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1. Computer charting in hospice

   coogabooga replied to coogabooga's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   The program's name is laptor. It was developed by our company (first

2. Computer charting in hospice

   coogabooga posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

   Now before some may see this thread and think "another nurse, not computer savvy, complaining of computers..." think again. I've worked with computers all my life and charted with computers throughout...

3. No bm in over a week and half??

   coogabooga replied to coogabooga's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   Yes her bowel habits obviously changed, but most of the time she can't take her meds. Can a body stop making stool of it's only clear liquids they're taking

4. No bm in over a week and half??

   coogabooga posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

   If a patient has only been taking clear liquids for several weeks +, should u still be having bm's?? I have a 74yo ovarian CA that hasn't had a bm in over a week and a half. She's not impacted,...

5. Colon cancer and diarrhea

   coogabooga replied to mslavender1982's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   Yikes, with 8 feet of colon it doesn't seem like there really is much to do. I wonder why they just give her a colostomy? What does your medical director suggest? Maybe u just need to play with doses...

6. Destruction of Narcs/CS

   coogabooga replied to rnholly's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   Not a pharmacist or a chemist, but wouldn't the narcs being excreted through the urine be broken down into simpler forms, as though they pretty much no longer take the form of the drugs themselves? I...

7. "younger" CA hospice patients

   coogabooga posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

   I'm struggling in general with therapeutic communication... Especially younger patients and their families. I've found myself in those awkward silences where I NEED to tell the families what to expect...

8. IVF excessive?

   coogabooga replied to coogabooga's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   Eh?...

9. Vita; signs and infections...

   coogabooga replied to MomRN0913's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   I think it's really dependent on the situation.. Remind yourself what are the goals? In a perfect nurse world, that patient would have been turned q 2 hours BUT this is hospice. The goals are equally...

10. Lifting in hospice?

    coogabooga replied to gorgenurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Haven't been a hospice nurse very long, but I will say I do MUCH less lifting than in the ICU, for example. I understand, however, that I must be prepared for the occasional 250+lb body that needs...

11. IVF excessive?

    coogabooga replied to coogabooga's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Funny, I had no idea that I developed such an awesome debate issue ;-) Please, take my title to another thread. I'm sure it would be helpful there too

12. IVF excessive?

    coogabooga posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I've been reading a few posts on iv therapy with patients on hospice and I'm a bit confused.,,,why? Our company considers it "aggressive" but too me it's not so much aggressive as it is another thing...

13. Glucose control in hospice

    coogabooga replied to coogabooga's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Those are great responses. I often find it isn't the patient obsessing over the sugars, but the caregiver. Teaching (over and over again) about the hospice objective is

14. Above & Beyond....Special Touches?!?

    coogabooga replied to mhowell's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I too have only been in hospice for several months and I like using humor... Very light hearted and even a little goes a long

15. Glucose control in hospice

    coogabooga posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi, I just wanted to see if anyone had a few words of wisdom in regards to glucose control in hospice patients: what's considered appropriate and what's not. I sometimes have a difficult time...