oncalllorraine

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1. Which Nursing Jobs are the Least Stressful?

   oncalllorraine replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in Career Support

   Hands down, my vote is for hospice care. Either in home, or facility. Preferably a non-profit. There is a learning curve, of course, but not so much technical knowledge, as it is a totally different mindset. I liken it to 'labor and delivery', at th...

2. Does Death Have A Smell?

   oncalllorraine replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

   yes, there is sometimes what i call the smell of death. i am hospice nurse. i have never known it to be anything but pungent, and one of the nicest things i have ever learned from a loving aide was the value of 'covering up that smell', so it does no...

3. Mature Nurses over 50

   oncalllorraine replied to Su360's topic in Michigan

   or="yellowgreen"]:heartbeat

4. Home Remedies - Share Yours

   oncalllorraine replied to cooliegirl's topic in General Nursing

   [c o lor=darkorange] for acne, try megadosing flaxseed oil capsules, (sam's club). this also works for constipation. another constipation remedy, when all else fails, is 'vaseline cookies'...you roll little balls of vaseline (marble size) in sugar...

5. tachypnea symptom.

   oncalllorraine replied to oncalllorraine's topic in Hospice

   i am thinking the tachypnea was compensatory, and without it ,there would be no drive, and using roxanol to that point for that finish would take a heck of alot of roxanol to shut off the autopilot i do believe he was comfortable, and never doubted t...

6. tachypnea symptom.

   oncalllorraine replied to oncalllorraine's topic in Hospice

   i do think this was kussmaul's respirations. the roxanol and ativan made no difference. thank you.

7. tachypnea symptom.

   oncalllorraine posted a topic in Hospice

   6 years as a hospice nurse, and i recently had a new situation tha36-5t i was not sure how to handle symptom control. this patient was actively dying, peaceful,unresponsive,pain-free,afebrile...yet, so tachypneic! his respiratory rate, though non-la...

8. Hospice: Knowledge and Wisdom Worth Dying For

   oncalllorraine replied to WaynesvilleRN's topic in General Nursing

   thank you for putting the words to 'why hospice' so well! families always ask 'how can you do this', and the best answer i have found is simply-IT IS A PRIVILEGE. the demands of the job are certainly less than the rewards of being there for the famil...

9. They called the cops!

   oncalllorraine replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   :redpinkhe:redpinkh hey, don't be too upset.get this: i called the cops myself,on my own husband,also a nurse, who came home 'early' one night (our anniversary!)... i heard the 'break in'...and...the chaos began.the police came in full force,mainly b...

10. Do nurses support physician assisted suicide?

    oncalllorraine replied to NightOwl0624's topic in General Nursing

    i truly believe in the natural process and know 95% time it can be peaceful and comfortable with all that is available-i.e.hospice. i look at the "end", as the "beginning"-and an exciting journey, that i hope i am ready to take,whenever. i can see wh...

11. Deathbed visions

    oncalllorraine replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    in hospice it is not unusual to have patients 'see' and talk with people- unseen by the caregivers. i have noticed that it is often been a 'mother'--as in one OLD lady who was calling out for her mother several nights in a row, when, on her last nit...

12. pain relief in pancreatic cancer

    oncalllorraine replied to Limegreen's topic in Hospice

    just had such a case! we had him on morphine subcutaneous, but his pain was intractable. in retrospect i feel he would have obtained more relief with a dilaudid drip. there are always those few pts.who's pain is worsenend by morphine, and they are ...

13. Any ideas for unrelieved N/V

    oncalllorraine replied to spoiled28's topic in Hospice

    i like haldol, sublingual, and have been very impressed with it, as well as addition of levsin, sometimes (hycosamine). i have also heard that those wrist bands work well in other hospices, but have yet to try. they are under 10$ in most drug stores....

14. mid-fifties married couple

    oncalllorraine posted a topic in Travel

    hello there all you seasoned nurses who travel - i have a couple general ???? as we face a soon emptying nest we are dreaming of travel nurse jobs. his experience is critical care-i.e er and icu. mine is er and hospice-hospice being my strong prefere...

15. Mature Nurses over 50

    oncalllorraine replied to Su360's topic in Michigan

    you must be very flexible,and skilled. i hope that will ward off my alzheimers by learning some new tricks. what was your favorite area?