rocktrim

rocktrim has 3 years experience and specializes in Telemetry, Hospice.

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1. Older workers that are new grad nurses, please explain.

   rocktrim replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Job Hunt

   i graduated from nursing school at age 45. previous to that, i worked in various positions of customer service, even owned a motel. if an employer were faced with choosing between 1) a 22yo with no work experience, no travel, no other education 2) a ...

2. pediatric hospice

   rocktrim replied to rocktrim's topic in Hospice

   the specialist got an order for increased medication to accommodate the increased pain. The child, however, has declined to the point of needing crisis care, and a medical professional is in the home 24 hours/day. we are only trying to provide comf...

3. Going from cardiac floor nursing to hospice

   rocktrim replied to heartnurse2012's topic in Hospice

   same here, just went from telemetry to hospice, but then, i had always wanted to work hospice, and felt called to do so. for me, it is a relief to be working only on symptom management, and not cure. patients sometimes will still believe that mirac...

4. pediatric hospice

   rocktrim posted a topic in Hospice

   Worked phone triage through the night last night, which included our kids' hospice. A young mom called about 430am. With all the meds we'd given them, her baby's pain was still unresolved and he couldn't sleep more than an hour at a time, without w...