Identify a hospice agency that serves dying patients in your community. Talk with a staff nurse at that agency. How long has the nurse worked at the agency? What does he or she find most challenging...

Identify a hospice agency that serves dying patients in your community. Talk with a staff nurse at that agency. How long has the nurse worked at the agency? What does he or she find most challenging about the role and the work? What does he or she find most valuable or rewarding about the role and the work? What particular patient or family is most memorable and why? Use what you learned as a basis to discuss the career opportunities and rewards available in palliative and hospice care nursing with your classmates.