jonga

jonga specializes in Hospice, Med/surg, Ortho,Oncology.

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1. Wound Vac - when to discontinue?

   jonga posted a topic in Wound

   My patient has a wound vac to a dehisced abdominal wound. It's been a week already and the wound is healing well. It's approx 10 x 2 x 1 cm with no s/s of infection and scant serosanguinous drainage. When should I discontinue Vac therapy? My pt is o...

2. hospice RN certification

   jonga replied to weavrvirgorising's topic in Hospice

   Final Journeys and Final Gifts by Maggie Callanan are wonderful reads. Written by a very down to earth, funny and sensitive hospice nurse about her experiences. Dying Well by Ira Byock On death and dying by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross Handbook for Mortals ...

3. hospice RN certification

   jonga replied to weavrvirgorising's topic in Hospice

   I have just taken the exam and am happy to say that I passed it. I have only been a hospice nurse for just over a year but decided to take the test because I want to be the best I can be in my chosen field. We get little to no education at the hospic...

4. head and neck cancer end of life care - advice needed.

   jonga replied to jonga's topic in Hospice

   Thank you to you all for replying and your words of support. Sadly I lost my pt yesterday. I was fortunate to be at his bedside at the time of death and thankful because he did bleed. Not the massive, arterial rupture which sometimes occurs but a slo...

5. head and neck cancer end of life care - advice needed.

   jonga posted a topic in Hospice

   I have been caring for a head and neck cancer pt in his home for the past 6 months. He has a trach and a G tube and has had extensive surgery, radiation, chemo etc. The last clinical trial has failed and his tumors are progressing. As well as interna...