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  1. Attending memorial services, funerals, condolence calls etc

    nurselearner posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I am curious how many of you attend any services for your patients. What makes you decide to go versus just expressing your condolences with a call. Do you all follow up with a call to the family if...

  2. SNF asking hospice to change meds

    nurselearner replied to silverwillow's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Do you ever have a problem with the staff bypassing hospice - not calling hospice first so we can evaluate? If so how do you handle that

  3. Help! What meds are not covered under hospice?

    nurselearner replied to RN4hospice's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Is it possible to purchase the MUGS book from Hospice Pharmacia or is only for clients using their

  4. Salary for hospice nursing?

    nurselearner replied to timewood's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Where do you

  5. The Last Hours of Living: Practical Advice for Clinicians

    nurselearner replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Did you register for it as a nurse? My certificate says approved for 2.1 contact hours of continuous nursing education for

  6. Guys, I'm scared and new to Hospice

    nurselearner replied to dosamigos76's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Definitely go out with the other nurse before you make a decision - more than one if you can - everyone has a different relationship with the staff at the NH. Plus you will be interacting with the...

  7. Palliative Care...what is the referring criteria?

    nurselearner replied to minneRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    When is a patient appropriate for hospice care?

  8. Hospice certification exam

    nurselearner replied to hcan's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    For those who took the exam yesterday- What did you think? For those who have taken it before - was it

  9. Hospice certification exam

    nurselearner replied to hcan's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Where on the website are the 150 multi choice questions?? Can you post the link? Can't find

  10. uniforms or street clothes

    nurselearner posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    RN's What do you wear at your hospice ? What works well for patient care and comfort.

  11. Preceptors/how to pick a good one

    nurselearner replied to river1951's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    As someone who did a lot of preceptor work in my prior job, I would recommend that you have several nurses and rotate them. It is stressful - especially if you are still expected to do your own work....

  12. uniforms or street clothes

    nurselearner replied to nurselearner's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Great idea about the extra set of scrubs for in the car! We carry so many extra supplies in our trunks just in case........ A change of clothes would be good. Our hospice is supposed to have a new...

  13. I Got The Job!!!!!

    nurselearner replied to ShayRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi, I'm new to hospice nursing and work with a great team. I recently purchased the book - Textbook of Palliative Nursing (expensive but great!). Inside there was a chapter with a section called...

  14. Anyone do INPATIENT Hospice nursing?

    nurselearner replied to ShayRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I would love to hear more about what you do for your long term care patients on a visit. We also see pt's - and I feel good that we supplement all their care from the LTC facility - adding home...

  15. calling all hospice nurses!

    nurselearner replied to lesrn2005's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    OUR hospice has full and part time nurses. They generally work Mon - Friday 8:30 - 4:30. Some have cut their week and work longer hours. There is an on call nurse during the week 4:30pm until 8:30...

  16. Per Diem Hospice Nursing

    nurselearner replied to nurselearner's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks 100%. I will be orienting 3 days per week - my request due to my schedule. My manager has left it open ended as to how long that will take. And I will be attending the weekly team meetings...

  17. Per Diem Hospice Nursing

    nurselearner posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi, I will be starting my career with hospice as a per diem nurse. I will be orienting 2-3 days per week (is this enough??). For others who are per diem how long did it take to feel that you had...

  18. Final Gifts

    nurselearner replied to Irishgirl's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I am also starting my Hospice job May 1st. They gave me an absolutely fabulaous orientation manual - divdided into family dynamics, pain management, spirituality, symptom management etc, etc. Many...

  19. frustrated and overwhelmed

    nurselearner replied to kelluvanurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I think that would be a good topic - boundaries - with our work hours etc. But also I would like to know how all of the experienced hospice nurses set boundaries ( if that is what it should be called)...

  20. RN to BSN online

    nurselearner replied to mona b RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I have been doing a great deal of research. It seems Thomas edison does not require chemistry or statistics...and will accept Excelsior exams for some upper level nursing courses. Has nayone...