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  1. hospice nurses--personal beliefs in life after death

    finn11707 posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Just wondering-- How has working in hospice changed your understanding or beliefs in life after death? Please add all those great experiences which opened your

  2. Young Hospice Nurses

    finn11707 replied to DarkHairedStudentCCC's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have worked with one very well-received male hospice RN. When I began 7 years ago at this hospice, there were two hospice nurses in their mid 20's working our agency. Both have moved on--one away...

  3. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    finn11707 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    "...but ultimately every individual must create his/her own personal religion... and hopefully, every person's utterly unique religion would be based largely on what actually works." So true!...

  4. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    finn11707 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Re --http://www.dyingconsciously.org/ http://www.intuition.org/txt/villoldo.htm Zenman- I think all the info and perspective in these sites is intriguing, pertinent and useful in our Hospice work....

  5. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    finn11707 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Zenman, There is much to learn in your post--thank you for presenting your knowledge here. I was pleasantly suprised to read that many religions have the commonality of a Son Savior. We cross many...

  6. hospice nurses--personal beliefs in life after death

    finn11707 replied to finn11707's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    earle58--- Thank you for helping me to understand the silence. I wonder how many others there are who feel "humbled to reverent silence"? Yes, the journeys we accompany are often awe inspiring. It is...

  7. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    finn11707 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    [quote=req_read Consciousness can be a difficult cross to bear. To paraphrase a quote from The Great Gatsby, "His was a great sin who invented consciousness. Let us lose it for a little while."......

  8. Oregon's Death with Dignity Act

    finn11707 replied to Jump_Nurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Yes, I believe the law in Oregon is a good one. Both of my parents were in an Oregon hospice at end of life, and did not choose to use this law and end their own life, though both voiced a wish for...

  9. hospice nurses--personal beliefs in life after death

    finn11707 replied to finn11707's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Lantana, Yes, I too am caught off guard by the minimal response to this thread. I believe the work we do in hospice is profound, life-changing for us; challenging us to our core, stretching our...

  10. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    finn11707 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Yes, it is ominous when it hits...that questioning of whether what one believes is really so. When the somber, quiet and reflective pulling in period arrives, I do not always see fear associated. I...

  11. hospice nurses--personal beliefs in life after death

    finn11707 replied to finn11707's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Shrinky- That is an amazing discovery I have come upon too... I once had a woman who led a firm matriarchal household. She was determined to have her daughter at her bedside when she died so that she...

  12. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    finn11707 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Allow Mystery, You are like the rest of us. At times we all feel alone, overwhelmed with the intensity of the work. It is why the team concept of hospice works best, when it flows. Of course there is...

  13. research that supports the health benefit of spiritual practices/what do you think?

    finn11707 replied to destiney's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    YES!!!! this sort of program should be qualified for nursing CEUs. Our profession is quite lacking in stance which supports us toward spiritual development. It goes hand in hand with the work we do...

  14. roxanol in neb treatments

    finn11707 replied to lesrn2005's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Yes, I used this in the prior hospice agency. It was quite effective for patient who did not want internal use effects. The hospice agency I work with now state it is not effective and will not...

  15. 10 months in hospice and already feeling burned out...

    finn11707 replied to Cowboys_RN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have toyed with the idea of looking for 1/2 time Hospice job and supplementing with someting low key like advice---Burnout is common among casemanagers. My first 1 1/2 years working hospice, I saw...

  16. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    finn11707 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    No apology needed Michael, Those of us who write to you in this post context expect to be challenged to think deeper. You have experiences, insights and a way of thinking about deeper hospice work...

  17. A Definite Over Stepping of Boundaries

    finn11707 replied to scribblerpnp's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Nope, not these

  18. A Definite Over Stepping of Boundaries

    finn11707 replied to scribblerpnp's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I understand the concern. Our agency has a nurse who once married a former patient. It was before I was employed there but, I wondered too. The nurse was good friends with the nurse manager of our...

  19. The 3 boys?

    finn11707 replied to jenrnmcg's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    father, son and holy ghost ??? Just a guess! ...? the 3 boys

  20. Help!--Soul searching.

    finn11707 replied to trippinwitchu's topic in Health, Stress Management

    trippinwitchu ---How did the Home Health interview go? During my first 4 years as a nurse, I also had a vague sense of having made a mistake with the profession.Then, in 1987, I (involuntarily)...

  21. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    finn11707 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    "Death" is the huge elephant sitting squarely in the center of hospice's living room... with everyone scurrying around it, studiously avoiding any attempt to describe or define it..." Michael--so...

  22. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    finn11707 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Yes, Michael--I agree that the exploration of consciousness, conscious dying, universal consciousness, self awareness, the spiritual nature of who we are is all very important for all hospice workers,...

  23. Nurse manhandled by doctor

    finn11707 replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    Surgeons are known for being the worst hotheads and the most arrogant A--H----, as I recall when I was working in hospitals. No excuse for it. Perhaps it is time to go to the OR Nurses Association to...

  24. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    finn11707 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Yes, that is my personal belief too. The work gets done when it can...one place or another. I do believe, even when the brain is affected with progression of disease, some work can be done---just not...

  25. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    finn11707 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Tencat- I know the story well. What is important, is realizing that it is not you. Probably, something like that would have happened with another hospice staff member, if not you. I think it is...