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  1. Hospice nurse and bullying manager

    I did go and speak to the CCO of our hospital. Not sure what will come of that. She has no understanding of hospice care and working in the field. I used the words harassment and bullying this time. If I am not satisfied with the results, I wil...
  2. Hospice nurse and bullying manager

    Thank you all for the advise. I am currently looking for other work. I live in a rural area that has few nursing jobs available. I am the primary bread winner since my husband lost his job last year, so simply leaving is not an option.
  3. Pronouncing patients death

    Where I work in Oregon, RN's can pronounce hospice pt's. Our state leaves it up to the coroners in each county.
  4. Burned out already

    I love hospice, but I do in home hospice. The charting is ridiculous, but it is part of nursing now. I left med-surg nursing because I couldn't do anything for pt's except pass meds and chart. At least with hospice I only have one pt at a time to ...
  5. Let's talk $$ for hospice. (Idea lifted from Agency nursing)

    RN Oregon $40/hr I take call 4-5 x per month and get an hourly rate of $4.75 and then time and a half for phone calls or visits We get the IRS rate for mileage OREGON does not allow pay per visit nursing.
  6. ADN vs BSN?

    I have an ADN and BS in another health care related field. I am okay with that. I haven't had any issues with job finding here where I live. If I were 18 and a mom of a young one - I would do things step by step. Get your LVN and work and work t...
  7. Hospice Case Management question

    The number of pt's one can case manage depends on the patient acuity. If I have some really sick patients who take a long time, I could not case manage 7 patients. Will that hospice take that into account? How about drive time? There are so many ...
  8. Fleet enema

    Last week, I was super busy with my hospice patients and made a mistake. I ordered a fleet enema for a patient with severe constipation. She takes miralax and had had no bm for 6 days. She requested the fleet enema. Our medical director has, in ...
  9. Hospice nurse and bullying manager

    Hi, I have been a hospice nurse since 2003. I am a good nurse and have always been treated with respect for my knowledge base and critical thinking ability etc. I love my job and caring for patients at the end of life. We currently have a manager ...