Hospice On-Call Nurse Survival Guide: A Practical After-Hours Guide to Symptom Management, Emergency Calls, Medication Safety, Family Support & Clinical Documentation - Couverture souple

Johnson-Nganbou Kamkeu DNP AGNP-C APRN-CNP, Dr. Christine

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798140079550

Editeur : Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

The phone rings at 2:40 in the morning. A frightened wife says her husband is breathing in a way she has never heard before. You are alone, and you have to decide what happens next.

Hospice On-Call Nurse Survival Guide gives hospice RNs, LPNs, and nurse practitioners a clear way to handle every after-hours call. You will learn how to triage by phone, when to make a visit, when to call the provider, how to explain what is happening to a family, and how to write a note that tells the next clinician exactly what happened.

Each chapter gives you the questions to ask, the steps to take, and the words to use, so you can work through a hard call one step at a time.

Inside you will find

• A simple telephone triage process and SBAR reports that give the provider what they need
• Step-by-step guidance for pain crises, shortness of breath, agitation and terminal restlessness, nausea and vomiting, terminal secretions, fever, falls, bleeding, and seizures
• Comfort kit basics and the medication problems that come up after the pharmacy closes
• How to support families in crisis, recognize the final hours of life, and handle the death call
• Clear on-call documentation and a clean end-of-shift handoff
• Personal safety on night visits and ways to protect yourself from on-call burnout
• 20 on-call case studies and 20 sample on-call narratives
• 15 printable quick reference tools, including triage, pain crisis, respiratory distress, SBAR, and death visit forms

Whether you are taking your first on-call shift or you have carried the phone for years, this guide helps you make safe decisions, keep families informed, and finish the night knowing your documentation is complete. Use it on your own, in orientation for new on-call nurses, or as a teaching resource for your hospice team.

This book supports, and does not replace, your agency's policies and your provider's orders.

About the author: Dr. Christine Johnson-Nganbou Kamkeu, DNP, AGNP-C, APRN-CNP, is a board-certified adult-gerontology nurse practitioner who has cared for older adults for fourteen years. She practices in hospice and primary care and teaches clinicians and families through The Hospice NP.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798140079550
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 169
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible