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  1. Is this a crazy idea?

    The Hospice I work for also has dedicated admission
  2. Help for the new hospice nurse please

    I have also seen situations in LTC where they are just not comfortable giving the medications and dosages that we give. I think it is a lack of understanding the hospice philosophy as
  3. Is Hospice nursing "easier"?

    I went straight into Hospice nursing from school. I had a greater learning curve than most. I work with wonderful nurses that have taught me a lot. I work on an inpatient unit so I am not out there...
  4. Who punches a cancer patient?

    I'm very sorry that this happened to your dad and I am sorry that your family is going through this. My dad is also ill and I live far away. It is really tough. I hope that you all can have a good...
  5. any career changers?

    I was a Park Ranger then Park Manager. I moved across country to a snowy area and realized jobs like I had just were not available. Then I realized that I needed to do something different. I always...
  6. Good nursing or learned dependence?

    I work inpatient hospice and our patients come in because of a crisis (pain, agitation etc..) When we get the symptoms managed, they go home. Many of our patients and families just want to stay with...
  7. Any specialty type LVN's ?? what's yours?

    Hospice. As an LPN you can get a hospice
  8. blue tubex injector

    I use them every day for Morphine and Dilaudid
  9. My supplies consist of things that I have brought home in error from work in my pockets. I have a few 10mL saline flushes, quite a few alcohol wipes, tape, 4x4s, barrier cream, gloves (tons of...
  10. CHF alzhemiers difficulty

    Agitation is a tough one for families. When Haldol or Ativan will not work we go to Thorazine or
  11. Inpatient Unit

    I work on a 12 bed Hospice inpatient unit. It was my first job out of nursing school and I love it. When we have a full house I have 4 patients. We get just as many full admission (not on Hospice...
  12. IV starts in nursing schools

    We did not and at the time it seems so very important to me. At my job we start them all the time so I learned
  13. Seeking Opinions on End of Life Care

    HPNA.org has a lot of good
  14. It gets
  15. This is a homework question

    Thanks Rose Queen; Most of the studies that I read state that there is not any "better outcome" for mom by termination unless the cancer is late stage and requires immediate aggressive treatment;...