dleechpn

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1. An open letter to the #NursesUnite movement

   dleechpn replied to disillusionedrn's topic in General Nursing

   I recently retired from nursing for many of the reason you bring up. I had planned to work to 65, but left at 62 after working 10 hours, seeing 7 hospice patients, driving 161 miles and being told at 1645 that I had an admission to do which would ta...

2. Case Managing a patient who doesn't want you.

   dleechpn replied to sharmankes's topic in Hospice

   Keep in mind that sometimes sarcasm is sometime a way of hiding pain. A lot of time COPD patients are angry because they are scared. Might try a join visit with the SW. Even though he did not want one. If SW can just get a foot I the door it might ...

3. emergency prepared

   dleechpn replied to rayea's topic in Emergency

   One of the 1st rules of an emergency situation is secure the area. If you are killed or I injured you are of no help to others. We as nurses are not trained to care for trauma in the field. That is what the EMT's and Paramedic do. If we come up on a...

4. First 2 Certification Periods

   dleechpn replied to Kabin's topic in Hospice

   I agree with the pervious post. Patients are evaluated at each visit for eligibility. If at any time this is in question it is brought to team and if determined that the patient is no longer eligible then the discharge process begins. The patient/fa...

5. Has anyone worked On-Call for Seasons Hospice???

   dleechpn replied to nikishere33's topic in Hospice

   I know what on call is of course but what is for season?

6. Am I crazy to take a hospice job?

   dleechpn replied to rnjello's topic in Hospice

   The short answer is yes. It becomes your life if you let it. The deeper answer is that hospice is a gift and a calling. You are witness to one of the most trying and intimate time in people's lives. If you are called to do hospice it will not let yo...

7. Does anyone carry a Care Kit/emergency meds?

   dleechpn replied to NativeNewEnglandah's topic in Hospice

   We have a comfort kit that is deliver by Hospice Pharmacia when we admit a patient. iWork in a mainly rural area and we only have 2 24 hour pharmacies in a 70 mile area