Hospice Nurse, Cydney Alvarado

Send us Fan MailI 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 KarnesProfessional Hospice organizations:Hospice and Palliative Nurses AssociationNational Hospice and Palliative Care OrganizationInternational Pain SocietyHospice certification:Hospice Nurse CertificationContact The Conversing Nurse podcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theconversingnursepodcast/Website: https://theconversingnursepodcast.comYour review is so important to this Indie podcaster! You can leave one here!  https://theconversingnursepodcast.com/leave-me-a-reviewWould you like to be a guest on my podcast? Pitch me! https://theconversingnursepodcast.com/intake-formCheck out my guests' book recommendations! https://bookshop.org/shop/theconversingnursepodcast I've partnered with RNegade.pro! You can earn CE's just by listening to my podcast episodes! Check out my CE library here: https://rnegade.thinkific.com/collections/conversing-nurse-podcastThanks for listening!