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1. Question about fentanyl patch

   sukichaz replied to sukichaz's topic in Hospice

   Hi Carol, Thanks for your response. For the utilization question: the insurance is Medicare in this case. How can I find out what rules govern utilization? The Medicare patient info publication implies that people can go in and out of hospice as they...

2. Question about fentanyl patch

   sukichaz replied to sukichaz's topic in Hospice

   Hi, I am the one who originally posted the question about my Mom. Thank you to everyone who commented since this is helping me get a balanced view of the situation. I wanted to update and ask for some feedback. Just a note on the patch outcome: On Mo...

3. Question about fentanyl patch

   sukichaz replied to sukichaz's topic in Hospice

   Tencat, thank you for taking the trouble and care to respond, but I have to point out to you that I originally stated that addiction is not a concern we have. Alsok, it may seem to you like 82 is extremely old, but age in years and level of functioni...

4. Question about fentanyl patch

   sukichaz replied to sukichaz's topic in Hospice

   Thanks NRSKarenRN, Actually, my mom has had no pain at all prior to having the pleural tap. Her problem was solely dyspnea. I guess that is unusual, but there's no reason patients have to fit into a preconceived pattern. My mother is quite lucid and ...

5. Question about fentanyl patch

   sukichaz posted a topic in Hospice

   Dear hospice nurses, Some of you were very helpful to me about 6 weeks ago when I posted a question about my mother being able to get a pleural tap while receiving hospice services. (That thread is at: https://allnurses.com/forums/f25/question-about-...

6. Question about dyspnea

   sukichaz replied to sukichaz's topic in Hospice

   Thanks--from the bottom of my heart--to everyone who replied. I have a much better sense of what hospice can do in this situation for symptom relief and comfort meaures. I shared this information with my father. He is going to ask the hospice nurse c...

7. Question about dyspnea

   sukichaz posted a topic in Hospice

   Hi, First thing, I admit I am not a hospice nurse. I'm a nurse practitioner and I'm trying to help my 82 year old mother and 85 year old father, and I would appreciate some feedback from you. I don't know any nurses who do hospice that I could call u...