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A guide to Hospice Nursing

Being a hospice nurse means understanding that your patients will move on, and that you will be there along the way.

How to Provide the Best Quality of Life as a Hospice Nurse

As a nurse working in a hospice, you are going to be working with a lot of very sick people. Your main job is going to be making sure your patients are as comfortable as possible. Working with the family and dealing with anything that may come up, is also a responsibility for the hospice nurse.  At a hospice, a patient generally has been given a certain amount of time. Patients often choose hospice care when they want a safe and comfortable journey to the end of life. Their families can be involved in their care as well. Hospice Nursing Working as a hospice nurse, there is a lot of heavy emotions you deal with. Treating people who are in their last few moments of life takes a certain amount of dedication. There is more to it than you might think, and these tasks need to be done with a great amount of care.  Related: Reasons Why You May Consider Relocating Nursing is not for the faint of heart, and it is even less so when it comes to end of life care. Not...