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:kiss We spend much time teaching family what to expect and what action to take when death of loved one occurs. Family has many choices. If they are comfortable with the death, they may take time to have other family come in after pt HRC and have pr...

Yes, it is a specialty area and requires training. However your pay will depend on many things. Geographic location, experience, large or small company,etc. I have found the small town pay and benefits much better due to company concern for high turn...

I have had many pts who have used cannabis to relieve nausea, anorexia, muscle spasms, pain, anxiety. They tell me it's similar to PCA, where they can control the dose per inhalation. I just make sure the Doc and pharmacist are aware so we don't pres...

Hi all you special nurses out there! How does call work for you? Ours is really unsafe. The biggest problem is late afternoon, evening or weekend admits. We have to take call 1 or 2 evenings a week after working all day and every other...

Hi, I am a hospice nurse in need of advice from an oncology nurse. Two months ago I noticed my left breast was bigger than the right, tender and has a palpable lump. It swells and is more tender pre menstruation. I had an ultrasound and mamogram, bot...

Thanks to all for your advice and kindness. I went to a surgeon and he said it's just fibrocystic tissue due to normal ageing and hormones. signed, Glad to be old and lumpy.

I just went to a seminar called 'Pain, The fifth vital sign'. Put on by VA. Due to JCAHO 2000 revised standards for pain assess and management. It was reported that hospital ER's will be expected to relieve pain immediately rather than waiting for a...

Hi LPNandlovenit, I have had a case where the Pt swished her cath in some soapy water, rinsed and allowed to air dry. Had another who spit in hers to lubricate it prior to insertion, yuck! Doc said, 'oh well, it's her own cooties." Niether one ever h...

Has anyone heard of Nurse Self Contracting? Saw an add with no further explanation. Is it pool nursing or what?

I have never felt comfortable about short cuts in any nursing duty. If you are a good worker you will soon discover how to best organize your time with priorities first. If you get behind, ask for help. If there is no help, then your sup failed to st...

Exactly! I just got fed up last week. I was on call and worked from 8am to 1130 pm, solid. I asked for help from my sup. about 4pm that day, all I got was " oh, you can do it." I tell ya what, I was so tired driving home, I could hardly see or drive...

:( I just told my sup. that I was really stressing over work and my worst stressor was on-call, I asked to be cut back or I was probably going to have to look elsewhere. I came up with several ideas to relieve on-call stress. I was given a weeks vaca...

Boy is that stupid. Would'nt catch me carryin a full bedpan on skates.

I like to tell my spouse all the gory details to the wounds I've seen and the treatment details, but I never tell about how I had to remove an impaction, ick!

Thank you all so much, I will make an appt. for 2nd opinion, sure is scary though. Nurse T

I work for home health and hospice. Our director had us write down how we made a diff. in one or two of our pt's lives. One of my patients agreed to an interview with a local paper and our story made front page. It was neat. Plus I got scissors, loti...

Hospice RN Home Health 4 yrs 16.83

Boy, after reading about burnout from nurses with 10, 15 yrs exp. I feel like a weeny. I waited until my children were in school to go back to school myself. It took me 3 yrs to finish RN-ADN school. I worked PT, took care of my family and went to sc...

I love this. My hubby had c-spine surgery and the doc gave him muscle relaxers and tyl#3. Since my hubby is a moderate drinker I said, " You're not drinking and taking muscle relaxers ". He says, " Yeah, thats what the nurse said." He doesn't listen ...

Assisted living isn't what it should be. Many facilities do more for the residents than is legal because they don't want to lose that money. I work in home health. I had a PT at an assit. liv. fac. PT had leukemia, bad case of shingles and was very c...

Need more info on this PT. DX and age would be helpful. I have had PTs deny pain but have clammy skin, tachycardia , high B/P. Ativan works well for anxiety, agitation presents with a bit of combativness, confusion and purposeless movements. Anxiety ...

We have been getting ready for PPS for a year. I was told that agencies will be responsible for med. supplies and rehab. I think were getting the squeeze. We will have to be picky about the DX's we take. This makes me want to scream. Just think of th...