I took care of my aged sick mom for 10 years and I really learnt how it is like who ever it is love and kindness is needed to take care.. Finally my mom passed away on 1/2/22. Hospice nursing has lot of responsibility...
My dad was admitted into home hospice less than 3 weeks ago. I’m still learning how this works. When the caregiver believes death is near (atleast 3 hours) do I need to call the nurse and let them know? Is the caregiver/family going to be there alone with them or will the nurse or social worker be there?
Yes, give the nurse a call to let them know so that they can come and see the patient. It can be difficult for staff to always be there at the time of death but they always come as quickly as they can when notified.
You hospice nurses are literally everyday angels, My Dad passed yesterday after seven days of no eating or fluids, hospice made ALL the difference! This video was excellent, thank you!
My husband passed yesterday evening also … 2 years on this Journey .. Hospice was such a blessing through this, and they really shined in the last days , at home 🏡 God bless all of you
Perhaps you could also give us lessons you've learned about the relatives and friends of the patient, and how you help or console them. For example, one thing I have learned is that it isn't true that you "get over it", which is what I thought before my parents died. Then I noticed other people feeling the same way. One man, the hardest man I've ever known, still misses his mother. Another famous scientist and TV broadcaster in his 50s, still painfully missed the times his father took him for walks as an infant. A better way of understanding it is, I think, that it's like having a limb amputated. It never grows back and you never get used to it. You just adapt to the situation because you have to. This might be thought to be a negative and depressing model to suggest to the grieving ... but I think that the truth, even though very painful, is more re-assuring at a deeper level.
I've been a CNA for 3 years now I started when I was 19 and a few weeks into it I had my first patient die while I was there, then his family came and cried and grieved and they looked to me for comfort a me a teenager have there age and I've always been comfortable with it and I'd like to get into hospice someday. I do pray with patients if they want I like to it helps alot of people or reading the Bible and if they aren't Christian then I at least I try to make sure they have access to what they need. Since I don't give medication I have to find other ways to take away pain. Sometimes people just need to get up and walk around then they can poop and they are real happy after
