Hospice Meeting Reflection

Today was my official first day meeting all the patients on my case list. I met with my supervisor about two weeks ago now; right before I left for vacation. We met for orientation which was much shorter than I expected. I made sure I got all my paperwork together and she told me all about AMed* hospice, the entire team a patient has and my adaptive role as a volunteer. Besides learning everyone’s role, the most important pieces of information I was given pertained to the status of my patients. Because it’s Hospice care, all persons enrolled must be diagnosed as having less than 6 months to live. My supervisor informed me that we have some who have lived over a year and some die the same day they get enrolled. I learned the signs of death over weeks, days and got increasingly nervous as she spoke. Although I knew what hospice was before I choose this site, I feel like I would be shocked …show more content…
I woke up bright and early this morning and headed out to meet my supervisor at the office. I put on a new shirt and some of my favorite jeans to look put together but also comfortable and confident. We visited a Memory Care facility which happened to be midway between the office and my home. Since we currently have four patients in this facility it made me happy that the place I would probably be spending most of my time was so close to home. We didn’t stay too long but I met each patient and chatted with the ones whom were verbal. One who was particularly verbal was Mrs. Fancy Nancy. Of course, I have changed her name for confidentiality reasons but for the rest of these journals I’ll refer to her as such to maintain fluidity. I named her Fancy Nancy because her entire outfit matched including her accessories and she notified me and my supervisor