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1. New to all this

   icuabbie replied to anita4's topic in Hospice

   If there is any way to get Hospice involved they will be a tremendous help with the palliative care and contacting the Dr's. I worked in hospice for a while and we saw pt's in nursing homes and assisted living. I don't know if this patient would qu...

2. Is Hospice a higher calling?

   icuabbie replied to rosemadder's topic in Hospice

   Both my parents were on hospice before they died. I was so impressed with one hospice rn named Susie that I felt called to try hospice nursing once my grieving was complete. I went in expecting to help people come to terms and accept the dying proc...

3. Anyone practice Guided Imagery?

   icuabbie replied to icuabbie's topic in Holistic

   It really is an awesome process. Interactive varies from guided imagery in that is an interactive process between the guide and the client or patient. Once the client is in a relaxed state the guide facilitates the inner experience or work that the...

4. Anyone practice Guided Imagery?

   icuabbie replied to icuabbie's topic in Holistic

   Nice to see more responses on this. I have to leave for work in about 30 minutes so I'll post more on IAGI tomorrow. It's different from guided imagery and a great tool. Bye

5. how do we change nurses opinions on male nurses?

   icuabbie replied to mark_LD_RN's topic in General Nursing

   It has been enlightening to read the posts on this subject. I'm a 44 y.o. critical care nurse and have worked with alot of male nurses. The problems we have on our unit is that the majority of male rns are very young, many using the icu as a steppi...

6. Burnout

   icuabbie replied to lyonsgirl's topic in General Nursing

   I'm 44 and I've been nursing for 15 years. I work in the ICU and starting to look at other possible areas to go into. Tried the home health/hospice also, the paperwork is ridiculous. These are the areas that I'm considering: Cancer Center (would ...

7. Anyone practice Guided Imagery?

   icuabbie posted a topic in Holistic

   Are there any nurses out there that are using guided imagery or interactive guided imagery with patients? I'm certified in Interactive Guided Imagery(sm) through the Holistic Nurses Association. If you are out there I'd be interested to hear from y...