So I start clinicals next Friday in my first semester of nursing school. I will be on the palliative/hospice care floor at the hospital and want any advice that any of you may have. I’ve read most of the ‘first day of clinicals’ posts on here so I feel like I have a good idea of what to expect but I’m mostly interested in what palliative/hospice clinicals may be like. A little background, I have no formal nursing experience. My only nursing experience was 2 weeks of CNA clinicals in an LTC facility. I’ve never dealt with a patient death directly or postmortem care. I’m excited for this opportunity because I feel like it might calm some of my fears and anxieties dealing with death. Here’s hoping for a successful semester and an exciting time at clinicals! Thanks everyone!