replied to Stacey Tortorice's topic in Geriatric

   I work in a long term acute care hospital. The PCA's I work with sometimes have a team of 10-14 patients to care for. I will always tell them if I'm not busy I'll help them in any way I can. "I didn't become a RN to wipe butts" seems to be all too...