what experience is needed to work in hospice inpatient unit

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I am a new LPN and was wondering what experience I would need to work in an inpatient hospice unit?

Would experience in LTC be enough especially if they had their own hospice unit?

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Specializes in LTC, Home Health, Hospice.

If you have experience working in the hospice unit, then make sure you put that on your application, it will surely help. When I started I had NO experience other than family, but gained a lot working. Good luck, I find working in Hospice very rewarding and now that I am off on disability, I find that I miss it terribly.

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Specializes in hospice, corrections.

I was hired at hospice with no nursing or CNA experience! I was scared at first, but then loved it! Any experience working with families and patient education helps. Good Luck! I still love working hospice inpatient.

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Specializes in OB-Gyn/Primary Care/Ambulatory Leadership.

Having really good people skills. Hospice work is one part nursing, one part social work.

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