NursieDP

You should not even try to comment about a hospice nurse if you arenot one. that was in poor taste.

Hi there, I am gathering info for our consultant about other hospices in the area and how they run their on call programs with a census of around 150-300. How many on call nurses they have How many triage nurses What hours/shifts they work Do they do admissions or have admit team? Do RNCMs take on call What is their average census? Average # of visits per nurse/per shift Any info you can provide would be great, and if you have knowledge of any other hospices, that would be great THANKS in Advance!!!

Who has suggested the devil has a part in this? That is just awful. If there is a higher power I'm sure he would be accepting even if the person did not believe in him. Don't worry about the visions, little children and the dying can see such things. It was probably loved ones already passed. The feather thing is interesting, just look at it as "someone" trying to comfort you and let you know you we're not alone.

The family will sometimes not tell you that they are still eating so they can get signed up.

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To quote the great movie The Wedding Singer, "That would've been nice to know YESTERDAY!"

I'm there with you. Off to work for a company that gives a hoot.

I got into nursing to do hospice. I worked in ICU to get experience with disease processes.

This is a bunch of crap

My old company had a lot of pts like this, and sad as it may seem, it seems to be taking advantage of Medicare.

No no no

I have seen the same things. I am about to start with a non profit so maybe things will be better.