I use a grey diaper bag. Has pockets for everything! And the mesh pockets on the side, holds my drinks. The changing pad I use as a barrier for my food if if have a long enough lunch period in between clients, to sit at a park during the summer. It was my 10 year old daughter's idea! ( gotta give her the credit, lol) Love your Videos!!
I've been a nurse in acute/critical care for over 20 years. I am new to hospice nursing. I LOVE your channel, and the information you give! You are entertaining, and very informative at the same time. Thank you so much for all your tips/tricks in the field of hospice nursing!
Thank you so much for watching them! I’m still learning everyday but I love sharing anything I can to help out or inspire a fellow hospice nurse! Thank you again, from the bottom of my heart and stay safe!
Kaliegh, it’s been 2 years since you wrote this comment. Are you still at hospice? Do you love it? I am leaving the floor and I start there in 2 weeks.
I begin my 1st Hospice position tomorrow! Your channel is exactly what I was looking for to gain more insight into Hospice Nursing. I'm fortunate to have worked with an amazing Hospice RN the last 6 months, helping to care for my terminally ill father in-law. I learned a lot in that journey, specifically, that Hospice Nursing is my calling. Thank you for putting these videos out!
You are awsome i meet my hospice nurse tmorow i met my social worker today. Whats gonna be hard they say i need a bath aid thats gonna be hard to loose my indepedance and privacy and goodbye to my nice bed a hosp bed is coming oh im getting scared
good kit. I take very little into the home and use my car as my supply room. If it goes in the home it stays in the home. Not withstanding, infection control technique can always be improved. Good job.
Hi ALLIE- I am a Personal Care Assistant (Homemaker/Home Healthcare worker) and I was wondering if you can offer any advice for getting into the hospice career path and if its best to go for RNs or LPNs or CNAs...etc. Thanks so much! - ALLY
As a PCA you can totally start as a CNA! I think CNA is such a great profession in general and is also a great foundation for any nursing career! Hospice also hires both LPNs and RNs. It all depends on what your end goal is: do you want to be a case manager, clinical manager, or a visit nurse/CNA? But there is nothing wrong with taking the scenic route to your end goal either, you have to do what feels right for you and also what is doable for you. You’ve got experience already girl I’m sure you’d make a great addition to a hospice team!
So I have the booklet through my job. My wound stuff I actually got through medline! Since a lot (mostly all) of our supplies come from them I figured it would be helpful. They also have it online too I believe. Both of my jobs do yearly or more wound care training so we also get power points. Lots of info!
So the first one is a hospice eligibility booklet- hospices usually provide those for their nurses. The second one is a medline advanced wound and skin care guide- I also got that from my work, but I would ask if your work has something similar! If you use medline, the medline reps may be able to get you one.☺️
It all depends. I work mostly weekends, which means I can work anywhere from 8-12 hours. Some days I see 5 patients other days I have seen 8 or more. For case managers it’s a bit different, it depends on census and need of the patients; some patients require daily wound care while others may only need to be seen once a week.
I got them from my work. If your work gets their supplies through medline then you may be able to get the wound care book! Medline also has a pdf version on their website.
Over four years now! I had always been interested in it since I was in nursing school, I love it because instead of treating the patients disease we treat them as a person and give them the best quality of life until they get called home ❤️ also the fact that we have an interdisciplinary team is awesome too🤘
Allie Beth thank you! I will be transitioning to Hospice in January. I found myself being drawn to the specialty after years of trying to “cure” people. Your videos are very helpful.
Ohh no!! The eligibility tool book I get from my work. The medline book I got from my last agency. And I did try looking online and can’t find it either! That’s such a bummer. What I would do is ask your agency if they have a catalogue from the wound care supplier you use- they may be able to get you one. Most have them! And I got the mini drug book from amazon! Just search Lippincott Pocket Drug Guide for Nurses
I’m also a hospice field nurse . Your bag is very similar to mine . The only difference is I use a manual BP rather than an electric BP machine . Great video !
I keep both in my bag! But for some patients, especially those who are contracted or my Nanas who wear 3 sweaters, the wrist one definitely comes in handy! Thank you so much for watching!
The tool book is from my job. Hospices give them out, or something similar, to all hospice nurses usually. The wound book I got from my work. I’ve been trying to see how people can order them; but you have to either go through your medline rep, admin, or something of that sort to get it ordered. They do have an app though! Search ‘medline skin health’
So the book I got from my job- but it is made by medline so it may be available on their website or on amazon. You may even be able to have your boss order one for you! It’s quite handy to have!
They come in individual packages in boxes of 50-100 I believe. I would ask your work to supply them as per state regs they need to give you supplies to clean your equipment.
