oncalllorraine

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1. Which Nursing Jobs are the Least Stressful?

   oncalllorraine replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in Nursing Career

   Hands down, my vote is for hospice care. Either in home, or facility. Preferably a non-profit. There is a learning curve, of course, but not so much technical knowledge, as it is a totally different...

2. Does Death Have A Smell?

   oncalllorraine replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

   yes, there is sometimes what i call the smell of death. i am hospice nurse. i have never known it to be anything but pungent, and one of the nicest things i have ever learned from a loving aide was...

3. Mature Nurses over 50

   oncalllorraine replied to Su360's topic in Michigan Nursing

   or="yellowgreen"]:heartbeat

4. tachypnea symptom.

   oncalllorraine replied to oncalllorraine's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   i am thinking the tachypnea was compensatory, and without it ,there would be no drive, and using roxanol to that point for that finish would take a heck of alot of roxanol to shut off the autopilot i...

5. tachypnea symptom.

   oncalllorraine replied to oncalllorraine's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   i do think this was kussmaul's respirations. the roxanol and ativan made no difference. thank

6. tachypnea symptom.

   oncalllorraine posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

   6 years as a hospice nurse, and i recently had a new situation tha36-5t i was not sure how to handle symptom control. this patient was actively dying, peaceful,unresponsive,pain-free,afebrile...yet,...

7. They called the cops!

   oncalllorraine replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   :redpinkhe:redpinkh hey, don't be too upset.get this: i called the cops myself,on my own husband,also a nurse, who came home 'early' one night (our anniversary!)... i heard the 'break in'...and...the...

8. Do nurses support physician assisted suicide?

   oncalllorraine replied to NightOwl0624's topic in General Nursing

   i truly believe in the natural process and know 95% time it can be peaceful and comfortable with all that is available-i.e.hospice. i look at the "end", as the "beginning"-and an exciting journey,...

9. Deathbed visions

   oncalllorraine replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

   in hospice it is not unusual to have patients 'see' and talk with people- unseen by the caregivers. i have noticed that it is often been a 'mother'--as in one OLD lady who was calling out for her...

10. pain relief in pancreatic cancer

    oncalllorraine replied to Limegreen's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    just had such a case! we had him on morphine subcutaneous, but his pain was intractable. in retrospect i feel he would have obtained more relief with a dilaudid drip. there are always those few...

11. Any ideas for unrelieved N/V

    oncalllorraine replied to spoiled28's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    i like haldol, sublingual, and have been very impressed with it, as well as addition of levsin, sometimes (hycosamine). i have also heard that those wrist bands work well in other hospices, but have...

12. mid-fifties married couple

    oncalllorraine posted a topic in Travel

    hello there all you seasoned nurses who travel - i have a couple general ???? as we face a soon emptying nest we are dreaming of travel nurse jobs. his experience is critical care-i.e er and icu. mine...

13. Mature Nurses over 50

    oncalllorraine replied to Su360's topic in Michigan Nursing

    you must be very flexible,and skilled. i hope that will ward off my alzheimers by learning some new tricks. what was your favorite

14. Mature Nurses over 50

    oncalllorraine replied to Su360's topic in Michigan Nursing

    [color=mediumturquoise]:chair: you sound like you have an interest,or desire to do hospice, and thats how it all starts out. just go with your gut feeling. thats the great thing about nursing-too...

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

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

    thank you so much for your response and the links. i will be sure and share this with all my special hospice cohorts-and anyone else who ask, 'how do you do this'?