kyhospicenurse

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1. Is 'Going Hospice' a stigma?

   kyhospicenurse replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with you as far as the perception of the public in general but talk to someone who has had a family member in hospice or someone who has been discharged from Hospice for improving and no longer eligible. Hospice is not a narrow program. The p...

2. Question about "terminal diagnosis"

   kyhospicenurse replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice

   I'm a little leery of adult FTT. I think it is used way too much just to get a person in hospice when in fact there are much better substantiated diagnosis that fit the pt. We had a little guy in our program for FTT. He couldnt stand the nursing home...

3. Question about "terminal diagnosis"

   kyhospicenurse replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice

   I would go with CHF especially if you can get documentation supporting it.

4. Do you attend funerals?

   kyhospicenurse replied to Rnmomajmj's topic in Hospice

   I have gone to quite a few visitations of my patients. Once, 2 different patients in the same evening and in different states, though they were only about 30 minutes of each other. I give all my patients the support and respect they deserve and there...

5. Should I be mad at Hospice? My mother...

   kyhospicenurse replied to Roland's topic in Hospice

   Losing a parent is hard on us all. After the loss of my father, I changed my specialty from cardiac to hospice care. My father was diagnosed with lung cancer and told he would live 3 months or so. As a nurse, I thought that was stretching it. In fact...

6. A hospice poem/writing-

   kyhospicenurse replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in Hospice

   Thanks for sharing

7. Scariest things you've seen

   kyhospicenurse replied to mscsrjhm's topic in General Nursing

   Seen many things over the years......... A few memorables...... One nurse I worked with on nights, she would get out the narcs at the beginning of the shift that she may need during the night and carry them around with her in a med drawer from room ...

8. ARE THERE ANY NURSES OUT THERE THAT ACTUALLY "ENJOY" or HAPPY WITH THEIR JOB.

   kyhospicenurse replied to dream8's topic in General Nursing

   For the first time in my career I can honestly say I LOVE MY JOB!!! After working in the hospital for many years, tired of the hospital politics, and becoming totally burned out, I took some time off. I didn't want to quit nursing but wanted a job th...