westieluv

westieluv

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  1. Hospice nursing- wanting to make the switch???

    westieluv replied to carriegrn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I can only speak for myself, but I am much, much happier working as an on-call hospice nurse than I ever was working in a hospital or LTC facility. It's a completely different focus and a completely...

  2. A Question About Post Mortum Expectations

    westieluv replied to SNye's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    It sounds like your grandpa had as close to a "perfect" death as could have been hoped for, which is awesome. I share your faith and I am so glad that you have the reassurance that he is in a better...

  3. Learning Curve for Being an On-Call Hospice Nurse

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks, I can't believe how much different I feel since I posted this back in August. I feel soooo much more confident now, and so far I haven't gone into any situation that I couldn't either handle...

  4. A Question About Post Mortum Expectations

    westieluv replied to SNye's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have been an on-call nurse making several death calls a week for several months now and I rarely see a patient who has emptied their bowels at their time of death, I've seen it in maybe 10-20% of my...

  5. Have You Ever Refused to Go Into a Terrible Neighborhood?

    westieluv posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Our hospice recently admitted a woman with a lot of health issues who may need on-call visits in the future. I have nothing whatsoever against helping this poor woman, but she is living in a very...

  6. Sad sad situation, but not hospice appropriate yet.

    westieluv replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    The 42 yo with the disc problem doesn't sound even remotely eligible for hospice. She could live another 40-50 years if low back pain, depression, and weight loss are her main diagnoses! Why would a...

  7. How can I support my hospice nurse spouse?

    westieluv replied to gjwandkids's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Let him talk about his day to you. The emotions that go along with what we do are hard to turn off sometimes, and it isn't like most work situations where you can vent to your co-workers, because most...

  8. Peds Hospice/Palliative Care

    westieluv replied to rnin0513's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I work for a hospice that has 50% of the hospice market share in our city, a city that also happens to contain one of the largest, most renowned childrens' hospitals in the country who refer all of...

  9. Have You Ever Refused to Go Into a Terrible Neighborhood?

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Here's an update: Someone provided me with an online crime statistics map for this particular city. This is almost unbelievable to me, but in a span of two days, the neighborhood where this patient...

  10. Have You Ever Refused to Go Into a Terrible Neighborhood?

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    You had a security officer assigned to you? Is that something your employer does for you? That would be awesome! We don't have anything like that, we either have to call for a police escort and hope...

  11. Have You Ever Refused to Go Into a Terrible Neighborhood?

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I know what you mean, I went out to an area that I was unfamiliar with last weekend and when I got there it was extremely rough and pretty scary. It didn't occur to me to refuse the visit, and since I...

  12. Have You Ever Refused to Go Into a Terrible Neighborhood?

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    That's awful. Your boss should be your advocate in all situations. No wonder it's hard to find and retain good field

  13. Have You Ever Refused to Go Into a Terrible Neighborhood?

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Wow, that sounds scary! I have decided that if I do get the call, I won't go. I'll just tell them that my life is more valuable to me than my job. There actually was a visiting nurse killed in the...

  14. Can't stop thinking about it.

    westieluv replied to Nurse Cathy Foley's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    ITA with the others, you didn't do anything wrong! A BS of 80 is low, but it isn't critical, as long as she got something like OJ right away, and the others are right, maybe the doctor is to blame for...

  15. Hating the med pass

    westieluv replied to NotFlo's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sounds like you need a new job! You have been more patient than I would have been, I'm afraid. How sad for the people who have to live in a place like that and how sad for their families who pay good...

  16. Hating the med pass

    westieluv replied to NotFlo's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The med pass is why I had to get out of LTC. My 8 PM med pass would take three hours for 25 patients on a good day. I hated having to crush up 5-10 pills, put them in applesauce, and try to force them...

  17. I Need to do Something...

    westieluv posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I recently took a job as an on-call/triage nurse with a local hospice. The company itself is a good and reputable one and not too bad to work for, but here is the problem: we have a system in which...

  18. I Need to do Something...

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks for the advice and wisdom. ITA that we women often feel loyalty to companies, bosses, etc. who feel no loyalty towards us and are just looking at filling holes in a schedule or balancing the...

  19. I Need to do Something...

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I understand what you're saying. I love getting paid to sleep, clean my house, etc., and I have never had a job before where I earned most of my money while sitting at home. I think it's just a...

  20. I Need to do Something...

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I can sympathize, $3/hr. is ridiculous! Still, when most of my hours are at around $12/hr...well, I could go work at the library or something and it wouldn't be nearly as stressful and the pay would...

  21. Do all hospice nurses work 50 to 60 hours a week?

    westieluv replied to momorn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I recently began working in hospice too, and it seems to be the same way with our company. For example, if you are a full-time on-call nurse, you are expected to be scheduled for 60 hrs./week, between...

  22. How do you explain Respite vs GIP ???

    westieluv replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Respite is when the patient is admitted to the inpatient facility because the family or other caregiver needs a break. GIP is when a patient has to be admitted to the facility because one or more of...

  23. Learning Curve for Being an On-Call Hospice Nurse

    westieluv replied to westieluv's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks for your replies. They really made me feel better.

  24. Got a Hospice job

    westieluv replied to mschelee's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Awesome, and

  25. Field Hospice Nursing vs. Inpatient Unit Hospice Nursing

    westieluv posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I currently work at an inpatient hospice facility on a contingency basis. Since we contingent RNs aren't getting many hours at this point, I interviewed for a different position within the company in...