ErinS

ErinS BSN, RN

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  1. Home health nurses and documentation problems - please help me understand.

    ErinS replied to nursetobeoneday's topic in Home Health

    I work in hospice, and this was an issue within our staff. We got a new manager though who has what she calls the bus philosophy. You do it her way or you get on a different bus. We document on the...

  2. For all of you Nurses out there...

    ErinS replied to aaaa's topic in General Nursing

    I almost quit between my first and second year of nursing school. It is so stressful, and honestly- you have no idea what is really going on in nursing school. You just try to keep your head above...

  3. Who has the most "gravy" RN job ever?

    ErinS replied to OnaTrek's topic in General Nursing

    I do hospice and at this point it is my gravy job. No call lights. Mon-Fri 8-5 but very flexible. I work with a great team, and all my patient care is one on one- rarely am I rushing to see my next...

  4. Highest paid specialty in nursing ?

    ErinS replied to Elleveein's topic in General Nursing

    I am not sure about other areas, but where I work I got about a $30,000 a year pay increase when I switched from floor nursing to hospice. Also made a similar amount when I was working as a travel...

  5. Are there any pediatric hospice nurses here?

    ErinS replied to sparklie.lady's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I hope this is not too late, but I do some pediatric hospice. Because of this I have actually tried to do research projects on pediatric hospice patients. There is a stunning lack of research into...

  6. New Grad in Hospice

    ErinS replied to Nicole2010's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I agree, 13 is a large caseload. To be honest with you, I can not imagine starting hospice right out of nursing skill. I find my medical skills learned in the hospital to be very important in my...

  7. When a patient dies

    ErinS replied to Michelle123's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I allow myself to cry if I am touched to that extent. I also say lots of prayers. Talking about the death with someone else who was involved can help

  8. Hospice, TPN, Ovarian Cancer

    ErinS replied to AJ28's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    My hospice uses TPN occasionally. We have our own pharmacy and they are able to formulate it fairly cheaply. We use it in cases such as this, especially if the patient has a lot of anxiety over...