Become confident at the bedside.
Practical hospice training for RNs and LPNs — from your first visit as a hospice nurse to precepting the next generation. Learn hospice eligibility, IDG, documentation, symptom management, and the communication skills that carry a family through the hardest week of their life.
The full curriculum, in the open.
Hospice RN Orientation
What every new hospice nurse needs in their first 30, 60, and 90 days — from paperwork to bedside rhythm.
Hospice Eligibility & LCDs
How to read Local Coverage Determinations, document decline, and make the eligibility call with confidence.
IDG & Case Management
Prep, present, and follow through on the interdisciplinary group meeting so every patient is truly a team patient.
Symptom Management
Pain, dyspnea, wounds, agitation, secretions — evidence-based approaches you can carry into the next home visit.
Learn moreDocumentation That Passes Audit
Write notes that survive ADR/TPE — narrative decline, family observations, and measurable indicators.
Family Communication
The words that land: breaking bad news, discussing prognosis, honoring wishes, and holding silence.
Death & Dying Education
What to teach families about the last days, active dying, and after-death care.
Visit & Caseload Rhythm
How experienced hospice nurses structure their week so nothing (and no one) falls through the cracks.
RN Clinical Competency
Self-assess against the core hospice RN competency framework and identify your next growth edge.
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