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1. Non-Hospice appropriate patients admitted or kept on Hospice

   momtotwo replied to Mamanurse62's topic in Hospice

   I work for a "for profit" hospice. We serve more indigent patients than any other hospice in our area, 2 of which are NFP agencies. They refuse the non-pay clients. We are also closely monitered as to the eligibility of our patients and are not pu...

2. Leaving one company for another question

   momtotwo replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice

   All 4 hospices in our area would have done the same thing. If you are leaving for another local hospice you are let go immediately.

3. Family wants to transport body.

   momtotwo replied to Buckyxj's topic in Hospice

   I believe the body would have to be embalmed first by a funeral home but then the body can be released to the family for transportation. We did this for my Grandfather. The funeral home gave us a certificate to show if we were stopped by police (wh...

4. 1 Week vs 7 days

   momtotwo replied to momtotwo's topic in Hospice

   Our company standard is for twice "weekly" visits but there are times that a patient may only be seen once that week. We project 1-2 times weekly visits (not 1-2 times every 7 days). Therefore if I see the patient on Wednesday but don't get back to t...

5. 1 Week vs 7 days

   momtotwo posted a topic in Hospice

   Just wondering what your companies policies are? If you have a patient that you project a visit once weekly is that Once a calendar week (i.e. Monday one week and maybe Tuesday the next week) or This person is seen atleast every 7 days. ...

6. How long are your visits in the home?

   momtotwo replied to NurseFeelGood2005's topic in Hospice

   Home pt get atleast an hour 2 times a week. The admit process for home is usually 1-2 hours and then 2-3 for paperwork.

7. Starting new job in hospice

   momtotwo replied to life's good's topic in Hospice

   I love my job as a Hospice nurse. It can be very easy to become too involved in your pt care and finding the line between being a great nurse and too much of a friend can be thin! It's also important to be able to let whomever is on call take charge...

8. number of visits per day

   momtotwo replied to Passion for the Job's topic in Hospice

   We can carry up to 15 pts. We see each pt twice in a week for a minimum of 45 minutes. Our pts are at several facilities and some are 25 to 45 miles apart. Some days seeing 7 in a day is possible. All depends on what happens!

9. Which Hospice companies are Good to work for?

   momtotwo replied to Raine08's topic in Hospice

   Gotta give a thumbs up for Compassionate Care! :)