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1. PO morphine tablets for SOA?

   pfeliks replied to elimayrn's topic in Hospice

   I give up. What does SOA stand for?

2. Hospice nursing for a nurse with depression and anxiety....mistake???

   pfeliks replied to NurseFries's topic in Hospice

   FWIW, I have never thought of my job as a Hospice Nurse to be particularly sad.

3. New hospice nurse: Burned out!!!

   pfeliks replied to MsPrettyHospiceRN's topic in Hospice

   You can start by turning off your "caps-lock".

4. Thinking of leaving hospice

   pfeliks replied to NurseStephy80's topic in Hospice

   I have been in Hospice for four years. I am lucky in that the company I work for has 2 dedicated on-call nurses. They cover ALL after hours work. Case Managers never have to take on-call.

5. Homecare Homebase

   pfeliks posted a topic in Hospice

   My hospice is in the process of transitioning from its own proprietary software to HCHB. We are in our "couch visit" phase where we are entering all of our patient's data into HCHB. I still don't know what documenting on a visit looks like. For my co...

6. How many visits per day? (Case Management)

   pfeliks replied to nurseontheway's topic in Hospice

   4 visits a day is the goal at the Hospice at which I work. But visits are weighted differently. Routine=1 Recert=2 admission =3.

7. What should I have done differently?

   pfeliks replied to B-RN-ISEE's topic in Hospice

   Another small thing. When visiting a patient in a facility you are going to taker Vital Signs as part of your assessment. Offer the results of your vital signs to the nurse taking care of the patient. H/She may have a "list" of "to dos" which may inc...

8. LPNs in hospice?

   pfeliks replied to 4boysmama's topic in Hospice

   At the Hospice at which I work, LPN's are not allowed to take call fro the exact reasons you state. I'm in Massachusetts.

9. IV Skills for Hospice?

   pfeliks replied to 4boysmama's topic in Hospice

   In my three years as a RNCM, I have never had to start an iv or do phelbotmy.

10. Hospice Care Plans

    pfeliks replied to Pride/hardwork17's topic in Hospice

    The software that your company uses from EMR is going to drive what your plan of care is going to look like.

11. is hospice nurse and hospice case manager same thing?

    pfeliks replied to rearviewmirror's topic in Hospice

    If you are thinking that Hospice Case Management will relieve you from "bedside" nursing, you are wrong.

12. Newly hired New to hospice

    pfeliks replied to elimayrn's topic in Hospice

    I agree. There is not much information to be found on what end stage will look like. I had a patient with neurofirbromatosis Type2. This was a new disease to me. I went to the internet to search for what to expect at the end of life with this disease...

13. New to Hospice

    pfeliks replied to Worthless_Nut's topic in Hospice

    Just an FYI. You'll need some time as a Hospice Nurse prior to being eligible for sitting for the examination: 'To be eligible for the HPCC CHPN® Examination, an applicant must hold a current, unrestricted registered nurse license in the United Sta...

14. Tell me about the Liasons where you work.....

    pfeliks replied to jschut's topic in Hospice

    It sounds to me like your liasons are practicing Nursing without a license. Determination of Eligibility is a Nursing/Doctor decision, not an unlicensed liasons decision.

15. Question for current Hospice nurses

    pfeliks replied to bugaboo848's topic in Hospice

    I work for a small office. 3 full time case managers with a census of around 40. We have 2 dedicated on call nurses. They each work one week on and one week off. They cover from 5pm to 8 am on weekdays and from Froday at 5 pm to Monday at 8 am. When ...