The Conversing Nurse podcast

Hospice Nurse, Cydney Alvarado

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April 26, 2023 7:00am

1h 16m

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I was eager to talk to Cydney Alvarado because I've always been curious to know what a hospice nurse does. I mean, I was reading Elizabeth Kubler Ross's, On Death and Dying at age 13. I never said I was normal! As a float nurse, Cydney got exposure to many different specialties, which helped her tremendously in her role as a hospice nurse, which she says has become her favorite nursing specialty. She explains the details about the people she cares for, opening a case, symptom management, her autonomy, and some very common misconceptions. She is acutely aware of her empathic nature and tells us how she guards against compassion fatigue while practicing what she says is her heartbreaking joy. In the five-minute snippet: Baby Shark, doo doo, doo, doo, doo doo. For Cydney's bio and bookshop, see links below!

Gone From My Sight: The Dying Experience by Barbara Karnes
Professional Hospice organizations:
Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
International Pain Society
Hospice certification:
Hospice Nurse Certification

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