marachne

marachne

Hospice, Palliative Care, Gero, dementia

Member

  • Content

    349

  • Visitors

    9,966

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    16

All Content by marachne

  1. Anyone in PhD program?

    marachne replied to babyNP.'s topic in Post Graduate Students

    i'm going to do something that is possibly not totally kosher, but makes sense to me and cut and paste most of a post of mine from another thread: i am in a bs to phd program, and did go directly from...

  2. How would you compare your undergrad/grad nursing experience?

    marachne replied to Rn-08-NP10-ToBe's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I am in a BS to PhD program, so my answer may not relate...that said, the few masters level courses I have taken have not been that much more arduous than the undergrad classes. The PhD...

  3. OHSU or Linfield

    marachne replied to lilikoi's topic in Oregon Nursing

    It's not a suit, the court abolished the tort cap for OHSU, but also for other "public entities." Of course, the place that gets sued the most is a hospital. The cap was absurd: $200,000, but removing...

  4. Dansko Shoes are killing my feet!!!

    marachne replied to Carianne's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    One thing I've learned about Danskos (and I've had about a 1/2 dozen pairs) is that the exact same shoe, same leather, color, etc can be slightly different even in the same size. The last pair I...

  5. Why Hospice Nursing?

    marachne replied to mom and nurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    You know, some people have touched on this obliquely, but I would say that some of the qualities that are helpful to be able to do hospice are: A lack of a need to control things An ability to meet...

  6. MSNBC Article "Most cancer doctors avoid saying it's the end"

    marachne replied to RNWithAHeart's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Having spent the last year on a palliative care team, I both have more frustration and better understanding... The oncologist note that said -- no more tx available, but in the next breath says that...

  7. Disposing of medications at time of death

    marachne replied to RubyRN,CHPN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I think it's a message we really need to get out to patients, anyone we know really, that we all need to be conscious of how we dispose of

  8. Disposing of medications at time of death

    marachne replied to RubyRN,CHPN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    But it still gets to the same question: how does the housekeeper then dispose of it? Is it still going down a drain somewhere? Hopefull, thanks for that thought. It's also possible to think the...

  9. Disposing of medications at time of death

    marachne replied to RubyRN,CHPN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Any idea how things are being disposed of after they go into the sharps containers? And pouring liquid in there doesn't get messy? I know one thing that always bothered me was when we'd get a new...

  10. Disposing of medications at time of death

    marachne replied to RubyRN,CHPN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Valid concern as well -- but diversion happens in every setting, and drug abuse is rampant in healthcare unfortunately (not to mention diversion of drugs by families). I suppose there is the potential...

  11. CNA or MA for points?

    marachne replied to SunnySunshine's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Not every school requires a CNA - I think it's more the community colleges. One thing to keep in mind is that (unless things have changed) I know after I finished my first year as an undergrad at OHSU...

  12. Disposing of medications at time of death

    marachne replied to RubyRN,CHPN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I can see your point Shabby NC, and we used to have a joke when we had a pt die inpt at the facility I used to work at -- we knew there were sewer rats and one nurse you'd to always go "here you go,...

  13. COP's

    marachne replied to Sabby_NC's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I haven't read the whole report -- 700+ pages is a bit much for me right now, but what I have heard is that while it's going to be challenging, it's A LOT better than it could've been. Apparently the...

  14. New to Board and Forum

    marachne posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi, I am a hospice & palliative care nurse, worked for 4+ years in an inpt setting (VA, mostly SNF but had a hospice & palliative care ward), just finished a 9 month Palliative Care Fellowship...

  15. Recommended Reading for Hospice Nurses

    marachne replied to introspectiveRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Not a book, but a resource I've found really helpful is Pallimed, a blog that shares critiques of recent EOL literature. Run by 2 MDs (one of whom is the editor for Fast Facts, both of whom I believe...

  16. How far can a hospice nurse go, spiritually-speaking?

    marachne replied to GardenerGirl's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hmm, two signs of someone not wanting to engage in a real discussion: calling them a "Nazi" or calling them "politically correct." I agree, I didn't see anyone being politically correct, just trying...

  17. A RN thinking about moving to Portland.

    marachne replied to John123's topic in Oregon Nursing

    As someone pointed out, Vancouver is in Washington, not Portland (but just across the Columbia river). If you get a job in Vancouver, live there! While Oregon has no sales tax, WA has no income tax....

  18. OHSU or Linfield

    marachne replied to lilikoi's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I agree that Linfield has a stronger community health program -- In general -- but I'm one person who graduated from OHSU and never worked in a hospital (well, until I did my recently completed...

  19. OHSU RN-BSN Program

    marachne replied to akspudus's topic in Oregon Nursing

    akspudus, I am an OHSU undergrad graduate and a current PhD student. I did not go through the RN-BS program, but I know several of the people involved with it. All schools have their issues, but I...

  20. Duke DNP

    marachne replied to nursetim's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hi, question about Duke, not exactly related but maybe you have an opinion nonetheless... I am currently in a PhD program on the other side of the continent. I am looking at post-docs and Duke is one...

  21. How far can a hospice nurse go, spiritually-speaking?

    marachne replied to GardenerGirl's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Just joined this forum and am overwhelmed with all the wonderful threads to read (instead of working on my dissertation, sigh). The suggestions that have been have all been spot on, and I just want to...