Werblessed

Werblessed

Hospice/Palliative, PACU, OR, Med/Surg

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  1. skills needed---help please?

    Werblessed replied to danyd's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Yeah, they have Select Specialty in Colorado as well. Most of our vent patients are being d/c'd from ICUs in main-stay hospital settings as Physicians are hearing patients/families stating they want...

  2. Colon ca and bowel obstruction

    Werblessed replied to RNTink's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Haven't worked with accupuncture. Have worked with aromatherapy for n/v - specifically peppermint oil which on occasion has worked well - others not. We also have Music Zananthologist (I'm sure I...

  3. skills needed---help please?

    Werblessed replied to danyd's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Tewdles, totally agree with your posting. We see EVERYTHING and if you haven't had to do suctioning/trach care recently, I'd brush up on that one as well as I've been getting more and more ventilator...

  4. Colon ca and bowel obstruction

    Werblessed replied to RNTink's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Have them placed all of the time. If pt is not already on Dexamethasone (and this med can be given PR with great benefits) I would get a fair dose (12mg-18mg PR 0800 & 1200) started. It won't...

  5. Palliative Care Specialty Questions

    Werblessed replied to skinnedknees's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    OK....hospice care encompasses 'palliative' or 'comfort' care - always. However, there are palliative care programs that have non-hospice patients (Kaiser Permanente has a Palliative Care Program...

  6. Hospice Salary Requirement?

    Werblessed replied to EmilyLucille523's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I work baylor weekends (2 12-hour shifts and get paid for 3rd shift don't have to work). F/T status, benefits, mileage at fed rate and can grab extra hours during week for extra pay if desired. I...

  7. Feeling Guilty- Desperately Need Opinions

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

    Tewdels, very well

  8. Hospice Nurses...please read my thread

    Werblessed replied to Werblessed's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Heogog53...my recommendation would be for you to go and speak with the nursing manager of a local non-profit hospice and ask if you could 'orient' for a weekend or a few weekdays to get a feel for if...

  9. Hospice RN, love it, but needing a change, how to?

    Werblessed replied to AniRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hospitals WILL hire you but at a bargain price. It's a win-win situation...they get a RN for a starting salary and you get experience that you absolutely need as a RN. They have openings for...

  10. New to Hospice Nursing... a bit overwhelmed! Need advice

    Werblessed replied to makua girl's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    First, give yourself TIME...you won't learn it all in a month but you'll have a much better foot-hold after a year. Tid-bit time!! (NOTE: Must obtain Physician's consent for any orders. You must...

  11. Hospice Nurses...please read my thread

    Werblessed replied to Werblessed's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Charlee, I am a BIG believer in being where you are meant to be, right now. I was meant to write that blog and you were meant to read it. Where to start to get into Hospice nursing? Find a...

  12. A few questions for hospice nurses..........

    Werblessed replied to Itshamrtym's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hospice case manager - yep, it's a good place to start as you'll learn all of the Medicare hospice benefit do's and don'ts. I don't wear scrubs I wear casual dress clothes (blouse/sweater and...

  13. Hospice Nurses...please read my thread

    Werblessed replied to Werblessed's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Catherine, I'm so excited for you as you start your own journey as a Hospice nurse. In the hospital it's Physician directed care plan. In hospice, it's patient-directed care plan...what a blessed...

  14. Feeling Guilty- Desperately Need Opinions

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

    :typing LOL!!! Yeah...when I started making brochiole (flat steak rolled up with pine nuts, raisins, garlic and cooked in homemade sauce) and aboop (octopus cooked in tomato sauce...yummy actually!)...

  15. Feeling Guilty- Desperately Need Opinions

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

    I feel your pain, Sue and I've been there with patients myself with whom I've relaxed boundaries and allowed personal feelings to intermingle with professional practice. My recommendation is for you...

  16. Death stories?

    Werblessed replied to Teachchildren123's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Dying people very often 'see people we can't see' - deceased relatives mostly. Where they see them is where the ceiling and the wall - that seam where they meet - that's where they stare. I don't...

  17. How do you respond when you tell people you are a hospice nurse?

    Werblessed replied to RachelRN25's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I usually respond that I feel so completely blessed to care for others during one of the most intimate and genuine times of their lives. And I so mean

  18. Planning to work in Hospice...

    Werblessed replied to hmccue's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Heather, the best advice I can give you is to get the best clinical skills you can (probably from acute care/hospital setting) for a year or two and then revisit working for hospice. You will be able...

  19. is everyone who is dying in pain? wondering if i did the right thing,

    Werblessed replied to jrowmom's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    As a hospice and palliative care nurse, I commend you for advocating for your patient and I do not think the medication you gave him hastened his death but likely helped him to pass more peacefully....