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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 practice test purchased from HPNA website. I have st...

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 relevant.

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 in if you live anywhere in Ohio and let me know if...

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' input.

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 scenarios, but want other's input. What point is it prud...

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 happening with actively dying patients as well as t...

Yes! So true! Total uphill battle. Thank you :-)

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 some really basic straight forward stuff. As in, easy...

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 class regarding this issue.

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 considering a change, but before I do I am looking f...

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 other words he lets the uninformed nurses call the ...

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 they except applications to the program. If it is j...

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. Case Managers rotate call for holidays that fall on w...

Thanks for the reply!

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 regards to home care? For instance, can the client have...

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

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

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 it though! They are expensive though. Now if they ...

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 out there.

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 changes. With that said, I do not have any regrets abou...

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 will be cranking out the new grads. Is anyone hiring...

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. If you can get a spot at any other school, do it....

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

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 not right at all! Just a thought also, I wonder if y...

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 nice job and pays ok, but RNs make twice as much. Ple...