psychRN@ash

thanks aimee, i am in central california. anything a little less urban than west detroit that you know of?

hi fellow nurses, i am wanting input on how to get hospice specific nursing training. I have been a nurse for almost 20 years, most of it psych. i want to become a hospice nurse.. well i want to give it a try.... i need pharmacology, physiology, and assessment skills updated. i would l ike to do an internship, or ahve a mentor at a free standing hospice, if such a thing exists, does any body know of an opportunity for that? or is there a nurse practitioner program which focuses on palliative care? i don't want to have a huge patient load dropped on me, when i feel unsure of my skills. i don't want to be finishing up my work on my own time, i want a work load that is geared to my skill level -- the problem i keep encountering as i try to move out of psych, is that with my years of experience, i would be receiving a high rate of pay, and so they seem to want to just fast track me into a full (over loaded) patient load..... i don't mind taking less pay, to take a leisurly training, so that i could take what ever time i need to become competent (really this is not unrealistic, i also have graduate degrees, and really like to study), but i just can't seem to find an institution able to accomodate my desire for a thorough training-- any suggestions would be greatly appreciated... thanks