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Hi cabana. What you are experiencing is 100% normal and completely human. What we do is very emotionally trying. You take solice in knowing that you provided excellent and compassionate care for this pt in their hours of greatest need.GOOD FOR YOU. Keep doing what you are doing. Focus on the fact that you were able to provide this care and provided quality to this pts life-no one (outside healthcare) thinks about the simple loss of independence -incontinence, feeding, ambulation,etc...What you did was preserve this persons dignity and add a comfortable kindness. Be proud of that!Also talk to some of your co workers you feel comfortable with. I bet they have experienced the exact same emotions at some time. Sharing with others can be very therapeutic. They can help you just like you helped your pt.:hug:

Hi Noey. You did what you thought was best for your patient-GOOD for you!! I agree with the others CYA! and keep doing what you feel is right for your pts!

In the Roanoke and S.W. VA area there is VA Western community college, Dabney Lancaster comm college, Jefferson college of Health Sciences.

At the Hospice agency where I work we are on Mon-Fri 8a-5p. We take turns on call schedule. Usually works out to be 7-8 days a month..for example I am on call every Mon and one weekend a month Fri-Sun. We used to do Mon-Sun straight but there was alot of burnout among the nurses. We found splitting things up works better. When we are on call we have a designated NOC (nurse on call) and a AOC (admin on call) with the NOC taking the main calls and AOC for overflow and well admin concerns.Hope this helps.

I thought being thrown under the bus was only a job requirement at the Hospice I work for..wait ..are you the new nurse that's been training with me?:lol2:J/K. Seriously usually the ones throwing others under the bus are always the loudest nurses with the smallest amount of true nursing skills, poorest pt rapport/care, least amount of compassion, and if life is fair the nurses who really matter ie:those that have great skills and compassion for pts,families, and coworkers are truly appreciated by the managers and those bus thrower underers are merely tolerated until the noise stops. Just do what you are supposed to do and you will be fine. They will end up eventually showing their true colors. Chin up and GOOD LUCK.:redpinkhe

My co. supplied them also. I also use P.ox. for some SOC assess but routine assess not routinely:D;). Pt families will focus on the number-makes things more difficult for everyone.