I have several hospice pts. on my unit they are truly a blessed sort, U deal with entire grieving process for the family which is different for the patients process in my opinion. I'm big on pain...
I must agree with Jannecdote on a few matters #1 is the fact that IV pushes are RN job which does in fact make my job difficult D/T finding one,also, the papertrail errors ultimately fall on LPN'S...
I'm an LPN at a nursing home in eastern PA. My unit is mostly hospice and terminal folks. not all elderly, either. I started @13.45 after 6 months & passing probation got bumped up to 15.50. Our...