OTconsideringBSN

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1. Raising kids while being a school nurse?

   OTconsideringBSN replied to OTconsideringBSN's topic in School

   So basically, it is pretty doable? That's encouraging to hear! Thanks for the feedback!

2. Raising kids while being a school nurse?

   OTconsideringBSN posted a topic in School

   I was wondering if any of you school nurses have worked full time as a school nurse while raising young kids (under 5). Is it harder because you are working 5 days a week? Or is it easier because you do have a school schedule and somewhat shorter da...

3. Advice on Cushion Seating

   OTconsideringBSN replied to my4helpers's topic in Rehabilitation

   They can fit it to his strengths, so if he has good head control, they could use a head wand, which he can use to tap onto a screen to select his words. There is also a mouth wand, works the same way. There is also eye gaze, which just works by foc...

4. Advice on Cushion Seating

   OTconsideringBSN replied to my4helpers's topic in Rehabilitation

   Also, environmental control units can be used to control many things in the environment (light switches, TV, radio, etc.) Not sure how much these cost but they can be set up to work with most household things. As far as speaking, has he had a spee...

5. Advice on Cushion Seating

   OTconsideringBSN replied to my4helpers's topic in Rehabilitation

   Hi, I'm an OT in a subacute/LTC setting, and first of all am really surprised that the place he is at does not have cushions. Most places will order new cushions if they have little to no supply. In all of my jobs, we were told that if the only rea...

6. Ocean County College fall 2011 Nursing program???

   OTconsideringBSN replied to Kate1185's topic in New Jersey

   Yay!! Congratulations!!! That's so exciting!

7. Ocean County College fall 2011 Nursing program???

   OTconsideringBSN replied to Kate1185's topic in New Jersey

   I applied for the OSOL program just because I need to work as much as possible during the program and didn't feel like I could work much at all with the traditional program. Good luck to you, I hope you get accepted! I don't think OSOL finds out if ...

8. Ocean County College fall 2011 Nursing program???

   OTconsideringBSN replied to Kate1185's topic in New Jersey

   Did you apply for the traditional program or the OSOL? Good luck!!!

9. Does this sound possible?

   OTconsideringBSN posted a topic in Career Support

   I have wanted to be a school nurse for the past six years but have been unable to afford going back to school until recently. It's something I could really see myself doing, and enjoying, and being passionate about. I work in healthcare now but hav...

10. So many reasons to go to nursing school but with a few holding me back...advice?

    OTconsideringBSN replied to supercharmed's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, was nursing school really that bad? Were you working too? Or was that all just spent in class/clinical and studying? Sounds intense!

11. Has the school nursing job market changed?

    OTconsideringBSN replied to OTconsideringBSN's topic in School

    There doesn't seem to be many jobs in the education field in PA at all, have friends who are teachers who have a very hard time finding work in PA. And I guess there would be pretty strong competition for the few openings that come up for school nur...

12. Has the school nursing job market changed?

    OTconsideringBSN replied to OTconsideringBSN's topic in School

    Do you mind me asking, are you in the east coast/west coast or central US? I guess it's happening more in the states that do not pay school nurses on the teachers scale? It makes sense now that you explained it, never thought of it that way. Sorry ...

13. Has the school nursing job market changed?

    OTconsideringBSN posted a topic in School

    I have seen that the number of nursing jobs in most settings (such as acute care, LTC, outpatient, etc.) has changed and there seems to be very few openings these days. But I was wondering, has this affected the job market for school nurses? Have yo...

14. Nursing vs. Occupational Therapy vs. Speech Pathology

    OTconsideringBSN replied to RosePMHNP's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I am an OT and would definitely advise shadowing OTs and SLPs in a variety of settings. OTs in skilled nursing/subacute centers do end up doing a good deal of lifting as we (along with PTs) are responsible to get many of the patients up and moving, ...

15. Physical Therapy in the ER Setting

    OTconsideringBSN replied to LegzRN's topic in Emergency

    As an occupational therapist, I know that I have gotten as physicians orders (and physical therapists usually get more) to evaluate patients in the ER for balance, ambulation, and to determine if someone can go directly home or whether inpatient/outp...