cmfrt_care_rn replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Geriatric, LTC
I have been in that situation before, but only once. As a CHPN with 7 years exclusively in a residential hospice and having seen many many deaths, that situation is rare. You have my empathy and I...
I don't find it to be depressing at all! I enjoy getting to know the patients and families and they usually are grateful for your help, which can't often be said in nursing! To me, ICU would be...
I took the test and passed in June this year. I used the study guide and practice test book offered by the National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses. I self-studied for about...
agrice, I don't think that anxiety and depression would be any different in hospice than anywhere else. I would think working in a fast paced hospital unit would be more anxiety provoking than home...
I also wanted to go directly into hospice. I got a lot of great experience working as a CNA at a hospice facility while I was in pre-nursing and nursing school. I learned a lot about what to expect...