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1. Developmental Disabilities Nursing

   chwcjw replied to luv nursing 40's topic in Disabilities

   Hi , congrats on choosing one of the best fields. First off rules are different in each state. Iam only familiar with NY(30y) and Fl(2y). There are online courses for abnormal psych and DD Nurses, also a VERY expensive certification and questional ex...

2. A day in the life of a developmental disability nurse...

   chwcjw replied to Louisepug's topic in Disabilities

   I hope I replied well before this, my 'puter got the virus, knew I should of given it a shot. My case load has been reduced to 74, no meds just site visits in community as well as making hospital rounds where of course hippa rules stupidly supreme. ...

3. A day in the life of a developmental disability nurse...

   chwcjw replied to Louisepug's topic in Disabilities

   :balloons: Congrats on the degree, I dont know what state you are in, Im NY. Ave pay for state DD RN 53k to 64k. Duties? I teach infection control, train medication personnel(non-nurse), attend surrogate court, am main nurse for 2 ICf(intensive care ...

4. Developmental Disabilities Nursing

   chwcjw replied to luv nursing 40's topic in Disabilities

   Hi, Ive been with NYS 28+ years and trained the firs AMAP program on Long Island. You have 2 factor to be concerned about with non nursing medication passes other than the obvious. !. CSEA union wants amap program- indeed they were instrumental in t...

5. DD/MR Jobs

   chwcjw replied to vocserlpn's topic in Disabilities

   Hi, I'm an RN 28yrs with DD. Looking to move to fla west coast around naples. Have about 2 years to retire here and take care of Wife's folks until.... I talked with Fla Nursing Dept, they suggest licensure asap and contacting the childrens hospitals...