Iluvhospice

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1. Please Advise ASAP Confidential please

   Iluvhospice replied to harnof's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   Agree completely with tewdles... If they are not happy with the present hospice, there are generally several in any given area. The first step should be speaking to the present hospice about their...

2. I want to be a hospice nurse so bad!!!!

   Iluvhospice replied to RockinChick66's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   You have what it takes to be a hospice nurse. After graduating from nursing school, I worked on an oncology floor for 10 months and then moved on to hospice. You may place foleys, access portacaths,...

3. Need some advice. I hate my job!

   Iluvhospice replied to MommyMmf's topic in General Nursing

   Definitely get actively searching for a new job. I am in management and the only drawback I can see is that you will not have accrued paid time off for the maternity leave and will not have worked...

4. DNR-Comfort measures

   Iluvhospice replied to FreshRN05's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Since I last posted in this thread, I have worked in hospice for more than 5 years. The increased tracheal secretions are simply the result of no longer being strong enough to swallow the...

5. Fair salary offer?

   Iluvhospice replied to Marshall1's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   $16/hr isn't even close to reasonable... you have every right to ask for more. Our LVN coordinators - no direct patient care - earn

6. On call PICC nurse? Does such a thing exist?

   Iluvhospice replied to KEVIN88GT's topic in General Nursing

   Our hospice uses a on-call PICC nurse, who places the most wonderful PICC lines I have ever used. Mobile x-ray comes to verify placement before use, just as in the hospital. I love our PICC

7. How soon to specialize?

   Iluvhospice replied to RiverNurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   I went in to nursing school with the plan to work for Hospice. I worked on an Oncology floor for 10months before switching to the premiere hospice in our area. I had wonderful orientation with...

8. would you choose a job based on salary or "the job"?

   Iluvhospice replied to NurseEmily22's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Absolutely - go for the job you love. Nothing makes a day last longer than hating your job. Not even a bigger paycheck can fix that. Best of luck in your new

9. Question about dyspnea

   Iluvhospice replied to sukichaz's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   Our hospice does palliative pleural taps also - generally patient revokes their Medicare Hospice Benefit during the hospitalization, and then we readmit them post-procedure. Morphine and Ativan are...

10. home hospice interview

    Iluvhospice replied to debblynn13's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    How much training happens before you are sent out on your own... and once you're on your own - is there help READILY available by phone? Oncology to hospice isn't a big leap because you probably had...

11. Is Hospice for me?

    Iluvhospice replied to rctuck's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Robin, My days are not what a "typical" hospice case manager would have because I see the general in-patients (pts who are hospitalized for something related to their hospice diagnosis), and when...

12. Is Hospice for me?

    Iluvhospice replied to rctuck's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I would recommend that you start your career on an oncology floor. Surprisingly, it provides you with lots of varied opportunities for skills - but most importantly - at least for hospice work - you...

13. Most RN's first borns?

    Iluvhospice replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

    Middle child - second girl - first born girl is a doctor, youngest brother is a chemist. Alcoholic

14. Can you help me with some career advice?

    Iluvhospice replied to CMSNYC's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Being a care companion and being a hospice case manager/nurse are far different things. That's not to say that sometimes we don't have to help with personal care activities - but, by and large,...

15. Salary for hospice nursing?

    Iluvhospice replied to timewood's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    $27/hr is the prn salary where I live. .44/mile is also roughly the reimbursement we receive. I just accepted a full-time admissions position with the hospice company I was working prn for - and I...