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  1. nah...in hospice we wouldn't check the labs...but it is appropriate to switch opiate to eliminate the noxious symptom.
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    Forum: Hospice Nursing
  2. Yes, you are correct that this is an ethical issue. The oriented and alert patient does have a right to that information. ...
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    Forum: Hospice Nursing
  3. The pacer was overlooked. Once the pt is made comfort care only or to withdraw care, the pacer is usually turned off. I have...
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    Forum: CCU Nursing / Coronary / Cardiac
  4. Sometimes nursing is about supporting the patient's right to die with dignity and comfort. It can be uncomfortable for you...
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    Forum: CCU Nursing / Coronary / Cardiac
  5. We do this sometime for pts with pacemakers that wish or whose families wish to withdraw care. It is a medical device that...
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    Forum: CCU Nursing / Coronary / Cardiac
  6. Hello MBARNBSN, Thanks for the clarification. The CM's at my hospital don't do patient care, which is what I was...
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    Forum: Hospice Nursing
  7. I'm not offended, but I do think these tools are needed. I work in an in pt palliatve unit of a hospital. We accept pts on...
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    Forum: Hospice Nursing
  8. Yup, it is normal to feel sad... For me, I feel sad for the survivors as I understand the grief they will experience in the...
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    Forum: Hospice Nursing
  9. Yes I felt mostly sad for the wife...
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    Forum: Hospice Nursing
  10. The latest Cochrane Review found that influenza vaccination was completely ineffective at reducing transmission. I don't see...
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    Forum: Pandemic Flu
  11. I just read at the nurses station that they want 90% of staff to be vaccinated for the best reimbursement dollars. So, I...
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    Forum: Pandemic Flu
  12. I just find it ironic that my workplace trusts my judgment when it comes to my patients' healthcare. They don't trust my...
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    Forum: Pandemic Flu
  13. I just left nursing school over this issue. I made sure I was able to sign off on the flu vaccine before starting. Now,...
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    Forum: Pandemic Flu
  14. I have taken the flu shot before, unwillingly. I don't know what toxins are going into my body, as vaccine companies and...
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    Forum: Pandemic Flu
  15. Are you under the misguided impression that if you get the flu vaccine, you won't get the flu? Uh, doesn't work like...
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    Forum: Pandemic Flu
  16. OP, you are not alone. Letter to Colorado Public Health Officials on Mandatory Influenza Vaccine for Health Care Workers...
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    Forum: Pandemic Flu
  17. I actually do have lots of employment opportunities because of my training. My facility does not require any vaccines. ...
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    Forum: Pandemic Flu
  18. I would not work for an employer that "required" me to take a flu vaccine and personally, I think mandatory medications...
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    Forum: Pandemic Flu
  19. Almost everyone with a terminal illness will benefit from hospice services. Death cannot be stopped but hospice can improve...
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    Forum: Hospice Nursing
  20. I often ask why they believe that choosing hospice is giving up hope or "the good fight". Generally, these people are not...
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    Forum: Hospice Nursing
  21. we have about 90 pts right now. A per visit bonus sounds nice. I don't get anything except my regular salary unless I work...
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    Forum: Hospice Nursing
  22. I don't have a similar story, but that is definitely interesting... Sometimes it's not the clinical interventions that make...
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    Forum: Hospice Nursing
  23. Wow!!!! Reading this thread I can think of so many times that I've experienced a family member experiencing the end of life...
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    Forum: Hospice Nursing
  24. The program's name is laptor. It was developed by our company (first mistake).
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    Forum: Hospice Nursing
  25. there is definite gab between admin and nursing workforce. The question will become - does Admin consider this gap an issue...
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    Forum: Entrepreneurs in Nursing
  26. I am not an RN but came across this as I searched for answers. Also I'm not into the paranormal nor am I a church...
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    Forum: Hospice Nursing
  27. Yeah, my place provides a bag that meets CMS specs but I hate it. So I don't use it.
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    Forum: Hospice Nursing
  28. I have used Hopkins bags with good success- they are designed with the home nurse in mind. We are supposed to keep our bags...
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    Forum: Hospice Nursing
  29. I use this same bag (|5673&id=18456) and love it. Highly recommend!
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    Forum: Hospice Nursing
  30. One thing that I did to enhance my hospice experience was to volunteer at a hospice. The training I received as a new...
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    Forum: Hospice Nursing
  31. no one in her family knows what happened 40 yrs prior? i've had pts such as yours, and yes, the 'fighting death' was r/t...
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    Forum: Hospice Nursing
  32. I don't have any trouble. As a matter of fact, I am sleepier on days. I think some of us are simply night-owls, and...
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    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  33. Westieluv, I can honestly say that a year ago I would never have told anyone to work for Heartland. As I said in my first...
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    Forum: Hospice Nursing
  34. I'd like to go to something like historymajors.com and see if all the baristas with baccalaureate degrees feel they were...
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    Forum: Nursing News
  35. It looks like they are plenty of RNs on the thread already telling em how it is!! Gotta love nurses...we never SHUT UP when...
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    Forum: Nursing News