RoseK4020

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1. Do males ever get to work in hospice?

   RoseK4020 replied to northmississippi's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   Absolutely. We have great skilled, compassionate male nurses in our company. If you think you are interested, start conversations with the hospice nurses that visit your facility and read online...

2. New hospice nurse: Burned out!!!

   RoseK4020 replied to MsPrettyHospiceRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   Agree with every word. All sad but true. We are losing the heart of what hospice is all about. I want to tell you to hang in there, it's all worth it, but I can't. Good luck with whatever you...

3. New hospice nurse: Burned out!!!

   RoseK4020 replied to MsPrettyHospiceRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   Annlewis, I like the team concept your hospice uses. Thanks for your

4. 1st Hospice overnighter

   RoseK4020 replied to fournee's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   It sounds like you are talking about doing continuous care, a higher level of hospice service for clients with uncontrolled symptoms. Follow your agency guidelines for documentation, and focus on the...

5. New hospice nurse: Burned out!!!

   RoseK4020 replied to MsPrettyHospiceRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   Honestly, people. You can't read with caps? The device I have to document with ONLY uses caps. Give this poor girl a break. I too love my job as an RN Case Manager for the same reasons this...

6. Thinking about hospice nursing

   RoseK4020 replied to honeygirl1223's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   Ask to shadow an RN Case Manager. Ask her how many hours she spends documenting at home after she sees her patients. What is her typical

7. on call requirement

   RoseK4020 replied to leisamartinez's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   1 work for a hospice with a census of around 180. All RNs take one weeknight a month as backup to our on call staff. And you can pretty much count on being called in. Rarely require weekend