Skywatcher

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1. Help! FIM scores..........................

   Skywatcher replied to kyjule's topic in Rehabilitation

   Your new software for submission should run you thru the levels just like the MDS. We use a form "nursing data collection tool". It ask the question and beside the answer we check, it has the FIM score. Makes things alot easier. The C.N.A. or the...

2. Patient to nurse Ratios... the first ever rehab nurses poll

   Skywatcher replied to CashewLPN's topic in Rehabilitation

   we have a small 10 bed unit, so I can have 1-10 patients. Most of the time it is me. I get a C.N.A. when I get up to 4 patients. (if one is available and not pulled to another area of the hospital) At 8-10, sometimes they send me another nurse or ...

3. SPECIALTY INFO REQUEST

   Skywatcher replied to JOANNE YASTIK's topic in Rehabilitation

   :) Rehab Nursing is a great field, esp. if you enjoy geriatrics. I have been in rehab nursing for a few years now and I love it. Of course you do get the problems with short staffing and the frustration of not being able to spend as much time with ...

4. How much do you make?

   Skywatcher replied to Navy Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   Hello from S E Texas, I am an RN-Charge Nurse on Rehab Unit $19.00 hr In nursing for 20 years end of July 2001

5. Sub Acute vs. Rehab Hospital

   Skywatcher replied to Huganurse's topic in Rehabilitation

   I was always told Acute Rehab had to be able to tolerate 3 hours of therapy per day. Patients could be admitted if medically stable and able to build up to 3 hours of therapy within 3 days or could be placed on medical hold for up to 3 days if becom...

6. other rehab nurses who want to communicate

   Skywatcher replied to crystalrn's topic in Rehabilitation

   Hi, I work on a small 10 Acute Rehab. Staffing for our unit is 1 nurse whether we have 1 or 10 patients. We get a C.N.A. for days when census gets to 4. We get another C.N.A. at 5 and full staffing when census reaches 6. Hardly ever get more he...