I Think I Want to be Done with Hospice

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Specializes in dialysis.

Hi everyone

I am currently working hospice in the weekends fri and sat nights and I go to school mon-fri (LPN-Rn bridge) so far I love what i do but I feel this working night stuff is taking a toll on my home life.. I'm married and have two small

Children. Every fri I pray to God they don't have a case for me and I hate when my patient dies cuz it hurts and I play the death over in my head...I'm thinking about changing my status to PRN or quitting before dec. 3 (after dec 3 I will only be in school 2 days a week and can work at my dialysis unit wed-sat) what do u guys think?

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Specializes in dialysis.

My subject line is supposed o say that I think I want to be done with hospice... One thing to add to is that I'm so tired and have fallen asleep a few times.. Embarrassing!!! I don't Want to work days because on Sundays I go to church and my faith is very important to me.

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Hmm, End of life care may not be the best fit for you if it's taking a toll on your personal life. Try different types of home care or private duty or a retirement home. Generally less stress then hospitals and happy to get someone who wants to work nights on the weekend.

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Specializes in dialysis.

Yea when my class schedule Change I am thinking about doing agency work

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You work in hospice but hate it when your patients die. Hmm. That's what happens in hospice. Maybe you should reconsider what you want to do.

Do you need to work all those hours?

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Specializes in PICU, NICU, L&D, Public Health, Hospice.

Agree that if the death of patients in general is distressing to you hospice is likely not a good fit at this time in your career.

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Specializes in dialysis.

Thanks everyone for ur comments...

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Is it the hospice work itself wearing you out or is it the working weekend nights while going to school all week while trying to have a home life and family? Nights are hard enough to work when you're NOT in school...whatever you choose, take care of yourself. You can't take care of your kids or your patients if you don't look out for you first. And nursing is such a fantastic career path...if you start something you don't love, you can always try something else. Congrats on going back to school, too!!!

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Specializes in dialysis.

I think not is the working nights and going to school is wearing me out and disrupting my home lofe

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