PalmoRN

PalmoRN

Step Down/ Rehab, Psych & Correctional

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About PalmoRN

PalmoRN specializes in Step Down/ Rehab, Psych & Correctional.


Grew up in the Phila. area...Go Phillies!...moved to upstate NY on a dirt road...but go to FL for the winter...Go Gators!

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  1. New diagnosis patient education

    I'll check with our coordinator next week and see what she says
  2. New diagnosis patient education

    We have a wonderful clinical coordinator (nurse practioner) in our dept. She also does education for patients and staff... No one simply gets discharged without a lot of social work involvement I'm sure there's a lot more but I'm pretty new to the de...
  3. Saline flushes causing nausea for my patients

    Hi, I just started in Oncology today...and one of my patients was c/o the same thing. My preceptor (and the patient) told me that flushing over a minute like the IV pushes helped some with the nausea.... (By the way, I hope that your first day was ...
  4. Will telemetry cert matter anywhere else?

    I am a fairly new grad. myself (within the last few years)... You know...when you fill out an application and resume...there is a section for "any certifications" etc. ...anything extra...good and related can't be a bad thing esp. for those of us wh...
  5. The "woes" of 12 hr. Shifts

    Kudos everyone! I am ALSO responding to the letter from that Emergency nurse... Wow! Your posting was needlessly adversarial... All I can say is that your co-workers must "love" working with you...
  6. What did I see???

    Wow! I'm a new RN and reading the post/question and replies was a big help to me also... I know in class that they teach us about the classic "pink frothy" but I've never actually seen it.
  7. travel nursing to ireland or australia

    O'Grady Peyton.com
  8. corrections is fantastic!!!

    Yes...thank you! I'm also get the same comments from others or "silence"... There are some bad seeds as you said...as with any place... Also- no matter where I have worked there always has to be some unpleasant bossy staff member to ruin the working ...
  9. So, what's all this talk abou manipulation?

    Being small as a nurse is different than being a C.O.... I am 4'7"...and have 10 yrs of Corrections behind me...this includes 3 different states...county and state prisons... The drill is the same...they will try to manipulate you no matter who you a...
  10. Seeking the Holy Grail of Agencies- can you help?

    I have worked for several agencies in several states...sometimes...the same agency but a different office...I really feel that the quality of an agency seems to be the office staff more than anything else... Ex....my current agency...in upstate NY......
  11. Inmates, Career Criminals, thugs.....& nurses

    I have to laugh...Boy...no matter what prison you work in:jester:...inmate behavior is the same... I think we've all had these inmates ....what is it with them? :argue:
  12. Privatized Prisons

    I have worked for state run FL DOC as well as for privatized prisons (Wackenhut-now Geo) as well as PHS in other states...the private ones seem to pay less as well as poor admin., management and security...never again! Also- in response to the pay is...
  13. Pericardiocentesis/Pericardial window-whats the diff?

    Hello! I am a new RN and I am learning alot by reading these postings!:smilecoffeeIlovecof I am going from being a LPN to a RN...a bit scary, too!
  14. location of west chester university?

    West Chester as a town is just fine...I grew up there... As with any town there are crap neighborhoods... I think that your friend was thinking of the area east of the University... but other areas are just fine...like to the west of the campus... an...
  15. CEU Changes in Florida

    Now in 2008...add Med Errors to the list