marachne

marachne

Hospice, Palliative Care, Gero, dementia

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  1. Further education in Hospice and Palliative care

    marachne replied to CLWCHPN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    What kind of a degree? Do you mean you want a graduate degree? A clinical degree? It is possible to get an NP with a hospice and palliative care focus, but it's really not recommended. For one thing,...

  2. Post mortem care

    marachne replied to mc3's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    What I find interesting is the assumption of embalming and, I assume open caskets? Maybe it's just my cultural perspective, but I find them very foreign. (I'm Jewish). Just saying, that not everyone...

  3. OHSU and other PDX area applicants for 2009

    marachne replied to studentmom2007's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Oh, I don't know, the D is the end of PortlanD. If you go to an OCNE CC, you would graduate from that school w/an AD, and be able to automatically matriculate into OHSU for a BS -- i.e. it would be...

  4. Can one teach at the university level with a DNP?

    marachne replied to Sunflower3's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    That is the experience at my university. The first DNP cohort started last year, and that was only for individuals already holding a masters-level NP. The thought for the first cohort (and possibly...

  5. What hospitals ARE hiring new grads?

    marachne replied to BonnieSc's topic in Oregon Nursing

    OHSU on February 12 is having a Career Fair: "The Alumni Association is hosting the Annual School of Nursing Career Fair on the Portland campus from noon to 3pm in the first floor lobby. Employers...

  6. How can I work specifically with GLBT patients?

    marachne replied to Serendipity, PCT's topic in General Nursing

    My city is very blessed to have a well supported org for homeless youth -- there is a medical clinic, a tattoo removal service, housing, counseling, etc. And yes, a lot of the homeless youth are LGBT....

  7. Tremors

    marachne replied to Melinurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I think the difference was that my "ltc" setting wasn't a typical one: 1) It is in the VA 2) It was on a palliative/hospice unit 3) We had (some) EOL trained docs 4) We had a great PharmD who...

  8. Tremors

    marachne replied to Melinurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I understand your hesitation Leslie, but I have also seen (and participated in!) the opposite -- well meaning, but not understanding folks seeing every twitch as pain, giving more and more prn opioids...

  9. Tremors

    marachne replied to Melinurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Wondering what you mean by "tremors" do you mean myoclonic jerking? b/c that could be related to neurotoxicity from opioids. If that is the case, the best course is to reduce and change opioids....

  10. African Americans in Oregon

    marachne replied to Codeda's topic in Oregon Nursing

    In today's paper: Among the nation's 40 largest metro areas, only four -- none of them in the West -- are whiter than Portland, new census figures show. As I said, while the overt racism may not...

  11. Pain management in LTC

    marachne replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    First some resources: Hopefully, this is an attachment Nonverbal pain assessment.pdf if it isn't and it's a link, well it's some info from the American Society for Pain Management Nursing about pain...

  12. Question about Phd Programs

    marachne replied to cnmny's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Yes, second that. Feel free to ask questions or just vent as need be. So, where are you in your program? BTW, I see you in Nashville. Are you at Vanderbilt (if I can ask). In the tradition of the...

  13. Nurse Educators, Introduce Yourselves!

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

    I appreciate your input, but alas, my partner is a native Louisianian, and not the big-city type so I'm looking at places that are warmer and probably smaller. I had looked at Penn as a place for a...

  14. Any Spring 2009 Linfield Cohorts?

    marachne replied to lilikoi's topic in Oregon Nursing

    pm each

  15. How is your school of nursing faring in these rough economic times?

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

    My institution is not a full service university, but rather a health and science campus -- we have 2 hospitals, multiple clinics, a SON, SOM, SOD and Allied Health programs, as well as several...

  16. Nurse Educators, Introduce Yourselves!

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

    i've been hanging out on this forum for a while so i figure i should introduce myself. i am currently a phd candidate. i got into nursing as an adult w/many years of experience in other (but often...

  17. University vs Community College employment

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

    And there are a number of BS to PhD programs now as well, with some people going directly to a PhD after earning their BSN (although many are returning BSN students). I believe some of the DNP...

  18. Palliative Care Unit in a hospital

    marachne replied to VU RN BSN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Not exactly the same, but I worked in a VA where we had a hospice/palliative care unit w/i the LTC facility. Many of the palliative care pts were there while they were going through a course of...

  19. African Americans in Oregon

    marachne replied to Codeda's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Well this winter has been harsh enough! In general, Portland does well in rain, but all the snow we've been having --- paralyzes the

  20. Do you ever get over it?

    marachne replied to HappyJaxRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I know at times, early on, I felt a little uncomfortable w/the amount of comfort medications I gave someone...until I had my first palliative sedation patient and I saw how much his anguish was...

  21. Mi RN moving to Portland oregon

    marachne replied to moffist's topic in Oregon Nursing

    And you're right, I shouldn't diss the whole west side....even some of those "mid century" houses have their charm, and certainly the old Victorians in the Avenues. I do resent the heck out of the...

  22. Oregon Basics

    marachne replied to nurseby07's topic in Oregon Nursing

    For those who may be interested, here's portions of an email from Joe Robertson (OHSU President) about what is going on at OHSU. Remember, OHSU is more than a hospital -- it has clinics, 5 schools,...

  23. Mi RN moving to Portland oregon

    marachne replied to moffist's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Huh, lived on the east side for 13 years, including 11 in the "scary part of town" (NE). Never been shot at. I'll take a more diverse, and interesting neighborhood over suburban bland any day (and I...

  24. Mi RN moving to Portland oregon

    marachne replied to moffist's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Can't help w/the other questions, but Hillsboro is SW, not NE. The city has 5 quadrants (yes, I know, that is a contradiction, but live w/it). the N/S boundary is Burnside, the E/W boundary, mostly is...

  25. looking for an apartment in NE Portland , Oregon

    marachne replied to ukmelai's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Well I live in (close in) NE and love it. I am not renting, but personally could not handle those huge apartment complexes that are so come in SW. Ultimately, I'd say one may want to look at where one...