Center to Advance Palliative Care

I am an MSN CHPN certified nurse and I work as a nurse consultant. I see pt's with physician order and talk to them and families and make recommendations based on that to the attending. I chart my notes in the nursing section and place a copy in the progress notes for the attending and consultants to read. I am the only FTE for palliative care. I utilize the social workers, pharmacists and chaplains assigned to each particular unit in the hospital. I see, on average 37 pts/month and am pretty maxed out for the most part. I am now trying to find time to work on a business plan to expand the service. I do have a physician advisor who is a hospice medical director to talk to if I have a complex case.