jeannepaul

jeannepaul BSN

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  1. Question about Pain

    jeannepaul replied to abundantjoy07's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have noticed over the 7years Ihave been doing hopice that pt's that have not had pain, all of a sudden start having it. I explain it to my families this way. as the pt declines, they move around...

  2. Odyssey Healthcare on call and triage nurses

    jeannepaul replied to jeannepaul's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    you employers can tell you they don't pay overtime, but if you are non-exempt, federal law states they have to pay overtime. For anyone, make sure you know the federal and state laws. It also does...

  3. Your favorite nursing gadget?

    jeannepaul replied to AOx1's topic in General Nursing

    I work in home hospice and I could not do without my headlamp. I got it at home depot and it is a must when inserting foleys in the home, heck, I would use it

  4. Rant About On Call

    jeannepaul replied to Sue Damonas's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I usually work 13-27 hours during the week (by choice) and I do call friday 5p-monday 8a. I have been doing this for about 3 years. I did full time case management for 4years. When I first started...

  5. I'm having doubts about myself, is nursing for me?

    jeannepaul replied to invu's topic in Health, Stress Management

    when I was in nursing school, I would often feel like I couldn't do it. I could not see the light at the end of the tunnel. I would watch the movie Rudy at least a couple of times a week for a while....

  6. Wrongful Suspension

    jeannepaul replied to NursingStudent5548's topic in General Nursing

    I cannot believe the grief and harsh comments I am reading. What she said is no worse than me telling my kids "you are driving me crazy, (then smile) but I still love you!" What bothers me is working...

  7. In the Field: Turning In paperwork question

    jeannepaul replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    When I first started, we had to turn in our paperwork twice a week, then it went to 3x a week, now it is daily, before 8am. No fax, no email, no snail mail. it makes it very difficult to adhere to...

  8. Point of Service documentation

    jeannepaul replied to dalmos's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We always complete our paperwork in the home and we leave a copy in the home. It is not difficult. most of it is checkboxes, and then there is an area for a narrative. I have not had any complaints...

  9. Is anyone familiar with Oydssey HealthCare?

    jeannepaul replied to RKMARK's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I've been working for odyssey for 5 years. before that I worked with another hospice and I will say Odyssey is 10 times better. Unless each office is allowed to choose how they pay their employees,...

  10. is being a Hospice Nurse dangerous?

    jeannepaul replied to newyorkgrrrrrrrrrrrl's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I never felt threatened at a pt house, but being on call does have it's dangers. First when you get called out in the middle of the night, every car on the road is a potential drunk driver. I...

  11. How would you feel and what would you do?

    jeannepaul posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have been working for a company for five years. I have been loyal and everytime they needed help, I was there working,(visits, oncall, admissions) I found out today a nurse that was hired 1 year...

  12. Hospice and Fund Raising

    jeannepaul replied to Spidey's mom's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We have something like that in our admission packet. I usually take it out and throw it

  13. Hospice full time on call

    jeannepaul replied to pixiec11's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    here is what people do not understand about being on call. The moment your call time starts, you are working. You cannot make plans to do anything and you are tied to either a beeper or a phone. I...

  14. Hospice On Call Compensation Structure

    jeannepaul replied to Katillac's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I work at a large for profit hospice. I am one of 4 full time on call weekend RNs. It is a 62h period and they pay a salary equal to a 40h week. We get mileage door to door. The case managers take...

  15. New to Hospice starting Monday

    jeannepaul replied to ParrotHeadRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    2 weeks in the office will feel like forever!!! We do two weeks, 1 in the office and one in the field. Usually by then the nurses are ready to get out on their own!We only get .45 a mile so you are...

  16. Etrace phones

    jeannepaul posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Our company has started giving cna's, tracer phones. The Nurses are going to get them soon. Has anyone had experience with these devices?At the first pt house of the day, you turn on your phone....

  17. Need Assistance (Hospice care)

    jeannepaul replied to ms_orion's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I'm really sorry your pt's are having to suffer needlessly. We have always treated UTI, URI, ect. in hospice. I cant imagine a physician saying that is aggressive treatment. In my opinion, it is...

  18. Post mortem care

    jeannepaul replied to mc3's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I usually ask the family what they would like me to do. Some families do not want me to do a complete bath. but I still wash the head, face, check the brief. With some families, I so everything...

  19. Need Opinion of Smart Hospice Type Nurses

    jeannepaul replied to Witiku's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I was using that as an example, we also use dilaudid, lortab, and whatever else is on our formulary, but if someone was allergic to everything we had, a non-formulary pain med would be approved....

  20. Need Opinion of Smart Hospice Type Nurses

    jeannepaul replied to Witiku's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    At our hospice, the medicines would depend on our pharmacy formulary. We would supply all comfort and lung medicines. If the meds he is on was not on the formulary, we would change them. We do not...

  21. Straight weekend call

    jeannepaul replied to RNWithAHeart's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I'm in Texas and this is the way it works for me. I start at 5pm friday and work until 8am mon. It is a salaried position. Since it is 63 hours, they took what I would make in a 40 hour work week,...