joyfulljen

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1. FAST Scale

   joyfulljen replied to aub123's topic in Hospice

   FAST can be used for Alzheimer's and 'generic' dementia. Alzheimer's disease pts must be ordinal. However, other dementias do not have to be ordinal. One very important thing to be sure of though, is the pt unable to ambulate due to dementia proce...

2. Nursing class Who's Who - for fun

   joyfulljen replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in General Students

   We did this for my pinning--we have 'Queen of 'Code Browns'!

3. Really Tired of Fighting Hospice Ignorance......

   joyfulljen replied to tencat's topic in Hospice

   What kind of nurse are you? You sound like one who cares deeply about the pt and wants to see real comfort provided for those you care for even if others cannot see it that way. I also get frustrated about the whole 'starve to death' drama. I wish...

4. Looking for a hospice caseload acuity tool

   joyfulljen posted a topic in Hospice

   I am working on a productivity team to determine agency expectations for casemanagers visits. I was wondering if anyone has any kind of 'acuity tool' they use to determine staff (RN, SW, Chaplain) weekly pt visits. We are hoping to take into consid...