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    Does your hospice cover feeding pumps/nutrition...ever?

    aimeee replied to hospicenurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Now and then...if they must be tube fed we try to get them on bolus feedings, and try to get them switched to just an OTC liquid nutrition such as Ensure. We have had some luck with getting donations...
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    Hospice On Call Compensation Structure

    aimeee replied to Katillac's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    For weekday on-call the nurses are paid only if they make a visit. We have a separate phone triage team. When they are on call during the weekend since they are being paid for working (2) 8 hour...
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    Hospice On Call Compensation Structure

    aimeee replied to Katillac's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    For weekday on call the nurses don't receive anything extra, just paid by the hour if they go out, plus travel time and mileage reimbursement. Weekend call starts at 8a on Saturday and runs through...
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    Hospice On Call Compensation Structure

    aimeee replied to Katillac's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    For weekday on call the nurses don't receive anything extra, just paid by the hour if they go out, plus travel time and mileage reimbursement. Weekend call starts at 8a on Saturday and runs through...
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    A new pet peeve of mine

    aimeee replied to TracyB,RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Nothing wrong with being anal about spelling drug names correctly. The difference of a letter or two can mean two completely different drugs, such as cerebex and celebrex. I've often wondered how...
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    Organization tips needed for FT case mgr

    aimeee replied to hospicenurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Gail, have you moved now? If so, how is the new job
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    My heart is broken today - How can I give right now?

    aimeee replied to momcats3's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I'm sad to hear of your loss.
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    new grad and home care

    aimeee replied to katzrkool's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I understand totally the way you feel about med surg. I didn't want to start there either. But you do need a place where you can get comfortable in your nurses shoes and solidy your assessment...
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    Hospice Referral and Care: Practical Guidance for Clinicians

    aimeee replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Wow! Terrific! I'm going to make sure to mention this to nurses who work for all our referral
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    State Laws For Staffing Ratios

    aimeee replied to merricat's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't think this link is going where you meant it
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    Do you get "pain med seekers" in hospice?

    aimeee replied to JacelRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Jacel, best wishes for success, growth, and fulfillment in your new
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    How does an atheist deal with death?

    aimeee replied to jen42's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    moderator's note: as stated above, the subject of the thread is how do non-believers deal with death. any further posts dealing with grammar or the lack thereof will be pruned from the
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    How does an atheist deal with death?

    aimeee replied to jen42's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Nobody's going to stone you, Angel. But please recognize that it isn't that many of us are not comfortable with faith, it is that we simply do not feel it in the same way that you experience it....
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    Do you get "pain med seekers" in hospice?

    aimeee replied to JacelRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    If a person is "timing" their meds and asking for them each time they are due, it is a possible signal for 2 things. First, round the clock pain calls for a long acting med rather than shorting...
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    Price differences in oxycodone products - FYI

    aimeee replied to hospicenurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Maybe the oxycodone comes from a different drug company? What an eye opener, Gail! Thanks for the heads
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    hospice education

    aimeee replied to hopefloats's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Exactly! I love that site and try to pass it along to all the new nurses who orient with our hospice. Its good to see in print that the "experts" are saying the same things that we are being taught....
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    Roxanol use in ltc

    aimeee replied to surfnbeagle's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    and source: http://judiciary.senate.gov/oldsite/42520kf.htm
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    Is this understaffing (or is it me?)

    aimeee replied to Town & Country's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My experience is that most places are well staffed only in the best case scenario...in other words, IF everyone shows up, IF your staff all do their jobs well without constant supervision, IF there...
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    Decadron uses?

    aimeee replied to henrysmom's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    From the HPNA website: "A group of drugs that are important are the glucocorticoids and I think they are widely used. One study has shown limited effect of up to four weeks on symptoms such as...
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    hospice education

    aimeee replied to hopefloats's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Congratulations! I've heard the Kaye book is very good but I'm not familiar with it myself. This is the algorithm book that our medical director recommends:...
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    What clinical skills for hospice? What do hospice nurses do?

    aimeee replied to MargRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    The particular clinical skills used will vary widely according to setting. In our home hospice setting I have never seen a peripheral IV. If we do have IV meds, they are generally infused through a...
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    Non-Profit vs For-Profit

    aimeee replied to henrysmom's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have not worked in both settings so I can't provide pros/cons of both. Some non-profits hospices utilize LPN's. My hospice is currently moving away from the use of LPN's, mainly because it limits...
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    Sudden improvement before death?

    aimeee replied to nursnancy's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I've seen it too. Its a mixed blessing because while it gives the loved ones a last chance for a bit of quality time, it often gives them false hopes that the patient is going to completely pull out...
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    how do you tell people their loved one is near death?

    aimeee replied to Purple Princess's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Purple, you did well to involve the family in the care. As Earle states, refer questions about their meds or prognosis etc to the nurse. Its nicest if you can say something like "I'll tell the nurse...
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    how do you tell people their loved one is near death?

    aimeee replied to Purple Princess's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Purple, you did well to involve the family in the care. As Earle states, refer questions about their meds or prognosis etc to the nurse. Its nicest if you can say something like "I'll tell the nurse...