PiccoloNurse

PiccoloNurse has 1 years experience and specializes in Rehabilitation.

Latest Activity

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

   PiccoloNurse replied to CashewLPN's topic in Rehabilitation

   I work in a Rehabilitation unit that can hold 12 beds. Our typical census is around 6-8. For the NOC shift with 6 patients we can be staffed 1Rn + 1LPN/CNA for 8 patients we are staffed 1RN + 1LPN. If ever we had 12 patients it would still only ca...

2. best US State to start nursing career for new grads

   PiccoloNurse replied to kmj25's topic in General Nursing

   I know, from a friend, that Texas is not hiring New Grads. However, here in North Dakota we eat them up like candy! Haha. A few hospitals to look into are St. Alexius in Bismarck, MedCenter One in Bismarck and Stanford in Fargo.

3. Malpractice Insurance?

   PiccoloNurse replied to Jmiami's topic in General Nursing

   This was really full of some great information. Good question!

4. What's your story? Why did you take up nursing?

   PiccoloNurse replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

   When I was 10 my mom was killed in a semitruck-automobile accident. My brother and I were in the vehicle he walked away unharmed and I spent several days in the hospital. The day I left the hospital was also the day of my mothers funeral. There we...