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  1. Medicare Probe

    req_read replied to PeacePisceRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks Allow Mystery You take care too. Nursing is a mine field out there. My wife (also a nurse) is now in the midst of changing jobs for many of the same kinds reasons being spoken of here. It is...

  2. Medicare Probe

    req_read replied to PeacePisceRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    PeacePisceRN… Interesting… that the demand at night has remained about the same while the overall pt population has decreased by 33% to 40%. That would seem to indicate that the 100 pts who were...

  3. Medicare Probe

    req_read replied to PeacePisceRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    PeacePisceRN… Interesting, although no more surprising than the price of oil. Anyone reading the posts on this forum could see it coming. From the data you have provided about your agency’s...

  4. Pediatric Hospice Nursing

    req_read replied to Fiesta Red's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    If there is any special training available for pediatric hospice patients I would be both surprised and interested. I was a pediatric nurse once... wa-a-a-a-ay back. Most deaths in that age group are...

  5. Care at the Time of Death

    req_read replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    The potential problem for such a rule of thumb (described above) is that personal growth may not always result from happy, assuring and/or pleasant experiences. If, for example, a dying man is...

  6. Hi, New user, Hospice nurse looking for input from other hospice nurses

    req_read replied to pcrn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    It is both fascinating & appalling to read what goes on in some (many?) hospices. But you (nurses) are not entirely helpless. Some hospices are examined by JCAHO. But all, I think, are monitored...

  7. Recommended Reading for Hospice Nurses

    req_read replied to introspectiveRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    That is interesting… an aversion to the term “palliative care.” Whenever people have a bad experience they will associate whatever words were used with that bad experience. I ran into a lady...

  8. Recommended Reading for Hospice Nurses

    req_read replied to introspectiveRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    aimeee… Yes, you are absolutely correct. Describing the use of the term “end of life care” as “ignorant and disgusting” is harsh. Then again, my words are not nearly as harsh as death is...

  9. Care at the Time of Death

    req_read replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    One is History and the other History International.

  10. Care at the Time of Death

    req_read replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Sheri… The Tibetan Book Of The Dead things was on the History channel… 2 or 3 days ago. But they replay things so keep an eye out. Also, there are 2 History Channels so if you only get one you...

  11. Care at the Time of Death

    req_read replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    IRISHPOOH… I got the message. Thanks. All… It really is interesting to see how little notice is taken when some new thinking pattern comes along. Believe it or not, what quantum physicists have...

  12. Care at the Time of Death

    req_read replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    P.S. There is a really good program on the Tibetan Book Of The Dead playing on the history channel. Check it out.

  13. Care at the Time of Death

    req_read replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    IRISHPOOH… I sent you a private message but, being new, you may not have figured out yet how that works in allnurses. All… I’ve been reading (listening to) Fred Alan Wolf’s (Ph.D. in quantum...

  14. Care at the Time of Death

    req_read replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Sheri… Bob’s info was very helpful. Thanks a million! IRISHPOOH… I do hope you do well with your refresher course and find a hospice to work for soon. All… Addressing the question: “What...

  15. Care at the Time of Death

    req_read replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    IRISHPOOH… You seem to be somewhat atypical in your willingness to discuss your views on your religion without being defensive or proselytizing. Perhaps you might be willing to answer questions...

  16. Care at the Time of Death

    req_read replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    IRISHPOOH… “Teachable” is high praise indeed. So much of our world view revolves around established thinking patterns… and of course, what those patterns might evolve into. Incidentally,...

  17. Care at the Time of Death

    req_read replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Colleen… It sounds like you should make a great hospice nurse. Certainly you are a lot better at having babies than I (I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy.) I do wish you the very best in your...

  18. Care at the Time of Death

    req_read replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Colleen… I don’t think I’ve read any Francis Schaeffer, but then I don’t remember names, so I might have. As described (in a different thread) I discovered, in dealing with the dying, that...

  19. Care at the Time of Death

    req_read replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    IRISHPOOH… Judging from your nom de plume I suspect some Irish blood? One of the “experts” in the DVD, Down The Rabbit Hole, is Irish too: Michael Leadwith, Ph.D. Former Professor of...

  20. Care at the Time of Death

    req_read replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Leslie… My experiences (when I was still working directly with pt/fams) were similar to yours. I remember the first time I asked a dying person such a question. Since it was my first time I was...

  21. Care at the Time of Death

    req_read replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Sharona97… Oh, okay. I get it now. That George. As far as addiction is concerned… One cannot study philosophy or human behavior without studying emotion. And one cannot study emotion without...

  22. Care at the Time of Death

    req_read replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    sharona97... Thanks... I think. Who is George?

  23. Care at the Time of Death

    req_read replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Allow Mystery… The subject matter was directed towards the nature of reality, how it is created, what possible role we may play in that, how emotion may be involved and how dying process might...

  24. Care at the Time of Death

    req_read replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Lest someone misconstrue, let me clarify… Leslie is absolutely correct in saying that symptom control is essential. It is, in fact, the first, necessary step. It is like starting the engine of...

  25. Care at the Time of Death

    req_read replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hear! Hear! (or should that be Here! Here! Are there any Brits in the house to clarify?) Before moving on to another interesting issue allow me to put some finishing touches on the last. Bear in...