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  1. Hospic and care giver issues

    BeExcellent replied to evansj2's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Caregivers are all different. Some are loving and kind but doing personal care for another is just not within them emotionally and sometimes physically. Sometimes, it is the daughter in law or the...

  2. No ativan for hospice patients

    BeExcellent replied to Blackcat99's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    The part that gave me pause (or paws to you Blackcat) was you wrote this is a hospice doctor. So..what do they wish to use for anxiety, insomnia,

  3. Acute Hospice Care Crisis?

    BeExcellent replied to leslie :-D's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I had to look up propofol and I found a web site that has Clinical Practice Guidelines of the Sustained Use of Sedatives and Analgeics in the Critically Ill Adult that compares the serious analgesics...

  4. Acute Hospice Care Crisis?

    BeExcellent replied to leslie :-D's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We are connected here. The man I wrote about as he was actively dying whipsered to me, " I think we have made a mistake here." Whether he was talking about his death, his way of death or whatever...

  5. Acute Hospice Care Crisis?

    BeExcellent replied to leslie :-D's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Excruciating pain physical and/or emotional is the hardest challenge. Think though what would have happened WITHOUT hospice. The last pain challenge I had was a younger pt with spine mets. Pt...

  6. Dallas Hospitals!!!!!

    BeExcellent replied to TCUFrogs!'s topic in Texas Nursing

    when i lived in Dallas area i went to Parkland to work ED. Wow. Their Level I trauma/ED is very cool. VERY GOOD orientation. Getting CEN is expected and not hard since, hey, the things no one else...

  7. No Pain, really

    BeExcellent replied to BeExcellent's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Update. Pt died today. No pain, nada zip. What you all have said is absolutely true. Pt had full work up with BX and conventional treatment, yes exposure to asbestos, yes post will be required for...

  8. No Pain, really

    BeExcellent replied to BeExcellent's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    yes, you are right. THAT is what makes it highly unusual. She has had diagnosis a little over two years and used the therapist throughout conventional treatment. She has "seeding" throughout...

  9. Angry patient

    BeExcellent replied to bay bay's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I would be mad, too. I think it "stinks" that he is dying. I call it compassionate anger. Don't take it personal. He just needs to do things his way for now. Get on his

  10. End stage CHF symptoms?

    BeExcellent replied to Blackcat99's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Sorry about your Mom and I am glad she is doing better now. You have got some great advice here but really it is a question from your heart because, well, it's your Mom. You are probably sensing that...