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Hi everybody, I'm three months into my new job as a hospice RNCM and have been learning a lot. I generally love, love, love my job. My question today is about praying in the workplace. I know that Medicare requires a spiritual counselor on staff, bu...

Hi Elkpark, No, it is a for profit hospice business, but what gets fuzzy I think is that to qualify as a medicare hospice company, you must provide a spiritual counselor on staff. So he there, in the building, at the meetings. I was on vacation when ...

Where are you from, Katie? :) I do believe the chaplain is the best choice for the job, but sometimes I'm at a death in the middle of the night by myself. This doesn't make me uncomfortable. If my pt or their family is in crisis, then I will do my be...

Wow lots of great answers, and thoughts. Thanks you guys. It's the assumption that somebody will have a hard time with EOL (end of life) because they "don't have a belief system," when the lack of belief system may not be the reason at all that both...

I posted in case management earlier today, but it really should have been in this forum. I interviewed for a case manager RN job today with a hospice company. I mistakenly thought the job was similar to case mangers at hospitals, or even with home he...

I haven't had to do any charting or work from home, with the exception of an occasional email. I think if you're organized and stay on top of things, it shouldn't get too out of hand. Of course, I can see that the periodic crazy day will happen, when...

Hi sonicleese, I LOVE my job. I am so happy I made the change. It was scary because it's different from what I was doing, but I'm so, so glad I took the chance. I like having the time to take care of my patients and their families. I really enjoy the...

Congratulations on having the courage to start a new path in the prime of life! I graduated nursing school at 48. This year I will turn 50. Always keep learning!

I got hired with an ADN, but am currently (and at time of hire) enrolled in a BSN program. I don't know if that helped me or not.

Thank you paradise! I'm excited to see what awaits me! :-)

I'm very excited to have this interview as this is the direction I want to go in. I have one year of clinical experience in critical care. That's it. No home health, no case management. This is the first place that even called me after I submitted m...

I just wanted to add that, having just completed my first year of nursing in critical care, I think that any specialty you go into is going to be incredibly difficult and stressful your first year. There is a HUGE learning curve from school to actual...

Hi Kafergie, The job I interviewed for was for case manager, hospice, so it was a little different than I had anticipated. From what I've read, case mangers in home health aren't in the field doing patient care (and the CMs at my hospital don't do pa...

If they can sit in the chair with assistance with transfers, then no, I wouldn't. But that's from my experience in critical care. Haven't started my hospice job yet. :)

Asked for more and got it. So excited to start on this journey!

Thank you, twedles. I've enjoyed your posts in this forum. :-) I received the offer. I'm a little disappointed in the pay and pto. Now wondering if I can negotiate, or if that would put them off to me.

Hello MBARNBSN, Thanks for the clarification. The CM's at my hospital don't do patient care, which is what I was referring to, not that they were sitting on their bums all day! :-)

I'm in the last quarter of my first year of nursing and have been working in the ICU. I've been thinking of switching jobs, and have been researching home health care. It appeals to me for it's more family-friendly hours and the autonomous and indepe...

Thanks nursy and lovin, that's a really good idea.

I am in a nurse residency program as a new grad in the ICU. We are given 12 weeks of orientation that includes both floor time with a preceptor and classes. I'm three weeks into the program and my schedule includes two 12 hour shifts with my precepto...