Summer Hospice Clinical

CANRN, MSN, RN · Jun 8, 2008

Hello!
I am a senior nursing student (graduating in December 08). My clinical rotation this summer will be working with hospice. I start clinicals in two weeks, but I was wondering if anyone could share some information. I am wondering what a hospice nurse deals with on a daily basis. I will be working with an RN who does home visits, nursing home visits and Hospital coordinating. Obviously, you cannot tell me what I will be doing, but what types of things do you do on a daily basis? Any response will be appreciated. Thank You!!!

Congrats on your summer with hospice. When I was in school, I did my clincal community rotation in hospcie care.

As a hospice RN, visits are made to the patient in their respective place of residence. We do assessments not just physcial, but emotional as well as spiritual to see if there are any other services we can provide from the hospice team. ALso, the caregiver will be part of this, to make sure they are coping well. It maynot be obvious to you as you observe, but there will be a great deal of observation on the part of the nurse.

I wish you luck! Hospice is the most rewarding part of nursing, if you as me!

Cindy

aimeee, BSN, RN · Jun 8, 2008

Check out this thread:

https://allnurses.com/forums/f25/day-life-hospice-nurse-140276.html

Best wishes for a great clinical experience!

piggypoke · Jun 10, 2008

I am absolutely elated that they have hospice clinicals. I did not know that.

We do work to meet all aspects of a patient and their families needs. There is a tremendous amount of education, spiritualization, and more emotional needs than can be dreamt. It is a mentally exhausting job, but it is one of the most rewarding nursing specialties to be a part of.