southcarolina716

southcarolina716 has 17 years experience and specializes in too many to list..

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1. Hospice Nurse Transporting Patient Medications

   southcarolina716 replied to Mazzi's topic in Hospice

   I'd be interested in knowing the answer to this as well. As a CNA we are routinely delivering meds, we are expected to do this to help our RN's it bothers me to have that responsibility, I never would have thought of it bothering the nurses to be ho...

2. Hospice CNA Frustrated re:caseload

   southcarolina716 replied to southcarolina716's topic in Hospice

   We have nurses where I work that are also carrying 20 and more at times. They are some of the best nurses I have worked for and I amazed they stay to be honest. I just don't get it at all. I've never worked for a company that truly doesn't care abo...

3. Hospice CNA Frustrated re:caseload

   southcarolina716 replied to southcarolina716's topic in Hospice

   Thanks! Because of being at a former Hospice I was really shocked at the way things are run here, but since it was in a different state I've delayed leaving in case the next place was much the same. After putting my behind on the line and going to e...

4. Hospice CNA Frustrated re:caseload

   southcarolina716 posted a topic in Hospice

   I am a Hospice CNA with 17 years experience and previously worked with an excellent Hospice where I never doubted my value. We were a team with prn employees to jump in so we could go to meetings or even jump in if we had a difficult case and simply...

5. hospice burn out

   southcarolina716 replied to bewell2's topic in Hospice

   I would say be picky about which company you work for...make sure they have a good staff with prn employees available to take some of the burden off of you as needed. The biggest reasons I see for burnout has been due to lack of staffing and support...

6. massage and hospice

   southcarolina716 replied to debbers's topic in Entrepreneurs

   I just wanted to add...I work for a Hospice and was planning on going for my RN, after watching our Massage Therapist and the amazing ways she is able to help our patients I've changed my plans. Our patients are in love with her and she can do thing...