Hal_Dol

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1. August 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

   Hal_Dol replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

   Sleep? Once I get home I fill the cup with rum and

2. Which Hospice companies are Good to work for?

   Hal_Dol replied to Raine08's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   New Grads Getting Accepted In Hospice--For Becky8 et.al. I have worked in hospice for 4-5 years. When I first applied---after 3 years in a nursing homes---they said they wanted me to have had at...

3. Denial, not just a river in Egypt

   Hal_Dol replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   Hello All: Just had a case of Alzheimer's patient whose wife insisted he liked the TV on all night. Patient had been awake about 36 hours---mumbling/ babbling (no specific words)/lip smacking. I had...

4. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

   Hal_Dol replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   WOW, long thread....guess it touched a sensitive nerve. I didn't wade through all the posts so maybe this point has already been made: (heard from an extremely competent charge nurse, after smiling at...

5. Question about LPNs in Hospice

   Hal_Dol replied to curiousauntie's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   Kaylee3: I think I understand your question/dilemma; had the same problem when I first approached a hospice provider. My solution was to quit the nursing home job I had and go work for an agency....

6. Advise what u think isthe most sought ot nursing speciality

   Hal_Dol replied to tracel1's topic in General Nursing

   Perhaps Not On Topic I have only been a nurse for 5 years; and do not work in a hospital but from what I've noticed/read everywhere (medical + public sites) hospitals are primarily interested in...

7. Vitas Experience?

   Hal_Dol replied to Wren's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   Hello Youngheart....: Hospice just seems to be "my niche" ; I was a total disaster in a hospital unit, even a skilled care nursing home. (At the nursing home had this "terrible" habit of spending a...

8. Vitas in dfw area nurses( beware)

   Hal_Dol replied to chill1965's topic in Texas Nursing

   There IS another view of the world---and VITAS. Perhaps dfw has problems, all I can say is--as an LPN that has worked for VITAS in Florida for 3 years--the company has treated me very well. This...

9. Vitas Experience?

   Hal_Dol replied to Wren's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   Though it is 2009 as I type this, I can't stand the thought of someone else reading this thread and believing everything they see! VITAS is the only hospice I have worked for so I cannot compare...

10. Question about LPNs in Hospice

    Hal_Dol replied to curiousauntie's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    LPNs are certainly valued by VITAS, a national for profit hospice organization that operates in a number of states. Yes RNs are the “team leader” and make the visits to see how the patient is and...

11. Roll Call, LPN to RN Students!!!

    Hal_Dol replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in LPN to RN

    If anybody cares: -Told my orientation group I loved my current job, but the company only hires LPNs for night shift; and at 4am my body says why don't you get a day job--> so here I am in second...

12. Which Hospice companies are Good to work for?

    Hal_Dol replied to Raine08's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hello All: I like VITAS very much. Have worked for them 2 years as an LPN that does crisis-care shifts of 13 hours each night. All the staff I've worked with are dedicated (no back-stabbing),...

13. O2 safety

    Hal_Dol replied to nrcnurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    My Personal Experience: Pt was bed bound with 2 LPM, across the room--20' away--Pt's husband was smoking a cigarette so to build trust I joined him. No problem; and he was using a 40' of tubing...

14. Hospice Nursing: When will I know for sure if this is for me?

    Hal_Dol replied to washingtonrn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hello All:As an LPN with only 3 years experience I wanted hospice because I was frustrated by only having time to pass meds and then say "Hello" as I backed out of the room to answer the next call...