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req_read

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  1. Please share with me your experiences with this....

    req_read replied to *LA*'s topic in Hospice, Palliative

    When I was still fairly new to hospice, but beginning to catch on, I asked one of my patients if he had seen "the next world" yet. He said, "Yes." I asked him to describe it to me. He started to...

  2. Dealing With Lay Curiosity

    req_read replied to Anhelo Impedio's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Yes, aimeee is right on. One of two responses can be expected... sometimes both in rather rapid succession. An eye disease (I am legally blind) caused me to retire from active hospice nursing but my...

  3. Please share with me your experiences with this....

    req_read replied to *LA*'s topic in Hospice, Palliative

    There is an essay written by a hospice nurse about this very subject at the following URL... http://crossingthecreek.com/untold_treasures.htm You might find it interesting. It is forums such as this...

  4. Physician assisted suicide

    req_read replied to texas_lvn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Dying process is purposeful and valuable. It is a learning process that is largely resolutional in nature. In other words, it helps prepare us for the next phase of life. Going into the next phase...

  5. Has hospice changed your world view?

    req_read posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hospice nurses seem to have a fondness for their work that is unique. It is axiomatic that nurses are 'caring' people. If we were not, we probably would not have become nurses in the first place....

  6. Has hospice changed your world view?

    req_read replied to req_read's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    It really is interesting to hear how the "other half lives." The idea of a full-time hospice physician who actually visits patients in their homes is something my mind can hardly grasp. My hospice...

  7. Has hospice changed your world view?

    req_read replied to req_read's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    For me, one of the primary reasons why hospice work is not depressing is that the work itself (being around and getting to know dying people) educates a person as to the true nature and meaning of...

  8. Unreasonable expectations/bandaid care

    req_read replied to tippi's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Katillac's response was excellent... darned good advice. I started & ran a small, hospital-based hospice in a rural community before retiring. I drove some unbelievable distances but my average...

  9. Can they do this??

    req_read replied to RN4ustat's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I won't comment on the mini blind affair because I do not know the law on that account, but one other factor does come to mind. Small town 'politics' are often very, shall we say, 'complex.' Your...

  10. Can they do this??

    req_read replied to RN4ustat's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    And another thing... Just to clarify a point: a physician can not order a patient into or out of hospice, but can only make a hospice-appropriate diagnosis. What the physician thinks of any...

  11. Can they do this??

    req_read replied to RN4ustat's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Physicians can not order patients into or out of hospice, much less into or out of a particular hospice. The physician's only role in that regard is to make a hospice-appropriate diagnosis. If I...

  12. Has hospice changed your world view?

    req_read replied to req_read's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    The responses to this thread have all been very interesting. However, responses to one of my original questions are conspicuous by their absence; i.e. do you think that what you have learned through...

  13. Simple Pleasures of Hospice Nursing

    req_read replied to Katillac's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    How about the family that was overwhelmed and freaked out when you signed them up but after your teaching calls and says their loved one passed 2 hours ago, then adds, "Everything is fine, take your...

  14. Has hospice changed your world view?

    req_read replied to req_read's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I am curious as to how it changed your personal philosophy. For example; did your hospice experience have any effect on your views regarding life after death? And ultimately, since even hospice...

  15. Reading suggestions?

    req_read replied to wannabenursetx's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I would suggest you check out Crossing The Creek at

  16. Death stories?

    req_read replied to Teachchildren123's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    3 kids huh? No... never heard that one before. Hm-m-m-m. Dying in 3's though... I've heard that ever since I started working in a hospital back in '69. Here's an interesting story. I had an elderly...

  17. Palliative Care and Euthanasia

    req_read replied to bracken's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi bracken, I am of Scottish descent and would love to visit someday. But back to your original query... As you can see, this is a touchy issue. Even experienced hospice nurses disagree... sometimes...

  18. Please share with me your experiences with this....

    req_read replied to *LA*'s topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Did the experience you describe have any effect on your views about life and death? Or life after

  19. Please share with me your experiences with this....

    req_read replied to *LA*'s topic in Hospice, Palliative

    As people get closer to actual death and begin to see people and things we cannot ("near death awareness) they often interpret that in ways unique to their own experience. Our language is based on...

  20. Please share with me your experiences with this....

    req_read replied to *LA*'s topic in Hospice, Palliative

    An important point is being made here. When hospice nurses start talking about their personal observations and impressions in a "safe" environment the similarities in our experiences quickly become...

  21. Please share with me your experiences with this....

    req_read replied to *LA*'s topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I just had to register after stumbling onto this website and finding hospice nurses discussing this issue. To me it is THE most fascinating thing about hospice nursing. The practical spirituality...