Hello everyone. I just joined allnurses and this is my first post. I have a graduate certificate in Thanatology and am very interested in becoming a hospice nurse. I have no problem with hard work and long hours, but I feel like everyone I talk to about hospice tells me the turnover rate is so high and you have no life outside of your job and the hours are crazy and you are on call all the time etc. etc....so I keep imagining working 5-6 days a week all day and then being on call all weekend and never being around to raise my kids and spend time with my family. I read the "day in the life of a hospice nurse" thread, but am more interested in what your monthly schedules are like? I know it varies from job to job, but I am just trying to get a general idea of what I would be getting myself into. Thanks in advance!