aimeee BSN, RN

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    Help me--with dieing neighbor

    aimeee replied to askater11's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Unfortunately there are too few oncologists who do well with handling this part of their profession. Oncology clinics should be providing grief counseling to their patients but there are few who do....
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    Help me--with dieing neighbor

    aimeee replied to askater11's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    For people who are very reluctant to address the issue of advance directives because it is unpleasant to think about or who feel its a kind of a jinx to deal with it ahead of time, I sometimes tell...
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    The Management of Persistent Pain in Older Persons

    aimeee replied to Dave ARNP's topic in Pain Management

    Good for you! Keep
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    Marinol/marijuana use

    aimeee replied to Mazzi's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I'm guessing Controlled
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    Hospice patient receiving TPN ?

    aimeee replied to Blackcat99's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    If she doesn't have a functional intestinal tract, then the TPN is sustaining her. You don't say whether she is able to interact with her family. If she is alert, then the TPN might be viewed as...
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    Thinking of career change to hospice - HELP!

    aimeee replied to Genista's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    TxPeach, I merged your thread with two older ones that had some responses pertinent to your questions. Unfortunately, that means the responses appear previous to YOUR
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    Teddy... The Boy Who Made a Difference

    aimeee replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Oncology

    Yes, it is a heartwarming story, but complete fiction:
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    I want to be a hospice nurse

    aimeee replied to jaylynn67's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Nursing virginity!
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    When do you say enough is enough?

    aimeee replied to bethin's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    another resource: Each hospital has a little different set up but in ours the RN Care Managers are wonderful patient advocates who can set the wheels turning to do what is right. Often it is the...
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    When do you say enough is enough?

    aimeee replied to bethin's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I echo what others have said, keep telling the nurses what she says, and the social worker on the floor, and anyone else you can find to listen to you. The other thing you can do is keep reporting...
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    methadone

    aimeee replied to flea's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Sounds like you have a story to tell. How about giving us the scenario? Methadone has a long half life and attention to proper dosing is important. But, as with many other drugs, the side effects...
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    Do any of your home hospice programs do extubations in home??

    aimeee replied to sue hospice's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Seems like we have about 1 or 2 a year like this. We arrange for the nurse and the medical director to meet the ambulance on arrival at the home and have roxanol and ativan on hand. We also have...
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    cultural aspect(sp?) of hospice nursing

    aimeee replied to nursetim's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    http://www.buddhanet.net/hospices.htm Here is a page of many Buddhism based hospices around the world. Perhaps viewing their sites may ease her concerns about
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    cultural aspect(sp?) of hospice nursing

    aimeee replied to nursetim's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I am not Buddhist but there are Buddhist hospices in California who do awesome work! Let me see if I can find there web sites for
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    Anyone else get good news in the mail?

    aimeee replied to RnRatchet's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Congratulations!
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    Dealing With Lay Curiosity

    aimeee replied to Anhelo Impedio's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hmmm, I actually don't get many questions. When people find out I am a hospice nurse they usually go one of two ways...either they start gushing about how wonderful hospice is and go on to tell me...
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    pediatric palliative care

    aimeee replied to mozartthebear's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I'm glad that you found us! Pediatric palliative care is a challenging area. We get very few pediatric patients...less than half a dozen a year usually. All our patients tug on our heartstrings but...
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    confusion re: hospice care

    aimeee replied to pattyzaccy's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I did not mean to imply that all organizations are alike. What counts is the quality of the care. Each must be judged on its own merits. I am happy that you, Bob and Weblarsk, work for great...
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    confusion re: hospice care

    aimeee replied to pattyzaccy's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    You need to report this behavior back to the hospice. Supervisors have no way of knowing that nurses act this way out in the field if they don't receive feedback. Again, you have to speak with...
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    Witholding food from Hospice resident.

    aimeee replied to lizscott nurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Beer dipped toothettes! :kiss Bless your heart, Karen! That was a wonderful way to help him get what he
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    Witholding food from Hospice resident.

    aimeee replied to lizscott nurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    You state that you "heard" that the hospice nurse said this...I am wondering if what she said was misheard or misinterpreted by some of your staff. We would NEVER tell anyone NOT to feed someone...
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    Thank you for what you do

    aimeee replied to WickedRedRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    That would be terrific!
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    Pain management vs religion dilema

    aimeee replied to RN4ustat's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    You may not be able to get him to take pain meds, but will he take other meds? Dexamethasone might be helpful to reduce the bony inflammation. Or perhaps he would accept a topical agent that might...
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    New to Hospice Nursing

    aimeee replied to RNScrapbooker's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    You will have counseling services staff to call upon to truly act in the role of counselor for the family. Of course, we all act in that role to some extent on every visit as well, but the greatest...
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    New to Hospice Nursing

    aimeee replied to RNScrapbooker's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Congratulations and welcome to the field of hospice nursing! Can you pinpoint just what has you worried about going into hospice? Are there specific things that you worry you won't be up to...