NurseMarla

NurseMarla specializes in Hospice.

Latest Activity

1. What Exactly Does a Case Manager Do?

   NurseMarla replied to missninaRN's topic in Hospice

   I can't speak for all hospices, but at ours Case Managers do everything from admissions to ordering diapers. This is by no means all of it, but some of the things I am expected to do are: admissions deaths/discharges assessment treatments obtaining ...

2. How do you respond when you tell people you are a hospice nurse?

   NurseMarla replied to RachelRN25's topic in Hospice

   I get a lot of appreciation from the community. Cashiers will tell me how much hospice helped their grandmother, etc. If I do happen to see a bit of a cringe, I take the opportunity to educate about what hospice has evolved into.

3. I passed my nclex first time

   NurseMarla replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

   Good job! Now quit wasting your time online & go get a job! :lol_hitti

4. Do you regret becoming a Nurse?? Why?

   NurseMarla replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in General Nursing

   Not as of yet. I've only been a nurse for a few months, but I've loved every minute and can't imagine doing anything else. Of course, I went straight in to hospice so I never had to deal with the hospital headache.

5. Terrible breach of professionalism?

   NurseMarla posted a topic in Hospice

   I visited the home of an actively dying patient last night. The extended family was there, and there were a lot of understandably upset people there. The chaplain came, and the elderly husband began weeping (as were others). I was 2 hours in to a ...

6. What should I wear...

   NurseMarla replied to metal_m0nk's topic in General Nursing

   Skirt suit, hose, modest, closed-toe heels that match your bag. Minimal jewelry & perfume/fragrance, clean natural nails, a smile.

7. New Grads: How was your day today???

   NurseMarla replied to Misslady113's topic in New Nurse

   Kinda weird. I'm in home hospice, and today I did a supervisory visit on a CNA, then I went to see about a skin tear on one of my pts, visited another new patient who is acitively dying, then went to a staff meeting where we were told that the big bo...

8. WHY are some PCT's so bitter towards new RN's???

   NurseMarla replied to inteRN's topic in General Nursing

   I'm in home hospice now, so I don't see much of our aides; they've all been friendly when I do see them though (maybe because I do their evaluations ). However, when I was doing clinicals in an inpatient hospice (I'm a new grad) the CNAs were very r...

9. Jobs after graduation

   NurseMarla replied to Tua15395's topic in New Nurse

   I sent out maybe 30-40 applications and got 2 interviews. I was hired at the first one, fortunately. None of the hospitals even responded, and I ended up in hospice where I wanted to be anyway but thought I needed experience. I also sent all of th...

10. GA nursing school Q's

    NurseMarla replied to chachada1's topic in Georgia

    Yes, I do. I was only able to get in as quickly as I did because I was one of the few that heard about their new Spring semester class (at the time). Keep your GPA up and do well in A&P and you should be fine.

11. Nursing salaries by state

    NurseMarla replied to selulion's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in GA, and most hospitals start off @ 22/hr. Fortunately, I started in hospice @ 27/hr

12. Malpractice Insurance

    NurseMarla posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been working for a couple of months now, and I know I should have looked into it sooner, but I didn't. I don't have malpractice insurance, and I can't find a lot of info on it. How much does it cost, where do you get it, etc. TIA

13. Question about Pain

    NurseMarla replied to abundantjoy07's topic in Hospice

    Granted, my experience is limited, but from what I've seen so far death is not necessarily painful, but it is hard work. I've seen more effort than pain in my transitioning patients.

14. Hello Im in a Hickle of a Pickle

    NurseMarla replied to PrettyKathyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Go ahead and go to the interview; the decision may be easier once you have more info. It sounds like what you're saying is that the smart move would be to accept the new job, but you have a moral objection to showing "lack of loyalty," so to speak. ...

15. If you had your choice of any field of nursing you wanted........

    NurseMarla replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be right where I am :) I graduated in December and went straight into Hospice (in May, due to molassas-like BON), and I've been thanking my lucky stars every day since. I never want to do anything else.