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Hi there! Hospice RN for 5 years. It depends on the setting and acuity level of the hospice. In the home hospice setting, you will probably be doing lab draws, dressing changes, managing Pleurx and/or Aspira drains, inserting foleys, that kind of thing. My inpatient hospice is high acuity and we care for patients who are trached/vented, LVADs, access chest ports, start PIVs, various drain systems, chest tubes, wounds, etc. So, lots of skills are required but training is provided on all of them. If she's hesitant, she can reach out to your local hospice and ask to do share time as she's interested in applying. It's not the right fit for every nurse, but when it is - it really is!

I think clarification is needed on the type of suctioning you are talking about in order to gauge a more accurate response to your survey. For example, deep suctioning = mostly a no-no due to increased production of mucus from agitating the mucosa. Oral suctioning is much better tolerated.