aimeee BSN, RN

Member

  • Content

    932

  • Visitors

    12,759

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    6

All Content by aimeee

  1. aimeee

    opiate withdrawal

    aimeee replied to medsurgnurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I would ask the Medical Director to intervene with a little physician-to-physician
  2. aimeee

    To Comfort Always

    aimeee posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Anybody else planning to attend the To Comfort Always
  3. aimeee

    To Comfort Always

    aimeee replied to aimeee's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    That IS a manageable size. I attended a conference last year that was in conjunction with the AAHPM and it was HUGE. I think some of the individual breakout sessions may have had 300 attendees. It...
  4. aimeee

    To Comfort Always

    aimeee replied to aimeee's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Its an annual hospice conference in Minneapolis. I've heard many good things about it from co-workers who have attended in the
  5. aimeee

    Hospice Admissions

    aimeee replied to incognito's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I manage our admissions department. Do you have specific feedback and advice you are looking
  6. aimeee

    medications and emergency kits in the home

    aimeee replied to nurselearner's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We vary depending on the situation. If it looks like the time is near when the contents of the emergency kit will be needed, it makes sense to go through it, provide some education, and then focus on...
  7. aimeee

    About renewing the RN license (first time) in MI

    aimeee replied to doggyy's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I think you will find the answers to your questions here:
  8. aimeee

    What attracts people to hospice work?

    aimeee replied to hospicegirl's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I worked in long term care after graduating. After 5 years of that, I felt like I was ready for a new challenge. The local hospice sponsored a pain management seminar and that got me interested....
  9. aimeee

    SNF asking hospice to change meds

    aimeee replied to silverwillow's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We get the orders and then write them in the chart as well. In some places they want us to write them into the MAR too. We DO have a problem with facilities getting orders without notifying us...
  10. aimeee

    Attending memorial services, funerals, condolence calls etc

    aimeee replied to nurselearner's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We post the times in our chart room and attendance is optional but encouraged. Sometimes the deaths just clump together and it would be overwhelming to get to all the visitations. The team members...
  11. aimeee

    Help! What meds are not covered under hospice?

    aimeee replied to RN4hospice's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    How do you get comfort paks BEFORE admission to take with you? Do you order one for the patient as soon as they are referred? Do you have a local pharmacy that stocks them for
  12. aimeee

    Help! What meds are not covered under hospice?

    aimeee replied to RN4hospice's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Are you sure you don't cover the digoxin? It's in the MUG as covered for Heart related diagnosis. See page 107 in the Seventh
  13. aimeee

    Hospice nurse...needs help with admission rate/salary

    aimeee replied to nursey_nurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We find it difficult to get out of a house in less than an hour and a half and the process can sometimes run to 2 or 2 1/2 if the family has lots of questions, has a hard time committing, needs a lot...
  14. aimeee

    Constipation Relief...

    aimeee replied to SCgirl1962's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Oh, they might be. It was maybe 5 years ago that I had the patient that I used them regularly with. Wonder why they aren't around
  15. aimeee

    Constipation Relief...

    aimeee replied to SCgirl1962's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    As stated above, once the body loses the urge to evacuate, you have to make some sort of suppository, enema, or digital removal a part of the routine. The alternative is to pull so much water into...
  16. aimeee

    nebulized ms

    aimeee replied to doodlemom's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    It won't win out in a randomized double blinded test but like anything else, when you are dealing with individuals you may find people who like the way it works. I would go for the roxanol and ativan...
  17. aimeee

    Medical Director taking new patients?

    aimeee replied to tahijajan's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We have 3 part-time medical directors, all very busy with their own practices and all will take patients who have no primary physician. They never say no but they like us to ask them first just as a...
  18. aimeee

    Questions for non-novice hospice nurses!

    aimeee replied to nosonew's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Same answer as the others. Roxanol is merely a brand name for a form of immediate release morphine sulfate liquid solution concentrated to 20mg/ml. We tend to refer to this particular concentration...
  19. aimeee

    pros and cons of nsg home vs pt home hospice

    aimeee replied to Amethyst19's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Oh, that would depend greatly on the nursing homes you are going to be working in. Some nursing homes have a great atmosphere and the staff are appreciative and they love to see you coming. Then...
  20. aimeee

    Has anyone read this?

    aimeee replied to aimeee's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Its good to hear that
  21. aimeee

    Has anyone read this?

    aimeee posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Journeying East : Conversations of Aging and Dying by Victoria Dimidjian I saw a reference to it on the growthhouse site and it looks really
  22. aimeee

    How does this sound?

    aimeee replied to photorn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    So sorry to hear of the losses that have brought you to this turning point, but glad to hear you feel you have healed enough to help others through their losses. You need to know just how they plan to...
  23. aimeee

    So, pick one already!

    aimeee replied to brainnurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Here's another factor to consider regarding admissions....large hospices may have somebody doing the signup (giving the info about how hospice works and having the patient/family sign the admission...
  24. aimeee

    What's the difference?

    aimeee replied to req_read's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I think ideally spirituality SHOULD be a component of religion, but I don't think it is always there. Sometimes the dogma, the rules, the outward practice becomes the focus and there is no room for...
  25. aimeee

    Think I've found my niche...

    aimeee replied to weetziebat's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Welcome to hospice nursing, Weetzie!