endoflifeRN

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1. The Art of Telling Patients Bad News: One Physician's Story

   endoflifeRN replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

   I am a hospice nurse and I can't even add up the times a doctor has given scientific type results to a patient and family, then told them there was someone he wanted them to "talk to". Of course...

2. A coworker made me so mad!

   endoflifeRN replied to typoagain's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   wow, FeleciaSmith, you may have turned the corner on cold........crybabies? Do you expect your patients to be little

3. A coworker made me so mad!

   endoflifeRN replied to typoagain's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I see this more and more...........as nurses we need to step back and go with the pace of the patient, she initially wanted help, you were doing baby steps with her, and if the other nurse hadn't...

4. Dumbest thing a doctor has done/said to you

   endoflifeRN replied to WorriedNurse25's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I had to eval a hospice potential pt at the hospital, met with the husband and the pt. Pt unable to swallow, refused peg, wanted transfer back to adult care home and comfort. Pt discharged, and when...