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Hi there. I just finished my 1st year of nursing and will graduate next May. I have pictured myself as a hospice nurse, even before I entered nursing school! I was with my step-dad who battled lung cancer for 7 months before he passed away. His death...

Hello CA RN's, I am considering accepting an RN position for a SNF in California. Can you please share what some of your main responsibilities are. I am looking for a job that has paperwork paperwork and more paperwork. I am detail oriented, love cha...

Garcherry725, the group interview is only an interview. Usually held in a conference room. There will most likely be 4-6 other nurses with you, a Nurse Interviewier and someone from HR to talk about benefits. They ask everyone the same questions. You...

Hello PHN's! I currently have my associate degree in nursing and I'm wondering if I would be able to get into public health nursing with a BS in Public Health instead of a BS in nursing? Any feedback would be appreciated. Thank you!

For our metastatic cancer patients with bone pain, we typically use a combination of NSAIDS and Decadron. It seems to work wonders and works better than any narcotic. I say this after only a few months of hospice experience though.

Hello fellow hospice nurses!! Just wondering if you can share your current on-call schedule format. At your current agency, do full-time (dayshift) RNCM's have to do on-call at night or on the weekends? Are their designated on-call nurses? How does t...

Thanks for your reply Joanirobertson!

I FINALLY got a job in hospice!!! I have been working for an agency for almost 2 months now and I absolutely love it....always knew it was the right place for me. I am thriving in the environment and love that I learn new things every single day. My ...

I have actually heard of this before. I did a required interview while in nursing school at a local county agency on aging. The nurse I spoke with was a director for the agency, and she would go into the home (after receiving a referral) and assess w...

I am waiting on an answer from the CA Board of Nursing, but wondering if any of you know the answer to my question. I am currently an RN in Pennsylvania, but want to move to California. I have already endorsed my license which is active, but finding ...

Hi! I currently work for Bayada. Not sure of your location, but my interview was not bad. It actually was more of an informational session. They told me about the company and their values and I told them my nursing experience/positions I've held. No ...

Hi There, I have been a nurse for 3 months now. I am currently orienting on a progressive care unit in a hospital and hate it! I am completely overwhelmed most of the time. The unit is extremely busy with transfers, admissions, discharges, so many ph...

Hi Juice! Thanks for your reply! Well, I have been a nurse for almost 2 years now. I've worked in progressive cardiac care for 11 months, LTC for 1 month (ratio too high 60:1!), Med-Surg for 4 months, and these past 4 months I have been working in Pe...

Hi Travelovingnurse, I can't give you a lot of information. I enrolled at Slippery Rock and started in January, 2 classes. I found that the online environment was not appropriate for me and I've dropped out already. I can tell you that the nursing in...

Thank you for your advice Areensee!

Angels91084 ~ I did not get the job on the inpatient hospice unit, so I cannot answer any of your questions. I can't give you any advice on getting your foot in the door as I haven't been able to get one myself. Good luck in your search though!!

Thank you both for the info!!

I started working for a private duty nursing agency 2 1/2 months ago myself, and I can tell you that if I was presented with the case you mentioned, I would say "no". Is the case a new case to the agency? If not, tell them that you would not be comfo...

Terra105, I responded twice to the personal message you sent me and my response won't go through. Maybe you reached your 25 message limit?

Oops! I thought you meant the ATI TEAS test (the entrance exam). For the semester ATI tests, you will need a 68 or above on all ATI and even higher than that on the comprehensive exam at the end of 4th semester. They let you take all the exams over a...

Kiyasmom, $50 worth of gifts? Wow! That is extremely generous!! That nurse certainly sounded ungrateful which is a shame! I received a lovely Christmas gift from a family I had only been with for 3 nights before, and I was so touched and thankful. I ...

Hi, For those of you who have graduated and moved on from WGU, can you please tell me where you are pursuing your MSN? I am almost set to start 11/01 and just trying to plan out my future education. Have any of you had a problem getting into your dr...

Hi LPN_2005/RN_10, Mariahas4kids, and Rnis: I know this thread was started a few years ago, but I am hoping that at least one of you will respond. I have an interview coming up for an inpatient hospice unit at a local hospital. My "dream" job has alw...

Hi Skuku1299, I honestly don't know, but LCCC will also never share that information. They are very secretive about how they determine who gets into the program and who doesn't, there appears to be no rhyme or reason. I didn't have the best ATI score...

I finally got an interview with hospice after being a nurse for a year and a half! It's an inpatient hospice unit, not sure of the details yet, but it would be a per diem position. I am excited and nervous. I don't interview well. I just hope my pass...