LTC to Hospice?

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New grad RN here. I'm currently working at an ALF but my future goal is in hospice. I want to work in a hospice house, not home care. Can one go from LTC to a hospice facility? Or is hospital experience generally required? I did hospice as a LNA during nursing school.

Thank you!

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Specializes in Hospice.

I would think you could go from LTC to hospice if you were confident in your ability to assess and provide appropriate interventions to ill patients. In hospice you are often providing care in the home to high acuity patients. While the focus is comfort, you have to have very astute assessment skills. Good luck!

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Specializes in LTC, Psych, Hospice.

I went from LTC to hospice. I know that our hospice will not hire nurses from the LTC's where we have pts. My DON says she doesn't want the facility to think we are trying to steal their nurses. Good luck!

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I'd also keep volunteering at the inpatient hospice while you're working LTC. It's all about who you know when you're looking for a job.

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

Not a problem...good luck!

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Specializes in Hospice.

Sure you can do it! the two things i have noticed where a few ltc nurses struggle is with adls, this is not a nursing home....nurses do adls even if they have a cna. also keep assessment abilities up, inpatient hospice nurses have a lot of autonomy and you need to be confident in your decision making skills.

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