Day in the Life | Hospice Nurse
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- čas přidán 22. 12. 2022
- Join me on a day in the life of a hospice nurse! I am a home hospice RN case manager, which means I go wherever my patients consider "home" which most of the times is a facility. I take you with me to visit with all of my patients!
I truly enjoy my job, it gives me the flexibility that is important to me as a mom and also fulfills me like no other job has!
Comment down below any questions you may have about being a hospice nurse or any videos you'd like to see about being a hospice case manager!
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I was at a point where I was about to leave nursing altogether after 10 years of being miserable in big corporate hospitals......then I gave hospice a try and it's the most rewarding job I've ever had. Helping pts and their families through the roughest times in their lives and providing them peace and comfort is rewarding on another level that I had never experienced. It's one of the few specialties in nursing where I can 100% utilize my bedside manner skills and it make a difference.
I'm thinking about it. What is the most challenging part of your job. I'm in case management now and it sucks
@flygoddess The most challenging part is the liaisons not correctly explaining to the pt and families what hospice actually is. So many families come to the facility thinking their loved one is there for curative tx. Hospice as a whole, needs to do a better job educating pts and families.
Me too! 🎉 It's great
I just quit after 6 months in a miserable situation. Bullying, high ratios, and high acuity, I was learning nothing as a new grad because they had no techs half the time and we had to do their work too. I was NEVER healthy. Everything from the hospital i would catch and bring home to my child with chronic asthma. I am so relieved so have found a hospice position and I know I have a lot to learn, but am praying they are willing to teach because so far all I'm pretty disappointed by what ive seen. I called to set up my schedule with this hospice and they actually treated me like a human!!!!!! Making sure I would be rested for training, telling me they'd work around my schedule,....making sure I ATE !!!! I almost cried on the phone. I hope I turn out to be a good hospice nurse. I'm so grateful for this opportunity.
Good for you👏🏽. You will do phenomenally❤❤.
I’m in my first semester on nursing school, and I’m 99% sure this is what I want to do.
I’ve been running through jobs as well as a new grad, just got an interview from vita’s home health so I’m really happy I came across this vid!
Thank you for posting
Thank you for such awesome video
I want to become a hospice nurse so thank you for posting this.
I am in my first semester of nursing school - I’m ready to drop out already - hospice has been close to my heart and right now this is the most encouraging I’ve felt to make it through
Keep pushing. It’s so worth it. I know it’s hard but you got this!!
Thank you for posting! I haven't seen you on CZcams since before Jameson. It's good to see you again. I just started my fourth and final semester of nursing school and I am hoping my preceptorship is in hospice. I have a lot of personal experience with hospice both from being a CNA as well as walking through pancreatic cancer with my MIL. Your video was helpful. Please post more!
Oh wow how exciting, you’re almost done!! I have a couple hospice videos coming up 😉 I’ve really loved working in hospice and I’m sure you will too! I’m sorry to hear about your MIL..
Hey! Very informative video! I’d love to ask you some questions if there was a way for that? Older guy in his 40s, both my parents were on hospice end of life, and thinking of a career change.
EIGHT patients in ONE day?! Holy moly. I see between 2-4 patients. 4 is a full day. 5 is a busy day for me.
Yeah with only working a 4 day work week I kinda heavy load the front of my week to make sure everyone is seen! But sometimes I’ll spilt it up to have easier days!
I’ve seen 11 in one day. I no longer work at that hospice. Now my max is 4.
Yeah 8 is a ton. I’m very confused by her load and that she calls it light. Odd.
hy we offer computer work of visits and hospice plz contact us😊
fellow hospice RN here. 4 patients a day is full! if I feel like working and getting paid overtime I’ll agree to do 5, but beyond that is a recipe for burnout, and most of these hospice companies only care about the Medicare reimbursement from each RN visit so….yeah not burning out for their bottom line
Did you start off as a CNA? How do you become a case manager?
New subscriber here..I have a lot of questions but 1st question is do friends of the dying family members ask you or tell you they may feel guilty for not being able to see them because they can't see them without breaking down? I have a close friend who is now in hospice and I can't see them without breaking down 😢 plz any help is appreciated 🙏🙏
Hi - Question :) So when you have completed all of your visits for the week what does the rest of the week look like for you? Are you off that many days? I am interested in Hospice Nursing and am curious about how it works
Do you do bed changes etc? If patients are total care do they have someone around the clock to feed/bathe/change?
I don’t typically unless it’s needed during my visit, then I’m happy to help. Typically we have CNA’s do visits as well. If they’re total care they would require private caregivers or relocation to a skilled nursing facility! Most of my patients are already in a facility rather then home
Hi Ms Boyer...Im a male nurse from thr Philippines...i kinda inspired in the video you made...☺️☺️☺️..i just want to ask what state you are working and what hospice agency is that?
Thank you so much
have you tried home health without hospice? If yes, which one is better as far as work and life balance? thank you for the informative video
I actually just started a new job doing home health! So we’ll see!!
What do you do for the rest of the week since you’re seeing all your patients on Monday? Thanks for this video!
I wonder the same too
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Where did you get your headband from?
I get all my headbands from Hello Headband, they’re the best!
When a patient is coming to their end of life, do you provide EOL care? Giving morphine etc.
Yes! I care for them all the way up until they pass
How do you get paid??? You seen all 8 in 1day what about the rest of the week if they are only seen once a week? What happens when a patient passes??? Are you guaranteed more patients??? I work in home care and i get canceled all the time.. if a family goes on vacation or just doesn’t want a nurse that day, its very unpredictable
I was on a salary! The visits I made in the beginning of the week were my usual scheduled visits and anything after that I was just on call for during my scheduled work hours. I would make PRN visits for falls, deaths, COC, etc. but wouldnt get paid anymore since i was on a salary. I have gotten down to as low as 6 patients, when they pass they I just wait for a new admission. Hope that helps!
So it's the nurse's decision to do the live discharges, not insurance?
It’s up to the entire healthcare team, so once I believe a patient may no longer be appropriate for hospice, we discuss with the MD, and usually a NP will also go assess them. It takes a lot to live discharge someone as we want to be very sure we are making the right call. We look at trends over the last several months and if we aren’t seeing any decline that’s when we start the conversation for discharge. So typically it’s the healthcare teams that makes that decision
How many days a week are you doing this?
I work Monday-Thursday! Each day is different and typically Wednesday and Thursday are slower days!
@@jadeboyer8755 does hospice offer schedules that are just weekends? Like could I do just Thursday Friday Saturday? Or Friday Saturday Sunday? And do they ever hire people as just night shift? I know every company is different but just answer for yours
you are seeing 8 patients in 1 day and you said your are done by 1 or 2? may i ask what is the minimum amount of visit time medicare requires for each patient? granted you have multiple patients in 1 building, thank you
Yeah I have to do 30 minutes per pt minimum.
@@Jasapan-u4s @3:10 you said your usual visit with this specific patient is 10 to 15 min???? isnt that less than the 30 min required by medicare?
How many hours a week do you work?
I’m on the clock 32 hours per week
@@jadeboyer8755 thank you
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