captainRN1

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1. Difficulty coping with work

   captainRN1 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Back in November, I posted that my father was on home hospice and i was having a difficult time with that and work. Unfortunately, he passed right before thanksgiving. He was diagnosed in June and gone by November. I took 2 weeks off and headed back ...

2. Rn dealing with own family member illness.

   captainRN1 replied to captainRN1's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the input. I'm already approved for intermittent fmla. I just don't know how mentally and emotionally to deal with work and what's going on at home. I work on a super busy medsurge floor and sometimes it's a good distraction, but then when...

3. Rn dealing with own family member illness.

   captainRN1 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Wondering if anyone has any advice on how to deal with a family member's illness while continuing to work full time as a bedside nurse on a busy medsurge floor. My father was recently place on home hospice, situation has gone from ok to bad very quic...