TeaMaria

There must be some kind or orientation, description of shift duties for each discipline. That's a lot to be thrown into í ½í¸Ÿ

I love this idea...I'm working on my Hospice Palliative nursing and have envisioned the potential for changes in our PCH if we had a few Palliative beds and staff to collaborate, educate and support the resident and family during this difficult time.. I am currently the go to person, but it's usually in the last week of life. I think these discussions need to happen sooner so family won't be so shocked.

We do not do daily BS....unless this is a resident who has poor intake and is on insulin. Or if they are displaying signs of hyper/hypoglycaemia. Most of our controlled diabetics are once a week random blood sugars. And A1C q3mons. It's our nursing decisions if we increase BS frequency ie if metformin is increased. BP's are every 3 months unless medications were increased /decreased we would monitor BID for one week. This is not acute care and This is their home....and we would never have time to do anything else with all those tasks.