skd1019

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1. Changing Uniforms

   skd1019 replied to ALWAYSNURSE's topic in International Nursing

   I'm not in the UK, but this thread touched a nerve. Not all change is for the better....... I work in a free-standing inpatient hospice unit. The facility and grounds are truly beautiful, and it is...

2. pre-nursing student with questions

   skd1019 replied to reipie's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   I also think that it is wonderful that you are considering hospice work. I graduated from nursing school in Dec. 2002, and have been working in a free-standing inpatient hospice unit for almost 2...

3. Permanent Paracentisis Sites

   skd1019 replied to Valorie D's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   Just last month I sent a patient out to a local hospital to have a catheter implanted for paracentesis. It is a type of dialysis catheter, although the record I received from the O.R. (outpatient...

4. The "Bath Wars"

   skd1019 posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

   I work in a 40-bed inpatient hospice setting, and our ongoing "bath wars" have me frazzled. Our nursing assistants complain constantly that the NA's on other shifts don't do their fair share of...