LindaRossmanWilliams

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1. non-emergencies

   LindaRossmanWilliams replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in Hospice

   AMEN. It's hard. I want to help people. I do. And it's true-it may not be an emergency to me, but it's an emergency to the family. It's difficult to remember this when asked to drive 50 miles for a malodorous burp.

2. M9bile phone use in home hospice

   LindaRossmanWilliams replied to 4boysmama's topic in Hospice

   We use our personal cell phones. We are reimbursed monthly. I don't answer if I don't recognize number. My voicemail says "this is linda the weekend on call nurse for xyz. Please call the office number at ............. to reach your case mar or ...

3. Cerebral atherosclerosis?

   LindaRossmanWilliams replied to LindaRossmanWilliams's topic in Hospice

   Thank you!

4. Vent: dealing with nursing home nurses who refuse to provide comfort medication to patient

   LindaRossmanWilliams replied to stacyRN11's topic in Hospice

   It is what it is. Educating is not belittling. She was threatened. She will recover. If pt is not kept comfy, it's our duty to educate. If she's been a nurse for 35yrs she can pull up her big girl panties and learn from her misconceptions.

5. Cerebral atherosclerosis?

   LindaRossmanWilliams posted a topic in Hospice

   Is this the new buzzword when we don't know if dementia or cva will be the cause of death? Like using "protein malnutrition" instead of afft? Thank you for your input. Tired nurse brain.

6. What should I have done differently?

   LindaRossmanWilliams replied to B-RN-ISEE's topic in Hospice

   Not a thing Hon. Don't stress. I was removed from a facility as case mar in 2010..... they said a pts condition had "deteriorated" since hospice started (2008). Come to find out facility was out of compliance since 2008 as hospice can was visiti...