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    Hospice and LTC... Who provides the care?

    aimeee replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Legally, hospice services in a nursing home are supposed to be over and above the services the resident would normally be receiving from nursing home staff. Although our nurse will administer...
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    "Reluctant" hospice doc

    aimeee replied to mc3's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    This is a physician that actually works for the hospice?
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    Can non-profit hospice survive high cost of palliative care?

    aimeee replied to Mazzi's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Our hospice has never provided chemotherapy or radiation for patients. To do so would indeed take away from our ability to serve our other patients who did not opt for these expensive treatments....
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    life after death

    aimeee replied to nettie01's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I understand, Nettie, that your question was about your own personal conflict, but it stikes such a strong chord in me that my first response is to continue to advocate for the support of the...
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    life after death

    aimeee replied to nettie01's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    In very big bold black letters, absolutely not! Our role is to support an individual's own spiritual growth, learning process, sacred rituals, etc. but in no way should we EVER be foisting our own...
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    Constipation Remedy

    aimeee replied to obeyacts2's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Nice article, Karen! Never heard of liquid paraffin before, have
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    HI! I'm new! Couple questions/Nurses

    aimeee replied to JennieIrene's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Welcome, Jennie! Super that you have your sights set on being a hospice nurse. I'm going to encourage you to think about going ahead and getting your RN though because it will open a wider range of...
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    Constipation Remedy

    aimeee replied to obeyacts2's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    This probably isn't going to be the first remedy you reach for but if the normal ones aren't working, its a whole lot better to try this than to have this progress to a bowel obstruction. I'm told by...
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    Breast Cancer Question

    aimeee replied to pama's topic in Oncology

    from Methodist Healthcare.org four questions that must be answered: What is my prognosis without treatment? What are the treatment options available? How will my prognosis be improved with treatment?...
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    Abd cramping

    aimeee replied to saribeth's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I hope I'm reading that wrong....she's not taking 2 Ultracet every 2-3 hours around the clock is she? That would put her at 5200 mg of acetaminophen daily if she is taking it every 3 hours and that...
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    pain management for bone ca

    aimeee replied to dinkymouse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Sad. Just so sad that you have to fight so hard for what should be just good basic nursing. Assess the pain. Treat the pain. If ineffective, adjust the intervention. Repeat until comfort is...
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    Call for help--NHPCO for Katrina disaster area

    aimeee posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Kathryn Grigsby, Director of Hospice of Baton Rouge which is about 65 miles away from New Orleans shared the following message with NHPCO leadership, "The situation is dire. The most pressing need is...
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    refugees hit home

    aimeee replied to mandrews's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like the Red Cross and FEMA are both rather hamstrung by their own bureaucracy at this
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    Has hospice changed your world view?

    aimeee replied to req_read's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Well
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    My family member in hospice

    aimeee replied to heartICU's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Listen with a capital L. Listen to not only what she and other family members are saying, but listen carefully to what they are NOT saying. What they are NOT saying is often what they fear or what...
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    How do they post DNR in the patients rooms at your LTC

    aimeee replied to dinkymouse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We did the colored dots on the door but then they decided that was a privacy violation. Wristbands never stay on and many don't want to wear them. So, colored dots on the chart. I used to make my...
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    Has hospice changed your world view?

    aimeee replied to req_read's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Absolutely not! It is the most rewarding work possible. Our patient's and their families typically come to us in great physical and emotional distress. If we do our jobs right, we turn things...
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    Woo Hoo!!!!!!! I'm a volunteer!!!!

    aimeee replied to nursejoey05's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Terrific news! I hope you have many rewarding experiences.
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    **Confused about euthanasia**

    aimeee replied to Honeyz78's topic in General Nursing

    What a sad situation. I hope you are not equating a decision not to do artificial hydration and nutrition with euthanasia. In a case like this, as said before, this woman is dying a long slow...
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    Want to be CHPN....how to start?

    aimeee replied to Ashera's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    There were a number of questions where I didn't think any of the solutions they provided were very good. Those were the hardest for me. I expected to see a lot more to do with narcotic conversion....
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    hospice nurse testing

    aimeee replied to marypo7's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I took the CHPN (RN) exam last fall. I had 3 years experience under my belt at the time. I spent some time reviewing the study guide and the core curriculum on my own but did not take a review...
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    Nurse Not Doing Her Job

    aimeee replied to TreetopAngel_RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The OP stated that she had good reason to question the blood sugars...the machine which would normally be used appeared not to have been touched. Added to that, she stated she has observed a pattern...
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    Palliative Care and Euthanasia

    aimeee replied to bracken's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    i absolutely disagree. i believe most nurses fear the respiratory impact of morphine without regard to the dosage of morphine being used due to the cautions we continually heard in nursing school. the...
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    MS pain and Bee stings (!?)

    aimeee replied to terrytz's topic in Pain Management

    http://health.discovery.com/centers/althealth/beetherapy/bkgsclerosis.html
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    Hospice and Dialysis

    aimeee replied to Mazzi's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    To be truly legit, the dialysis should be for kidney failure unrelated to the cancer as