Penny Smith

I love working with dying people in their families. There are challenges for sure. Especially when you're a home hospice nurse and you're going into people's houses. I say being a home hospice nurse is like a box of chocolate going into someone's house. You never know what you're going to get. So it's challenging, but I loved it.

I love working with dying people in their families. There are challenges for sure. Especially when you're a home hospice nurse and you're going into people's houses. I say being a home hospice nurse is like a box of chocolate going into someone's house. You never know what you're going to get. So it's challenging, but I loved it.

I worked in the greater Seattle area and the traffic got to be so much I could not stand the commute anymore. And so I was just ready to kind of branch out and learn more. And I'm happy that I did because now I'm really well-rounded when it comes to hospice. I don't just know about the death and dying journey and the grief journey.

I worked in the greater Seattle area and the traffic got to be so much I could not stand the commute anymore. And so I was just ready to kind of branch out and learn more. And I'm happy that I did because now I'm really well-rounded when it comes to hospice. I don't just know about the death and dying journey and the grief journey.

I worked in the greater Seattle area and the traffic got to be so much I could not stand the commute anymore. And so I was just ready to kind of branch out and learn more. And I'm happy that I did because now I'm really well-rounded when it comes to hospice. I don't just know about the death and dying journey and the grief journey.

I also know about the regulations, the laws, the quality metrics, that type of thing.

I also know about the regulations, the laws, the quality metrics, that type of thing.

I also know about the regulations, the laws, the quality metrics, that type of thing.

Right now I work three days a week. I'm a hospice quality assurance nurse. I was a hospice quality manager, but I'm on my way out the door. I'm getting ready to retire. And so I'm just doing some quality assurance stuff until June. And then after that, I actually plan on going back to work in a hospice or at, not in a hospice, but for a hospice doing visits.

Right now I work three days a week. I'm a hospice quality assurance nurse. I was a hospice quality manager, but I'm on my way out the door. I'm getting ready to retire. And so I'm just doing some quality assurance stuff until June. And then after that, I actually plan on going back to work in a hospice or at, not in a hospice, but for a hospice doing visits.

Right now I work three days a week. I'm a hospice quality assurance nurse. I was a hospice quality manager, but I'm on my way out the door. I'm getting ready to retire. And so I'm just doing some quality assurance stuff until June. And then after that, I actually plan on going back to work in a hospice or at, not in a hospice, but for a hospice doing visits.

I live in a very rural county now and it's sparsely populated. I've always thought it would be fun to do that kind of home hospice nursing where I'm driving, but I'm in the countryside. I'm not stuck in traffic, traffic jams or cattle crossing the road, you know? So I do want to eventually go back to just doing kind of what we call per diem nursing. It's as needed.

I live in a very rural county now and it's sparsely populated. I've always thought it would be fun to do that kind of home hospice nursing where I'm driving, but I'm in the countryside. I'm not stuck in traffic, traffic jams or cattle crossing the road, you know? So I do want to eventually go back to just doing kind of what we call per diem nursing. It's as needed.

I live in a very rural county now and it's sparsely populated. I've always thought it would be fun to do that kind of home hospice nursing where I'm driving, but I'm in the countryside. I'm not stuck in traffic, traffic jams or cattle crossing the road, you know? So I do want to eventually go back to just doing kind of what we call per diem nursing. It's as needed.

So if somebody needs me to go out in the middle of the night, then I would, I would do that.

So if somebody needs me to go out in the middle of the night, then I would, I would do that.

So if somebody needs me to go out in the middle of the night, then I would, I would do that.

I love hospice nursing, yes. Not necessarily quality assurance. I did love it. I was able to do a lot in terms of helping other colleagues of mine to learn about hospice. I did vigil volunteer training, so teaching our vigil volunteers what the dying process is like. So I've done many, many things as a quality nurse that I really loved, but I do miss the patient care. That's what I really love.

I love hospice nursing, yes. Not necessarily quality assurance. I did love it. I was able to do a lot in terms of helping other colleagues of mine to learn about hospice. I did vigil volunteer training, so teaching our vigil volunteers what the dying process is like. So I've done many, many things as a quality nurse that I really loved, but I do miss the patient care. That's what I really love.

I love hospice nursing, yes. Not necessarily quality assurance. I did love it. I was able to do a lot in terms of helping other colleagues of mine to learn about hospice. I did vigil volunteer training, so teaching our vigil volunteers what the dying process is like. So I've done many, many things as a quality nurse that I really loved, but I do miss the patient care. That's what I really love.