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  1. Tricks for finding landmarks- ventrogluteal IM injection

    MissIt posted a topic in Patient Medications

    I've been reading a lot about this and think I should be doing ventrogluteal instead of dorsogluteal injections. But I am wondering if anyone has tricks for making sure you have the right landmarks....

  2. Hospice nursing for a nurse with depression and anxiety....mistake???

    MissIt replied to NurseFries's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I think for nurses with depression/anxiety, it is most important to find the speciality that is the best fit for you. I, personally, find hospice to be much less anxiety producing than other places I...

  3. Burned out already

    MissIt replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    It sounds like it is your particular facility. Are there any other in-patient hospice and/or palliative care

  4. What can I do to prepare for a hospice job?

    MissIt replied to Elle23's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Or maybe consider taking an RN refresher class (ours was at the local community college). You get a med-surg refresher and a brief med-surg clinical rotation. I found it very

  5. Would inpatient hospice be a good fit for me?

    MissIt replied to PeacockMaiden's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    In my experience, inpatient hospice is a lot more like floor nursing. Our ratios are 1 nurse to 5 for days. From reading posts on here, it seems like 4-6 is pretty normal for days. Our patients can...

  6. CHPN Exam

    MissIt replied to ajitamamasita's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Mine was the same last month, you needed 101 to pass. I used the core curriculum and the study questions and felt I was well prepared. It's been a long time since I've taken a long test like that,...

  7. very confused about my hospice job- need advice

    MissIt replied to maybug's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Tell them you are going to leave if you don't get help. The office will collapse without you. As long as you're willing to work this much, they won't be as serious about finding you help. Give them...

  8. Loving Hospice

    MissIt replied to aklohr's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    How often you're on-call depends on the company. We have after hours nurses who do the visits, so our case managers actually don't rotate call. At other companies, the case manager nurses do rotate...

  9. Nursing and being a mother....

    MissIt replied to emptyboxcars's topic in General Nursing

    I took time off when I had my babies and, honestly, I wish I had at least done something part time. Being able to work as a nurse, even if I ended up not doing so, makes me feel better because I want...

  10. New Grad RN wanting to be a Hospice Nurse-Advice?

    MissIt replied to jacq929's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    If you can't get an inpatient RN position right away, another thing to consider is finding out if the hospice company has any contract beds at local hospitals and try to get a position on that floor....

  11. Day in the life of inpatient hospice RN

    MissIt replied to katyb213's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I work inpatient 7a-7p. Our facility is a mix of acute care and EOL. Mostly, we have patients who have been at home or the hospital and who have acute symptom management needs. I like it because...

  12. Pain med PRN ATC

    MissIt replied to Nursingluv101's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I agree. You don't have to give meds just because they are there. Some people will even prefer to have a little discomfort over the meds at times. Did he sleep okay, seem restless? If he had a...

  13. Options for using my RN in Hospice

    MissIt replied to Sarah27's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I agree that hospice inpatient would be a great place to start. After that, many hospices have nursing positions in things like quality assurance, infection control, IT,

  14. Could I get scabies by taking pt's blood sugar?

    MissIt replied to treeye's topic in General Nursing

    You get scabies from skin to skin contact. So, it is possible, if your skin touched hers in a place where she is infected. Watch your wrists because it seems like that would be the most likely place...

  15. Is this really what it's all about?

    MissIt replied to Leesha's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    It might be useful for you to see if there is an inpatient acute care hospice unit around you. Maybe you could do a few days of your rotation there or at least shadow a nurse and see what that side...

  16. What to do when seeking greener pastures?

    MissIt replied to kenjesryl's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    What I've usually done when I was trying to decide "what next" has been to find someone what I want to be doing and see if they'll let you shadow them or at least talk with them about how they got to...

  17. I Need Another Job ASAP!!

    MissIt replied to Nurzelady's topic in Nursing Career

    Our public health jobs are on our county website. Just google X county jobs and search all the surrounding counties. Another way to get to know the health department and see what it is all about is...

  18. I Need Another Job ASAP!!

    MissIt replied to Nurzelady's topic in Nursing Career

    Is there anything in particular that is stressing you out? Is it the time management, uncertainty about medication administration, rotating shifts, working so closely with patients? When I started,...

  19. Realize I'm lucky, but still struggling with 12 hr day shift

    MissIt replied to MissIt's topic in General Nursing

    I drank half a mountain dew and had an energy gel (like runner's use) at 1400 yesterday and was much better, still tired and able to sleep just fine last night, but not struggling during my shift....

  20. Realize I'm lucky, but still struggling with 12 hr day shift

    MissIt posted a topic in General Nursing

    I do realize that I am lucky to be able to work straight days and not have to rotate shifts, that really throws my body for a loop. But, I'm having trouble with the 12 hour days. First, 7a is just...

  21. Realize I'm lucky, but still struggling with 12 hr day shift

    MissIt replied to MissIt's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you , guys. It makes me feel better that I'm not the only

  22. Realize I'm lucky, but still struggling with 12 hr day shift

    MissIt replied to MissIt's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you both for your ideas. We definitely get most of our admissions later in the day. Hmmm... maybe staggered start times would be something management would consider. Thank you for the

  23. any tips on comfort measures for a hospice pt??

    MissIt replied to babes99's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Very good point about increased respirations with anxiety. Somehow I missed that the respirations were

  24. any tips on comfort measures for a hospice pt??

    MissIt replied to babes99's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    It's very common to see high temps, sometimes there isn't anything you can do to get them down. It sounds like you did a lovely job trying to keep your patient comfortable. I guess for the...

  25. looking for a clinical site in public health

    MissIt replied to just keep swimming's topic in Public, Community Health

    I did mine at a school health clinic. It was great! That will be through the health department. Also maybe try free clinics in the