Know any good resource materials on hospice nursing?

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Specializes in Hospice/med surg/MRDD/LTC.

Just got into hospice and I was wondering if anyone knew of any resources I could look into that might help me when interacting with caregivers and the patient.

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Specializes in ICU, SDU, OR, RR, Ortho, Hospice RN.

Hi and welcome to the field of Hospice.

I googled for anything related to Hospice.

Do any courses that they offer within your organization. Do the ELNEC training etc.

I wish you well in this area of nursing.

This is the love of my life in nursing :)

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i like the following site.

it's filled w/all the information you will need, and speaks from the hospice pt's perspectives.

Hospice Patients Alliance: Consumer Advocates

http://www.hospicepatients.org/

and welcome to hospice.

it is unlike any other specialty.

leslie

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the following site, has been my Bible.

i love the fast facts index- every conceivable topic about eol, is briefly discussed.

scroll down to Categories, then click on Communication.

http://www.eperc.mcw.edu/ff_index.htm

leslie

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Specializes in ICU, CCU,Wound Care,LTC, Hospice, MDS.

Check out Hospice under the Specialty tab at the top. Lots of good information there!:rolleyes:

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Specializes in 25 yrs flight and ER experience.

You may have this book already but if you don't, then run out and buy it. It is fabulous:

"FINAL GIFTS" by Callanan & Kelley

Inspirational read for nurses and families too.

Good luck!

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I graduated LPN school in December and passed AR boards in February, I also fell in love with Hospice during clinicals, but the local hospice does not hire LPNs. My biggest thing is...I work in a nursing home and have 8 hospice residents that i provide extensive care for....y would I not qualify to take care of them as a hospice nurse?? The other thing is one of my hospice residents is in her final days, and I spend all of my spare time at work with her. One of the other nurses at the facility made the comment..."Isn't that what the hospice nurses are for?".....I tried explaining to her that they thought she was in her final days twice b4 and had someone there 24-7 for 4 days...and she pulled through. I love all of my pts., but the hospice ones r extra special because they are usually alone when at a ltc facility....how can I get through to her ....it's almost as if she is bitter by a past experience with hospice and her father's death 2 years ago... HELP!!! No matter what anyother co-worker says my residents will not die alone.....:cry:

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