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  1. Failed CHPN practice test!

    pnhopeful posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi all! I will be taking the RN cert Tues. I have been getting all the practice questions correct in the HPNA study guide for the hospice generalist and palliative nurse but didn't do so hot on the...

  2. Failed CHPN practice test!

    pnhopeful replied to pnhopeful's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks and congrats! I did pass. I would say reading the HPNA core curriculum and study guide along with the practice test were all very

  3. piercings/tattoo

    pnhopeful posted a topic in Ohio Nursing

    Hi! I am curious what your dress code is and what kind of facility it is you work in. I am specifically curious if the central Ohio hospitals allow small nose studs for nurses. However, please chime...

  4. meds for actively dying

    pnhopeful posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    To the experienced hospice nurse...are you typically going to see ATC roxanol in someone in the active stage? My insticts would say typically, yes. Just would like to hear others'

  5. meds for actively dying

    pnhopeful replied to pnhopeful's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    What symptoms are typically treated with roxanol in the minimal responsive to unresponsive patient? Rapid respirations? Grimacing? What about moaning with personal care? I would use it in all 3...

  6. blame the morphine

    pnhopeful posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have been running into this a lot lately with my hospice nurse coworkers. Patients' declines and decrease in level of consciousness are being chalked up as "over-medication". This misconception is...

  7. blame the morphine

    pnhopeful replied to pnhopeful's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Yes! So true! Total uphill battle. Thank you

  8. blame the morphine

    pnhopeful replied to pnhopeful's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks all! Believe me, I know this is wrong and that is why I am disturbed. I have been reading some resources myself, but they are too advanced for the people I am referring to. I am looking for...

  9. blame the morphine

    pnhopeful replied to pnhopeful's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I wish you could come and educate at this hospice! They are RNs and think they are hospice trained. Where I live one does not have to be CHPN to work in hospice. I would love to attend a symposium or...

  10. blame the morphine

    pnhopeful replied to pnhopeful's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Lets just say their pain assessments are different than mine. Them missing non-verbal s/s of pain among other issues! I think they believe breathing 50 breaths a minute is just fine and dandy. I am...

  11. blame the morphine

    pnhopeful replied to pnhopeful's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks all! What resources or classes or books would you recommend to despell these kinds of myths? Like a hospice 101 crash course! And yes, the med director does not take charge of the hospice. In...

  12. LPN program at Columbus State

    pnhopeful posted a topic in Ohio Nursing

    Hi everyone! I am very new here and trying to gather info. Does anyone or has anyone attended the PN program at columbus state? If so, what did you think of it? I am trying to figure out how often...

  13. On-call staffing solutions for a growing hospice

    pnhopeful replied to nyx1121's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We have a census of approx 225 with a designated triage nurse, 2 RNs on call for weeknights M-Th and 3 RNs on call for weekends Fri 5 pm -Mon 8 am. We also have a designated admissions nurse also....

  14. Health care reform/future of home health

    pnhopeful replied to pnhopeful's topic in Home Health

    Thanks for the

  15. Health care reform/future of home health

    pnhopeful posted a topic in Home Health

    I saw the thread about the new face to face rule. Is that going to affect many of your patients? Does anyone know if the "face to face" visit can just be a general visit or does it have to be in...

  16. Starting A Home Health Agency

    pnhopeful replied to OBRN4U's topic in Home Health

    HealthyNurse, this is interesting info. I started another thread about reform and home care. I would love to hear your input if you have

  17. Work Opportunities in Ohio at present time?

    pnhopeful replied to barefootlady's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I would not come to Columbus. I am hearing jobs are kind of

  18. chamberlain college in columbus!

    pnhopeful posted a topic in Ohio Nursing

    I just saw on the ohio BON website that Chamberlain has conditional status as being approved for associate's and bachelor's degree in nursing!!!! Don't see any info on chamberlain's website yet about...

  19. chamberlain college in columbus!

    pnhopeful replied to pnhopeful's topic in Ohio Nursing

    We did clinical 1 x week (8 hour day) for 6 weeks per class, except for med-surg which was 2x week for 16 weeks. Columbus is saturated with nurses at the moment, but I am hopeful that there are jobs...

  20. chamberlain college in columbus!

    pnhopeful replied to pnhopeful's topic in Ohio Nursing

    The program has a lot of potential, but the Chamberlain online ADN program needs many improvements. Based on my experience, I would not recommend the program, but Chamberlain claims to be making...

  21. Columbus New Grad - need help finding job :(

    pnhopeful replied to emetcal1's topic in Ohio Nursing

    This is very disappointing to hear, but I was becoming suspicious about this! The saturation will only get worse, I fear, because of the new schools in Columbus. Bohecker, Hondros, and Chamberlain...

  22. Chamberlain college of nursing

    pnhopeful replied to love34's topic in General Nursing

    I attend the online program and live close to the OH campus. The devry classes are great, but once the nursing classes started through chamberlain it has gone down hill. The instruction is horrendous....

  23. chamberlain college in columbus!

    pnhopeful replied to pnhopeful's topic in Ohio Nursing

    congrats cakesbyjess!!!! i started the online adn program in march and i love it so

  24. Chamberlain

    pnhopeful replied to lindseylou345's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Kris- I can't believe they are doing that to you! I wonder if some legal action can be taken because they advertised a service ("do nursing school from a distance") and they did not deliver...it is...

  25. any ma's to rn in ohio

    pnhopeful replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    Many credits will transfer if she went to a nationally accredited school, such as a community college for medical assisting. If a tech school, maybe not. I am a former MA and live in Ohio. It is a...