Nurseknit

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1. Relatively new grad hired in Hospice

   Nurseknit replied to ksuSN12's topic in Hospice

   Hi! I'm also a new grad who finished the same time as you. I'm definitely going to look up those book recommendations. I lucked out/found out that where I am did hire new grads so I've been in palliative care for almost a year now. I know a nurse w...

2. Assessing Acute Abdominal Pain vs. Cancer Abdominal Pain

   Nurseknit replied to Nurseknit's topic in Hospice

   Hi sorry! This was my first time posting and I didn't realize there were responses. I work in palliative home care and I sent two patients with cancer (2 different occasions) to the palliative tertiary unit in the hospital. They both had abdomen pai...

3. Assessing Acute Abdominal Pain vs. Cancer Abdominal Pain

   Nurseknit posted a topic in Hospice

   I'm a new grad and I received feedback from a palliative doctor today that I need to fine tune my ability to recognize when a patient is going through an acute abdominal situation vs. disease progression. I know for acute abdominal pain (eg-bowel pe...