Hospice Nurse LPN BSN, RN

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    Tips for working in the field

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to Cardiac-RN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Wow! You ladies covered nearly everything I could think of. The only other thing I could think of is my phone is MY PHONE! Even though my company gives me a $50 phone allowance, I do not want pts...
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    Got a Hospice job

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to mschelee's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Welcome to the club! May you find hospice as rewarding as I
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    Does anyone else find this offensive?

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to megan3485's topic in General Nursing

    I know several docs who hire MA's for their office and they are constantly referring to them as "nurses". I correct them everytime. Many docs want to hire MA's instead of LPN's or RN's because they...
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    what states can a ca LVN work?

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to cawkazn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    That is my understanding, also. California and Texas have LVN's while the other 48 states call us LPN's. Are you planning a
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    Do you see yourself retiring from nursing, or will you change professions?

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    LOL! I've said the same thing. I'm going to show up to work one day and my agency will be admitting ME onto
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    Awesome day -I, a lowly RN student "helped" deliver a baby!

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to HealerWoman's topic in General Students

    :heartbeatAWESOME!:heartbeat
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    Do you tell your family members you visit patient in the bad neighboorhood.

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I've had several pts in "bad" neighborhoods and I've never had a problem. Someone (job or husband) ALWAYS knows when I'm going there and if they don't hear from me within an hour they are calling me....
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    Re: License by endorsement

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to ERTRAVELER's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    The LPN board is just as bad! It took almost 2 months for them to complete my paperwork. I had to wait tables until it was finally
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    Should I go ahead and get "RN" engraved after my name when

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to HealerWoman's topic in General Nursing

    I say wait till you pass your boards. I guess that makes me superstitious,
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    Do you visit hospice patients daily while in hospital?

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I'm not sure how we handle visits for pts who are hospitalized for hospice related admits. The family usually signs a revocation if they decide to take the pt to the hospital. If they are in for...
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    Distrust of Dr's-Paxil Withdrawl

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to KimGau's topic in General Nursing

    Not medical advise, but my daughter has been on Paxil for several years and it has helped more with her depression than anything else that was tried. You learned a hard lesson and I'm sorry you had...
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    The positive side of nursing...PLEASE!!!

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to sarahsmile44's topic in General Nursing

    your post made me cry! the happy kind---the cry that makes me know why we do what we do.
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    Hypothetical, yet sticky situation for a new grad

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to defyinggravity2009's topic in General Nursing

    Thank
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    Hypothetical, yet sticky situation for a new grad

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to defyinggravity2009's topic in General Nursing

    Why in the world would the hospice nurse need to make a visit to give morphine. At end of life, shots aren't given. We use morphine sulfate SL. The family is instructed how to give it. I always...
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    "And what would you like me to do about it?"

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    Gotta love
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    adn going to rn-bsn right away

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to LookForward's topic in General Nursing

    I'm working 2 days a week and in LPN to BSN
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    The positive side of nursing...PLEASE!!!

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to sarahsmile44's topic in General Nursing

    Getting a pts pain under control and they thank you. Having a pt or family member hug you and thank you for taking care of the pt. The satisfaction of knowing I'm doing the best I can for each and...
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    BRCC's Nursing Program

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to debbie54's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    I'm sorry you had the same problem I did. I also had taken all my pre reqs before they even had the program at BRCC. I wanted to go there because it's local and a heck of a lot cheaper than OLOL....
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    Have to work 2 more weeks after resignation -- need advice

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    You didn't say why you were resigning. I've resigned from jobs in the past and have worked out my 2 weeks (one place 3 weeks because I wanted to make sure my replacement was comfortable) and I've...
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    "And what would you like me to do about it?"

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

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    addvise for high school senior.

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to sparkles61593's topic in General Nursing

    Christine and happy2learn gave you some great answers! I'd like to add that you may consider being a nursing assistant and getting certification. The title is CNA. You'll have many pre reqs to take...
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    Bizarre Case- Any guesses?

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to flygirls2's topic in General Nursing

    Staying tuned in --- I'm
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    Resident in the hospital

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to Forever Sunshine's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    LOL! Sounds like some of the residents I used to work with. When I worked in LTC and one of my "babies" was in the hosptial for more than a day or two, I'd go visit them. Usually they wanted to see...
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    Textbook Question

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    LOL:lol2:
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    nursing field with "teaching" aspects

    Hospice Nurse LPN replied to Sophiamez's topic in General Nursing

    I work in hospice and teach pts and families at every visit. Education is actually one of our "check boxes". Good luck in your