janf_rn

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1. Nurse-pt ratios

   janf_rn replied to Sailingshoes's topic in General Nursing

   I work in a hospice in-patient unit (ICU for the terminally ill) we carry 10-12 patients with 1 aide per 15 patients...we are all burned out! Management says they are hiring, but the new nurses all quite.... The families are out of control..... This ...

2. confusion re: hospice care

   janf_rn replied to pattyzaccy's topic in Hospice

   I work for a major non- profit hospice organization that has a free standing in-patient facitility....have we ever seen the changes!.... Today we admitted a patient that was dependent on BI-PAP for life support! It is becoming a numbers game...who ca...