Okay... new hospice nurse (RN since 93 however) and having difficulty transitioning from curative to palliative care. (imagine that!) Pain control: What do you most commonly use? Do you ever fear...
Actually, I was a bit more concerned about what she might do to the oncologist than to herself. However, UPDATE... spoke with her at length today. She sounds better and she and I do get along very...
Her husband died after a very short battle with cancer. The oncologist told them due to his liver function that chemo would kill him, but he did do radiation. However, the cancer spread and within 3...
We pay for all meds associated with their hospice dx. Including any comfort care items (ie: bowel, bladder, depression, pain, etc. of course) The thrift shop is in a rented building on our main...
We currently have 58 patients. We live in a rural community and cover many counties. Luckily, we do have many donations and many/most of our clients do memorials to our hospice which helps make...
So more or less it depends on the Hospice Organization itself? The hospice I work for is non profit and allows this... yet I have a friend across the US that can not find a hospice to help with her 80...
And still be considered a hospice patient? I am wondering because those can both be done for comfort care, to keep the size of the tumor from growing, thus allowing increased comfort. I am new to...
Honestly, my biggest stressor in 7 years with dialysis are the critical issues you deal with. No, they do NOT happen often, however, they do happen. Strokes, seizures, anaphylaxis, etc. I have been...
My first 3 months were a nightmare. Large unit, hateful staff, none of whom had ever heard of teamwork. When I went to a smaller unit, it was soo much better. Honestly, if I had stayed at the larger...
I was pregnant twice in my 7 years. I didn't have any issues with pregnancy and working, although I ended up on bedrest (I was 35 and 37 during each pg). So, I was off work a bit longer than normal,...
After 12 years clinical experience, I decided to do what I love best... teach. I love teaching patients, families and staff. So, I took a position with our local college and now have the full time job...
I recently quit Davita after 7 years but they pay both PTO and EIL (Extended Illness Leave). Don't know who you work for... but I personally wouldn't be happy... sounds like someone is giving you...
Deigo... I just emailed my local college DON about open positions... she put me to work right away! Most of these jobs are word of mouth, rarely advertised! Of course, I knew her... perhaps you could...
At our unit we had a 2K or 1K bath.. nothing else. If below a 5.0 K we did a 2 bath...if over 5K we did a 1 bath. All we could do. Also, I titrated versus patient telling me what he or she was...