marachne

marachne specializes in Hospice, Palliative Care, Gero, dementia.

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1. Hospice RNs- How would you interpret this?

   marachne replied to DLS_PMHNP's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   Whispera, thanks for your response -- I had a really strong reaction when angieRN used the word "dementia" no where in the description by the OP did she indicate that kind of cognitive change....

2. MSN and PhD from same school?

   marachne replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   I think things are changing -- thinking about my own institution, just off the top of my head, there is: A faculty member who was made full professor and more recently FAAN, has several RO1s and both...

3. Use of pulse oximetry in hospice

   marachne replied to HoosierMale's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   Just one comment about the use of oxygen and comfort. Yes, oxygen can contribute to someone's comfort, but oxygen therapy can also, in and of itself be very uncomfortable! There are some people for...

4. How do you respond when you tell people you are a hospice nurse?

   marachne replied to RachelRN25's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   I often get the "that must be hard, I could never do it," but don't necessarily see a wince or a shudder, more often appreciation and/or admiration." I usually say how I love it, how it feels like...

5. Hospice Opportunities in Arkansas?

   marachne replied to Pokygirl's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   I don't know anything about the Arkansas VAMC, but across the US the VA system is doing a really good job with palliative care. And the VA is a great system to work

6. Public health nursing in Oregon

   marachne replied to RNmb's topic in Oregon Nursing

   Glad it worked for you -- really encourage checking out Outside In. They are set up to work w/students and HC

7. Public health nursing in Oregon

   marachne replied to RNmb's topic in Oregon Nursing

   Two places that come to mind are Outside In, which provides services to homeless youth and has a huge volunteer program specifically for people w/a medical background,...

8. How do you use the FAST Scale?

   marachne replied to NurseAlwaysNForever's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   So what, exactly do you think is meant by "CNS aging?" I would also refer back to the article I cited in my earlier post -- the reliability of the FAST has studied and validated with AD, but I'm not...

9. Hospice question from a new-ish LTC nurse

   marachne replied to bugvw70's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   My thought is that someone needs to talk to you board of nursing about the behavior of the DON and NM. I would call them and ask about annonymous reporting, explaining, if necessary your concerns...

10. Questions and a Request

    marachne replied to marachne's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Bumping this up in hopes of a

11. How Much Autonomy Do Hospice Nurses Have?

    marachne replied to jjnmrsmom's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I can't speak specifically for in-patient hospice, as you are still going to be w/i whatever is the culture of the institution -- after all, ICU RNs have a lot more autonomy, than the average med/surg...

12. Getting certified in Hospice, what is the benefit to you?

    marachne replied to ShayRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Without getting into a "AD vs. BS" fight, I would argue that there ARE advantages, in terms of learning things at another level in getting a BS. In addition, even if base pay is the same,...

13. scheduled meds and PRN dose orders in nursing home

    marachne replied to hospicemom's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Abosolutely agree w/what everyone has said, and here's a few other things to think about: besides dose, what is the action (as in time to effect/half-life) of the med? For example, po tab morphine is...

14. Questions and a Request

    marachne posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi all, I have an interview a week from Tuesday with Kaiser Hospice, and I have a few questions, and a request. First of all, as those of you who've hung around here know, I have a background in both...

15. Capella PhD in nursing education

    marachne replied to NurseTeacher1's topic in Post Graduate Students

    As others have noted, many, if not most universities that have PhD programs will have faculty pages that list current, or most salient publications/active funded research. Looking at this information...