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Another vote for oncology. We have had patients pushing a year in our BMTU. This isn't like long term care where it's the expectation, though. Everyone involved in the care of these patients is very frustrated, the patient is usually very depressed, the family is at their whit's end. The patient often dies when they've been there that long.
TarheelGirlx3
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Hi everyone,
I am currently a BSN student. I have worked as a CNA in both an assisted living facility and a hospital. I actually enjoy the long-term relationships developed in an assisted living facility versus the quick turnaround in the medical surgical unit of my local community hospital. My question is is which hospital units have longer patient stays and the opportunity to really get to know the patients? I like working with infants and children but I also work well with the geriatric population. Thoughts anyone?