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  1. Does anyone like Med-Surg?

    tencat replied to swee2000's topic in General Nursing

    The great thing about nursing is that there are so many areas for us to choose from. I did med/surg for 8 months and it is not my thing. I wouldn't do it again unless I had no other job options and...

  2. Medicare Probe

    tencat replied to PeacePisceRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    It must be the 'flavor of the month' for medicare right now to be looking closely at hospice patients. We have also discharged quite a few of our pateints in the past couple of weeks due to the mess...

  3. feeling drawn to hospice nursing..........

    tencat replied to DeeLeeRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hospice is very rewarding, and I feel like I've found my place as a nurse. It is an emotionally draining and spirit taxing job, but it is worthwhile and I certainly end the day feeling like I've...

  4. Funeral Director messed up BIG time

    tencat replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm....it begins to occur to me that maybe OUR funeral homes here aren't doing it right.......I just didn't know

  5. Funeral Director messed up BIG time

    tencat replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't sound like the funeral director really messed up. In our town the funeral homes will come pick up the body then ask family to come in the next day to make the arrangements. There is a...

  6. Don't wanna always give baths, clean up feces, etc., where to work?

    tencat replied to WannaBCRNA's topic in General Nursing

    BWAHAHA! Teach me more, oh master! Snorted oatmeal up my nose at this

  7. Question about "terminal diagnosis"

    tencat replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Wow, it's one of those 'pick a diagnosis' patients that have so many co-morbidities that any one of them might kill the patient. I saw heart failure in your list. Might that be the 'one' terminal...

  8. What's the dumbest remark you've heard yourself make...

    tencat replied to KidsRNstill's topic in General Nursing

    I work hospice, and in staff meeting we all sign sympathy cards for the families of deceased patients. I think it was one of my first staff meetings. Anyway, after signing something like the 6th...

  9. What do you think about people calling you "honey"?

    tencat replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I really don't mind it in the least. As others have said, to me it's the intent that matters, not the actual term. I know I don't mean to be offensive or derrogatory by using the term (I don't use...

  10. green poop

    tencat replied to crazylilkelly's topic in Pediatric

    Is he missing any green crayons from the box? If there is concern you should really contact the kiddo's

  11. Considering a career in nursing, but scared of the neg comments

    tencat replied to philosophical's topic in General Nursing

    Don't let anybody kid you.....nursing is a lot of HARD work. I'm a second career nurse, and so far I really feel like I've found my place in hospice. I spent some time learning basics in the...

  12. Need your input before we all quit.......

    tencat replied to KJB_65's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thirty?????? ARE THEY CRAZY?????? Holy cow...I struggled with 15. If you are driving to different places during the day, how the he-double hocky sticks can you adequately care for 23-30 hospice...

  13. Someone else makes a mistake, I get in trouble

    tencat replied to Anesthetize's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't sound like you were severely chastised or corrected over the situation. It was your responsibility to make sure that you knew the latest blood sugar level. Patients with DM can have...

  14. Continuous Furosemide Infusion

    tencat replied to EmmaG's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but that sure sounds like a recipe for disaster. If it were me, I would take the issue to the next level (charge nurse?) and oh so politely refuse to carry out the order...

  15. How do you.....??

    tencat replied to QTBabyNurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I cope by reminding myself that I am helping these people find a good death...which is so hard in today's technological world. I agree that mental health days and mini-vacations are a must, and I've...

  16. Enjoying being a nurse?

    tencat replied to cherokeesummer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Most days I do. It is HARD work, and at the end of the day I feel like I've accomplished something and spent my time doing something 'important'. I think a lot of things can get us down, as others...

  17. Miserable. Is this how it is everywhere?

    tencat replied to gearheadfly's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This situation does not sound good. If you are feeling physically ill from stress, it might be time to reassess and move on to a different hospital if at all possible. It sounds like you're getting...

  18. comic moments-what not to do with a fish

    tencat replied to ayla2004's topic in International Nursing

    Hey, show me WHERE in the employee handbook it says that I'm not supposed to slap someone with a dead

  19. HELP! Hospice Nurses! How Many Patients Do You Have?

    tencat posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi, all. I'm new to Hospice (May 2007), and I was wondering how many patients you all have. I visit patients in their homes, and I have a caseload of fifteen patients. I'm beginning to feel a bit...

  20. I left a patient's home crying today

    tencat replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    (((Tazzi))) It is such a privilege to be allowed into someone's life at such a difficult time, and if you can make an impact....well that's what it's all about! If you DIDN"T feel something I'd...

  21. Condom Teaching Plan for Middle Schoolers?

    tencat replied to cjulian214's topic in General Students

    It would be really great if parents would do their jobs and teach kids about sex. However, too many parents today neglect to teach their children much of anything, unfortunately. When I taught...

  22. Best environment to die in....hospice opinion needed.

    tencat replied to coolpeach's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi. I've been a hospice nurse for 5 months, and a nurse in general for a little over a year. It really is an individual choice as to where one wants to die. The hospital death is often messy in the...

  23. Dont you just love them

    tencat replied to teeituptom's topic in Emergency

    Yes it is tough. But people make thier choices. I don't particularly feel sorry for these patients. I don't see these circumstances as tragic (like the mother of four who had brain cancer that...

  24. Hospice and Home Care Peeps LOL

    tencat replied to Sabby_NC's topic in General Nursing

    My employer pays 0.44 a mile, and some days I have driven 200 miles in one day. Yes, I'm running my little car into the ground (at least it's paid for!). For some reason my company doesn't get the...

  25. Do you attend funerals?

    tencat replied to Rnmomajmj's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hospice nursing is not for everyone, that's for sure, and understandably so. I try to go to as many funerals as I can, but sometimes I'm so overloaded with patients that I have no time to do so....