hospicenurse MO LPN

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1. Is everyone afraid to give Morphine?

   hospicenurse MO LPN replied to prostreetrig's topic in Oncology

   I understand the attitude of using these drugs so frequently. But, think of them as "tools of the trade". I have seen pts take 40mg of Roxanol every 30 min (usually it is for dyspnea), 600 mcg of Duragesic and 8 mg of dilaudid q 1hr...I do understand...

2. LPN interested in hospice nursing

   hospicenurse MO LPN replied to iwanna's topic in Hospice

   Hi! I am an LPN and I have been working in hospice for now over a year. I had a 17 year background of oncology/floor, home health and private duty nursing. I loved working with oncology patients and that is why I decided to go into hospice. We, at o...

3. LPN/LVN rate of pay in your area.

   hospicenurse MO LPN replied to Couture_Honey's topic in LPN/LVN

   I have 17 years experience and I make 16.00/hr in mid MO area

4. Hello to all and I have a very serious question...

   hospicenurse MO LPN posted a topic in Hospice

   i am a hospice lpn in mo. we, lpn's, are utilized heavily and our caseload continues to be added to. we are now allowed to do the admission assessments, and update the plan of care's(there are no signatures signing who it is that updates the poc's)....