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We also use Hospice Pharmacia- The Cardiac ComfortPak has: ABHR (ativan, benadryl,haldol, reglan) supps, APAP supp, haldol liq., hyoscyamine tabs, ativan tabs, MS liquid, prochlorperazine tabs and supps, lasix tabs and injectible, nitroglycerin sublingual, ASA tabs, and MS injectable- I hope that helps!! If you need the doses- I will post them too!! :kiss

I have 14 pts...it's been a busy week:uhoh3:

:kiss Thanks Aimee

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Yes Leslie......I do agree with you....I had a young man, in his early 40's who died a terrible death of colon Ca.....and this was very hard for me, it was this time of the year too....and when the leaves change it reminds me of him every time.....I left his home crying so many times in the car......he had such horrible symptoms...no matter what I tried... poor guy had a very hard death:crying2: He will always be in my heart....on the night he was dying...his mother called the on call nurse...and asked specifically for me to come.....so I went to do the post mortem care for them....at least he was finally out of pain I am sorry to ramble on...but this helps me somehow.....thanks for listening :kiss

I have been a Hospice Nurse for 5 years now. In our Hospice, we are able to attend the funeral of our patients if we wish. I do not attend every funeral- I find it to be too hard on my spirit.....but if I have a pt that I have become close to, or a family that I felt closer to, I will attend for my own closure. In my heart, I feel that my goodbye has been already said to that pt before they died- because often I am there at the last few hours of life, and I quietly say my goodbyes then..... And as for the subject of the painless, non-suffering deaths- we wish that they could all go that way- but the reality is that there will be some that no matter what we do, or what drugs we use, or spiritual help we get, that will die in pain and suffer......that is the very hardest thing to bear....and to forget. :kiss

Whoops!! Double post- sorry!!!

Congrats Aimee!:balloons: I just got my results yesterday and I passed also!! I did alot better than I thought I would :chuckle

:kiss I am so sorry for your loss- it is so hard to lose a pet.....you did a good thing for your kitty.....at least she didn't have to suffer anymore.

:kiss I am so sorry for your loss- it is so hard to lose a pet.....you did a good thing for your kitty.....at least she didn't have to suffer anymore.

Another thing to watch for is bowel obstruction- esp if she has bowel involvement......I have used Octreotide (sandostatin) injections to decrease the bowel secretions and helps the n/v....Just a thought

Hi Caroline I have been a Hospice Nurse for 5 years, and this is the very best job I have ever had! I am a home care nurse, which means that I see the pt's at home and in the hospitals. I must see everyone once a week, and then prn for any problems. I currently have 14 pt's. At our hospice we have a on-call nurse that does every night and weekends- I work 5 days a week, 8-10 hrs a depending on what crisis there is that day! Our hospice serves 3 counties in New York- and we have grown alot since I started- I have at least 2 admissions a week- and I find that people are being referred earlier which makes a big difference- I hope that this helps! Feel free to PM me if you have any other questions!! Have a great night :kiss Lucy

I once pulled up to the drive-thru at McDonalds and asked for a large flies and diet coke- to which the guy replied-" Do you want the flies with or without wings?" Whoops!!!:imbar

Thanks! I will check that out

Thanks! I will check that out