mmelvin

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1. When to stop a tube feed

   mmelvin posted a topic in Hospice

   Hello Eveyone-I have been asked to give an inservice to our nurses (I am a registered dietitian working with Vista Care Hospice) on common problems and solutions with enteral feeds. We have many patients that come on to our service with PEGs that are...

2. Long-Term Use of Appetite Stimulants

   mmelvin replied to mmelvin's topic in Hospice

   You are absolutely right. I agree. I try to talk the nurses and MDs out of Megace everytime. It's just that many of our patient are admitted to our hospice already on it and unfortuately some of the nurses have the mind set that anyone admitted with ...

3. Long-Term Use of Appetite Stimulants

   mmelvin replied to mmelvin's topic in Hospice

   I appreciate all the feedback. I went through all our patients' charts and found 4 people on Megace (one for 2 years and the rest for 6 months or under-well that's how long they have been our patients-who knows how long before. I found several on Eld...

4. Long-Term Use of Appetite Stimulants

   mmelvin replied to mmelvin's topic in Hospice

   Hello- I am so glad that I found this website. I am a registered dietitian working with a hospice organization in Athens, GA. I have been with the organization for a few months and have been doing mostly patient and family educations (high cal, high ...

5. Long-Term Use of Appetite Stimulants

   mmelvin posted a topic in Hospice

   Hello- I am so glad that I found this website. I am a registered dietitian working with a hospice organization in Athens, GA. I have been with the organization for a few months and have been doing mostly patient and family educations (high cal, high ...