LPN student want to work in Hospice care..Advice Please

[kleah]

I am planning on beggining an LPN program in January and want to work with Hospice patients and families. I cared for my Mother who had Infammatory Breast Cancer and this was our first experience with Hospice care and the wonderful nurses and social worker who helped us so my mom could be at home and we could participate in those last weeks of life with her. I was so amazed at the experiences we had during that time. Im sure many of you have your own amazing stories. I felt called at that time to go into Hospice care as a nurse after some grieving time,my mom was only 57 when she died so it was pretty shocking for me. Any advice on how to get into Hospice care and how I should go about it. I have spent a lot of my own time reading books by other nurses in Hospice care and of course Elisabeth Kubler Ross. Any help would be so appreciated... Thank You

[anolen]

I am an LPN who works as a crisis care nurse for a hospice agency. I would find out who has a good hospice reputation in your area and go talk to someone in charge there. From my experience, a willingness along with a story gets you a long way in this field. It sounds like your firsthand experience with your mother, which I am terribly sorry to hear about, is going to help you. You might want to ask about volunteering for now or possibly working some as a home health aid to get familiar with the company and clientèle. Best of luck