Briar

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1. Question regarding nursing care...

   Briar replied to KatrinkaRN's topic in Hospice

   It is my understanding that standards of care are to be exactly the same for hospice pts as for any other pt in a health care facility. This is legally mandated, though it may differ from state to state. -Briar

2. What is a reasonable salary to expect?

   Briar replied to Briar's topic in Hospice

   Thanks everyone for your advice. I accepted the job at $24/hr and .31 cents per mile plus on-call pay, which after digging around is very good in this area for someone with only two years nursing experience. Patient load doesn't sound too bad, 12-1...

3. What is a reasonable salary to expect?

   Briar replied to Briar's topic in Hospice

   Thanks for the link. I've tried this salary wizard before but have a tough time because RN-home health, or RN-hospice isn't a choice, and I think the job responsibilities go beyond just a Staff RN. So, I chose techincal nurse-RN and got a median s...

4. Denver residents

   Briar replied to iliel's topic in Colorado

   Unfortunately I don't know much about PSL or St. Joe's. I have heard good things about both. The two new hospitals are Parker Adventist and (I think this is the name) Sky View. Sky View is right off a major interstate, way south of the metro area,...

5. What is a reasonable salary to expect?

   Briar replied to Briar's topic in Hospice

   To answer the earlier question: The company is an urban non-profit. They accept any patient regardless of ability to pay, including indigent and homeless. -Briar

6. School Choice

   Briar replied to Shenandoah's topic in Colorado

   Shenandoah, Congrats on your decision to start Nursing school. It is one of the best things I have ever done for myself. I graduated in May 2002 from UCHSC and thought it was a great program, but they are under some budget strains right now and I do...

7. Denver residents

   Briar replied to iliel's topic in Colorado

   I've lived in and around the Denver area for over ten years, just started nursing two years ago and I love it. Job prospects are pretty good here, there are several new hospitals being built in the Southern suburbs due to growth, and they are also v...

8. What is a reasonable salary to expect?

   Briar posted a topic in Hospice

   Greetings everyone. I am an RN who has been working in critical care for about two and a half years now and have been offered an RN position with an end-of-life care organization. I am terribly pleased and excited to be starting in hopsice and pall...