mikeybird

I work in Texas and the company I currently work for pays the 50.0 cents per mile. Unfortunately, we have just been bought out by a company that only pays their employees 44 cents per mile. They are going to give us 48 cents when the takeover takes effect...makes me nuts...the gas prices aren't going down...

You can also find "Fast Facts" on the Hospice and Palliative Care Nurses Association website at www.hpna.org

There are so many good books out there. I have been a hospice nurse for 10 years and certified in hospice and palliative care for 5 years. For a great reference book, look at "20 Common Problems: End-of-life Care by Kinzbrunner, Weinreb, and Policzer. Another handy pocket size reference book is "Symptom Management Algorithms: A Handbook for Palliative Care" by Linda Wrede-Seaman MD. I highly recommend getting connected to the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association at www.hpna.org You will find all kinds of resources there. Good luck and welcome to hospice nursing!

I work for a hospice agency and we have 2 music therapist available to us. Our patients love them. They do go to long term care facilities and the patients look forward to thier visits.