seasonedlpn

seasonedlpn specializes in Home Health, Hospice.

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1. 11 Things Your Nurse Thinks (But Will Never Tell You)

   seasonedlpn replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   Ah yes...the bud of innocence that blooms in all new nurses. I, too, was blissful when I first started...but so much death, rotting flesh and pain, and cynicism becomes a ready self defense mechanism....

2. 11 Things Your Nurse Thinks (But Will Never Tell You)

   seasonedlpn replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   I've become more cynical with each passing year. after over 30 years as a nurse, I can honestly say that I would have loved to tell certain patients or family members where to take their complaints!...

3. Want be a Hospice Nurse

   seasonedlpn replied to HDNurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   Try an agency that staffs private duty, sometimes the experience translates as home health. I started doing home care after caring for a friend's dying mother...the note of recommendation they wrote...

4. Stupid Nurse Trick... Don't try this at home... or work!

   seasonedlpn replied to TXRN02's topic in Nursing Humor

   I'm only 5' 2"...I just can't reach

5. Stupid Nurse Trick... Don't try this at home... or work!

   seasonedlpn replied to TXRN02's topic in Nursing Humor

   I was on call for Hospice when I got a 4AM death call.I am NOT a morning person! I stood in the closet whimpering that I had nothing to wear...then went into the bathroom to get ready. I grabbed my...

6. How's the Hospice Business in this economy?

   seasonedlpn replied to Kabin's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   I'm in California and our Home Hospice patients are coming to us later, and sicker. New Medi-Care guidelines have forced us to discharge some of our patients because they were not sick enough. The...

7. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

   seasonedlpn replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

   EWWWWWWWWW!! If I read this story a few more times, dieting will just come

8. Recommended Reading for Hospice Nurses

   seasonedlpn replied to introspectiveRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   Yes, that one is also one of my

9. Question

   seasonedlpn replied to RNWithAHeart's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   Pancreatic CA is usually a fast moving diagnosis. I tell my patients that a terminal diagnosis is a kind of gift. It means no midnight call from the nurse or doctor, no coroner on the front porch. It...

10. Is There a Support Group Out There For Us?

    seasonedlpn posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I've been in Hospice since 1977...in my current Hospice position for 5 years. I know my job, and I love it. But, lately, I've had a few patients that have really "gotten" to me; the ones I can't leave...

11. Does a belief in a "Life after Life" help you in Hospice?

    seasonedlpn replied to seasonedlpn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I agree. Some sort of belief system is better than no belief system. I am always enlightened by the varied beliefs we encounter, and I try to respect each and every one individually. Hospice chaplains...

12. Squamous cell CA of Face (graphic content)

    seasonedlpn replied to seasonedlpn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Believe it or not, he doesn't like the liquid morphine, says it makes him too unsteady when showering, (yes, he showers himself, to soak off old dressing) There is usually some bleeding noted, but...

13. Does a belief in a "Life after Life" help you in Hospice?

    seasonedlpn posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I've been in Hospice since 1977, it is where I feel the most useful, where I do my best work. I've always felt that Hospice nurses can deal with death on a daily basis because, by some inner Faith, we...

14. Squamous cell CA of Face (graphic content)

    seasonedlpn replied to seasonedlpn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    It is definitely non-healing. He is using topical colloidal silver to keep infection down, but infection would be a blessing at this point. I do recall using a metronidazole mixture a few years ago on...

15. Squamous cell CA of Face (graphic content)

    seasonedlpn posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have a 65 YO male with squamous cell CA of the face. After the initial shock at how far this had progressed, I'm trying to figure out how to keep the drainage at bay. The growth encompasses the...