Hospice Nurse

TranquilityRN

Tuscumbia, AL

Female, 40

I have been a hospice Registered Nurse for about ten years. Hospice is similar to home health except specializing in care of the terminally ill, dying patient. A hospice nurse provides palliative care for the patient during their last months, weeks, days, or hours so they may pass in the comfort of their home and with their loved ones present. I provide comfort and dignity for the the patient and comfort for the caregiver. Following the peaceful passing of the patient I provide postmortem.

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Last Answer on March 26, 2014

My mother (with dementia) was given morphine and developed air hunger, which continued until her last breath, despite more morphine. It is really possible that air hunger with morphine is not painful? As a witness, I found that hard to believe.

Asked by Jackie over 5 years ago

Hi, my grandpa has alzheimers and he has caused grandma to have heart attack from stress. He is too much to handle. Should we do hospice once a day to help her or a nursing home? What do you recommend?

Asked by LouLou123 over 8 years ago

So you wanna be a Hospice Nurse?

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Can a patient who is unable to swallow be kept comfortable without food or fluid while dying? How?

Asked by Ken about 7 years ago

How do you feel about the work you do? What do you think about the dying process? What do you think about death? What do you think about the final disposition of a body? (For my death/dying class)

Asked by Kelsey almost 10 years ago

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I have zero med/surg experience, but am a great psych nurse. I am very effective at communicating with, educating, empowering, and soothing people in distress, What will it take for me, with zero med/surg experience, to become a hospice nurse?

Asked by Matt Marcus about 4 years ago

How do you know if you are called to do Hospice nursing?

Asked by ZL almost 10 years ago

My mom has been suffering with extreme pruritus for over 4 months. The condition lasts all day and interrupts her sleep all night. It seems that we have tried every method, lotion and cream known to man. What can we do?

Asked by Shelly over 5 years ago

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