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I received this note yesterday.Please advise ASAP. Urgent. My...... has lung cancer and has been at... Hospice for the past week. We are not completely happy with the service, but are not sure if the service that we are receiving is standard for a ho...

To Hospice Nurse, Many thanks.

Thank you So much!

Thanks. I was emailed among a small private group's blog. I am friendly with the writer personally...

Thanks for the quick and much needed reply!

Ignorance is all around us...and getting worse! This woman probably was undernourished as a child. A simpleton. Problem is there are a Lot of those around!

Thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou!!

Thank you so much! Good idea.

I would like to know how to teach Personal care givers who speak little to no English. I oversee client's who mainly are from 3rd world countries and whose care givers are also from those same cultures. The PCA's know minimal to no English. I try to ...

To Classicdame, Thank you for your response. Part of the problem isn't as much intrepretive as it is Passivity by both client and PCA who are both of the same culture. I have difficulty getting clear information from them ( when did you last see yo...

To:Stark 2002 These are all good questions and a lot of food for thought. You could begin simply by going to the dictionary and looking up some basics. Look up health, then environmental health, then nurse patient roles and so on. Even something as ...

To bobbyzr7 Well said! Thank you. Everybody read this from bobbyzr7 and learn.

I think nurses continue to accept the abuse of administration and unfortunately do not have a voice as a whole to try to establish limits on workloads. Example from Betty Boop is exactly right. It seems to me that we do everything except take out the...

Chelsea, Thanks So much for your generous thumbnail of schools you looked into. I am earnestly searching for a BSN to PhD program that does not require the GRE. I have been contacted by U of Pheonix...but am not sure about that? Any advice? Thank you...

EmergencyRN, Didn't see your post at first. I thank you also!

Please advise me if anyone knows how to work with or deal with Bhutanese patients. I am a visiting nurse and the majority of my clients are Indian or Bhutanese. When I enter their homes I always remove my shoes as they do, smile and begin to visit w...

Emille and ProBeeRN, Thank you so much for your quick and thorough explanations. You're right re. the long ( looong!) explanations. As for the interpreters these are usually Bhutanee people who are going to be the caregiver ( aids). Appreciate your f...

Which accredited, acceptable, with no GRE required msn program is the best online school out there? Do the employers care where you received your msn if all of the above are met? I'm in Ga. looking for a good online program.