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  1. When to stop a tube feed

    mmelvin posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hello Eveyone-I have been asked to give an inservice to our nurses (I am a registered dietitian working with Vista Care Hospice) on common problems and solutions with enteral feeds. We have many...

  2. Long-Term Use of Appetite Stimulants

    mmelvin posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hello- I am so glad that I found this website. I am a registered dietitian working with a hospice organization in Athens, GA. I have been with the organization for a few months and have been doing...

  3. Long-Term Use of Appetite Stimulants

    mmelvin replied to mmelvin's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    You are absolutely right. I agree. I try to talk the nurses and MDs out of Megace everytime. It's just that many of our patient are admitted to our hospice already on it and unfortuately some of the...

  4. Long-Term Use of Appetite Stimulants

    mmelvin replied to mmelvin's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I appreciate all the feedback. I went through all our patients' charts and found 4 people on Megace (one for 2 years and the rest for 6 months or under-well that's how long they have been our...

  5. Long-Term Use of Appetite Stimulants

    mmelvin replied to mmelvin's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hello- I am so glad that I found this website. I am a registered dietitian working with a hospice organization in Athens, GA. I have been with the organization for a few months and have been doing...