Mandee

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  1. Comfort kits

    Mandee posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We have a comfort kit but would like to maybe change it some, so I was wondering what other hospices have in your comfort kits, I have heard of different kits for different diagnosis, ie: specific...

  2. REAL Pain or ADDICTION?

    Mandee replied to captain morgan's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    There is no way to know for sure if he is addicted to lortab or not...Patient's with chronic pain don't look the same as someone with acute pain..so it's possible for pain to be severe and him to be...

  3. It's 4pm, who does the 5pm admission?

    Mandee replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    No way can you do an assessment on a patient without signing consents first...and a 5pm admission would defintely be the on call nurse....at least I know it wouldn't be me if I worked all

  4. Rude coworkers=bad manners

    Mandee replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Home Health

    Please don't take this the wrong way but from reading your posts it seems to me that you really don't like home care and have been looking for employment elsewhere since you started with your current...

  5. Pay for old timers

    Mandee replied to GerryG's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Not you Gerry,

  6. Pay for old timers

    Mandee replied to GerryG's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Where on the Cape is that? Just curious because I work for a hospice on Cape and we don't make anything near that...That being said this is the third hospice(three different states) that I've worked...

  7. Pay for old timers

    Mandee replied to GerryG's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Depends a lot on where you are

  8. CHPN exam

    Mandee posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I'm heading to Jacksonville Fl today to write the exam tomorrow morning, wish me luck!!!!

  9. uniforms or street clothes

    Mandee replied to nurselearner's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We have nurses who prefer street clothes and others who prefer uniforms. Personally I wear scrubs, simply because it is easier for me, don't have to think about what to wear in the morning etc...I...

  10. Have questions about Hospice Nursing

    Mandee replied to photorn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I think the answers to your questions are going to be different as each agency does things slightly different. At our hospice the nurses work 8-4, M-F, no on-call(we have full time on call staff) but...

  11. I Got The Job!!!!!

    Mandee replied to ShayRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Congratulations! No real advice just wanted to say that it is a wonderfully rewarding experience and you will learn more from your patients then you could possibly imagine. You'll do great!

  12. Cape Cod hospital/VNA

    Mandee posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Hello! We will be moving to Cape Cod soon and I wondered if anyone could give me info. on the Cape Cod Hospital system and Cape Cod VNA, particularly what the pay scale is and if anyone is working at...

  13. artifical nails off..angry nurse

    Mandee replied to Lady Sapphire's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    All this nail talk reminds me of a nurse I interviewed a few months back, nails were bitten down to the quick, it was really disgusting, I felt bad for him because I know it must be a terrible habit...

  14. Thank you for reply from "mom on hospice"

    Mandee replied to BHVHTX's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I'm sorry for your loss. It does sound as though your Mom could have recieved better care but I hope you can find peace in knowing you were there for her, my thoughts are with you.

  15. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    Mandee replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Jim, I'm just curious as to what your wishes are, if you would want to be maintained on artificial nutrition if you were in Terri's

  16. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    Mandee replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Patients in PVS have no perception of pain/hunger etc...therefore it's a lot different than "starving" a conscious person like Scott Peterson or a dog for that

  17. PO meds can be given rectal?

    Mandee replied to rnbackagain's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I've been a hospice nurse 8 yrs and if it's a crisis we give MSIR and even MS Contin rectally, we do get an order asap for an alternate route/drug but it does work in a crunch, our medical director...

  18. ratio of home hospice patients to nurse

    Mandee replied to Pat the nurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Approx. 120 at this time.

  19. Comfort kits

    Mandee replied to Mandee's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks for the input!

  20. Comfort kits

    Mandee replied to Mandee's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks for the input!

  21. Hospice On Call Compensation Structure

    Mandee replied to Katillac's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We have full time on call nurses who are paid a salary, they work one week on and one week off, 5pm-8am during the week and all weekend, our case managers are paid $2/hr to carry the pager and then...

  22. Hospice On Call Compensation Structure

    Mandee replied to Katillac's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We have full time on call nurses who are paid a salary, they work one week on and one week off, 5pm-8am during the week and all weekend, our case managers are paid $2/hr to carry the pager and then...

  23. ratio of home hospice patients to nurse

    Mandee replied to Pat the nurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We also have a full time admissions nurse so case managers rarely do admissions, we have three full time on call nurses so the case managers only do back up call(if the primary call nurse gets too...

  24. Anybody going to New Orleans?

    Mandee replied to aimeee's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    No but I would love to go to the NHPCO conference in Atlanta in April! I'm going to hit my boss up next week to see if she'll help defray the cost. Have fun in New Orleans!!

  25. Nice place to practice nursing?

    Mandee replied to Butterfly03's topic in General Nursing

    :)