laynicrn

laynicrn has 6 years experience.

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1. Agitated terminal agitation or a hospice nurse's worst nightmare

   laynicrn replied to laynicrn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   Yes, the patient has significant death issues with spiritual/emotional issues that she refuses to even consider. Won't go into specifics, but there was a major event approx 40 years ago that she...

2. Agitated terminal agitation or a hospice nurse's worst nightmare

   laynicrn posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

   Yes, I meant for the title to read that way. Give a patient 10 mg versed, 15 mg haldol, 4 mg dilaudid, 4 mg ativan in two hours and they are still not only awake, but throwing things, hitting,...

3. National average for pt caseload

   laynicrn replied to Em1995's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   I have both home and facility patients. Last Monday I had 14 patients, as of today I have 11. I have two facilities with 3 patients in one and two patients in another, not even half my case load. It...