Sweeshynurse

It's so cliche to say this, BUT, it takes a special person to be a nurse. If your heart is not in it, it won't be good for you or your patients. You are so close to being finished!!!! Look at the reasons why you do not like nursing and then look at why you do. Why did you go in to nursing in the first place? Then decide. Good luck!!!!

Thanks! My pt had Pancreatic CA. Unfortunately, Thorazine is not on our pharmacy formulary . But, good to know for the future. My pt did pass that evening.

This is a Hospice pt BTW

Today I had a pt who has been hiccuping for days on and off. Each time they last around 2-3 hours. The doc prescribed Haldol, but no matter what, they did not stop!! Anyone else ever had this happen? Any tips or tricks?

I literally LOL'd with this one!!!!

I literally laughed out loud with that one!!! LOL:laugh:

I am an LPN who "officially" works crisis care in my hospice company. However, there are times when I have to make primary nurse visits or work in our acute inpatient facility. My hospice does 10 weeks of orientation, so our staff is highly trained before being sent out on our own. I would recommend building your skill set for a while. We are expected to do venipunture, IV, catheters, wound care, PT/INR and the list goes on. Plus you need to be able to handle crazy families without losing your cool. I hope you find what you are looking for. Good Luck!!!

From personal experience, I would go the RN route and pass up the LPN. I have been an LPN for 6 years and it is just as difficult to get into a bridge program than it is to go straight into the RN program. Plus, you have SO much more opportunities available to you as an RN. Good Luck with what ever you decide to do!! :)

At my hospice they offer literature to hand out to family members to read when they have time. Also, we use a "timeline". Often we will ask the family member how the pt was doing a month, 2 weeks, 1 week ago and have them compare that condition to the current one. Once they have answered that question, we will ask "How do you think the pt's condition will be a month, week or days from now?" A majority of the time it will click. But, there are some people who will never get it. Good luck!!