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shrinky

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  1. Need your input before we all quit.......

    shrinky replied to KJB_65's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I hear what you all are saying and I can tell you that our non-profit Hospice does not make $$$$, we recently had a telethon to raise $$$ to bail us out of a $250,000 debt. Our PCC is very careful...

  2. Best environment to die in....hospice opinion needed.

    shrinky replied to coolpeach's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I guess, as others have said, that it depends on the person's preferred place to die. My experience of 7 years in Hospice and many more as a nurse is dependent on the ability of the care givers to be...

  3. What exactly does hospice nursing consist of?

    shrinky replied to mycatmax's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have been in the Hospice field for 7 years now and cannot think of anything else I would rather do with the rest of my working years. It certainly is an honor to be with patients as they go to...

  4. I think Hospice needs hospice...

    shrinky replied to introspectiveRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I guess that I am fortunate to work for a non profit Hospice that has not subscribed to the almighty dollar idea. However there have been at least 5 new Hospices which are for profit move into our...

  5. Pediatric Hospice Nursing

    shrinky replied to Fiesta Red's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Our agency will take Pediatric patients because I have many years in nursery and peds so I case manage them. We haven't had many but I recently had a 4 year old patient who passed last Wednesday. It...

  6. Need your input before we all quit.......

    shrinky replied to KJB_65's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Maybe they, meaning management, need to get back in the field and care for patients again. This is the craziest thing I have heard. I work for a non profit Hospice also, but we case manage 8-10...

  7. Discipline Frequencies

    shrinky posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Does anyone have information on how to write the frequencies for the various disciplines such as HHA, SN, MSW, etc ? We usually put a range so we don't have to write orders for increased or decreased...

  8. Hospice On Call Compensation Structure

    shrinky replied to Katillac's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thankfully we have two on call nurses who cover all call. Each one works two nights a week and every other week-end so we don't take call except for Holidays and vacations. They are salaried...

  9. Discipline Frequencies

    shrinky replied to shrinky's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks for the input. We have always done ranges in case of bad weather( ha,ha ) but my PCC just wanted to check with

  10. Do you attend funerals?

    shrinky replied to Rnmomajmj's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    It depends on how close I came with the family. If my schedule allows, I like to go to funerals. The family really appreciates to see the face of the agency who gave their loved one a peaceful and...

  11. Hospice Charting and Recertifications

    shrinky replied to abcwood's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    If you are charting the little declines that you see in your visits thus should be easier. If no decline the discharge is the only option. we have had to discharge several patients recently....

  12. Any Admission nurses out there??

    shrinky replied to Rnmomajmj's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I am a Hospice admission nurse and find that I have those days with none at the beginning of the week and usually am swamped at the end. We are affiliated with the local hospital and they like to...

  13. Hi, New user, Hospice nurse looking for input from other hospice nurses

    shrinky replied to pcrn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We are affliated with a hospital so we recently went from salary to hourly so they could cancel us if we are not busy or not meeting productivity. Salary depends on experience so it could be up to...