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1. Progressive care to Hospice?

   NavySERE replied to Anoetos's topic in Hospice

   The normal case load in an in pt unit is any were from 4-7pt's depending on the overall size of the unit. I have worked on two 14 bed unitsdepending on the shift I worked I would have 4 pt's for a Day shift or 7 for a nightshift. The "acuity" of th...

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

   NavySERE replied to nikishere33's topic in Hospice

   I have worked on-call, and also for Seasons. Not in Illinios but in another state. On-call is like working for the fire deptartment, you go out to take care of "fires" pt's in crisis. Which for someone with a good amount of experince say in ER or ICU...

3. very confused about my hospice job- need advice

   NavySERE replied to maybug's topic in Hospice

   Maybug, Sorry to hear you are so drained. Depending on the size of your company it is not unheard for a CM doing addmission along with taking call. I am surpised that your case load is only 8, the is great normal national average is 17-20. However,...

4. Can a new graduate be a hospice RN?

   NavySERE replied to fireball78's topic in Hospice

   As anurse educator in hospice, I would love to have new graduates coming into theranks. One of the biggest concerns is for the “new” nurse case manager in thefield not just the clinical experience but also, the organizational experiencesto manage a c...