Category: Hospice Nursing
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What I Wish Every Family Knew About Hospice Care
After seven years as a hospice nurse, the hardest part of my job isn’t dealing with death – it’s watching families realize what hospice care actually entails. I see the same scene play out week after week: the shock, then disbelief, then panic when families understand they’ll be providing most of the hands-on care themselves.…
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A Tale of Entry Level Hospice Nursing.
2016 was the year I finally broke into hospice nursing. I had taken a 6 year hiatus from nursing, in order to stay at home with my kids. I honestly wasn’t even sure if I wanted to keep being a nurse. But other job prospects seemed non-existent. The twins were in kindergarten. I had just…