rnanita

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1. OHN's - "Wearing alot of Hats"

   rnanita posted a topic in Occupational

   I have been an OHN for 15 years, and the company I worked for closed last summer. i am now going into another company, and one of my jobs is to manage the employee health insurance. I have never been asked to do this before, only the worker's compe...

2. Refresher Courses

   rnanita posted a topic in Geriatric

   Hi, I have been in one area of nursing for many years and now want to go back to Medical/Surgical Nursing or Geriatrics. I know alot of things, have changed since I was a hospital nurse, 15 years ago. A friend says she took an RN Refresher course. ...

3. resident falls in a long term care facility

   rnanita replied to Buffy's topic in Geriatric

   In North Carolina, we are not allowed to use chemical or physical restraints, therefore we have HAD to come up with alternatives, like the Merry Walkers, Lap Buddies & Velcro Seat Belts. I worked in LTC when we used the physical restraints. Som...

4. Elder Abuse

   rnanita replied to mml007's topic in Geriatric

   I had a patient once that startled very easily. Most elderly folks startle easily, but this lady would about jump out of her skin if you just walked into the room. Later I found out that her son had verbally and physically abused her at home before...

5. Need IV advice

   rnanita replied to tinkertoys's topic in Geriatric

   I haven't done this yet myself, but my husband had knee surgery twice this year, once in January and again in Feb. 2000. When they started his IV, first they injected a numbing solution, subcutaneously, and in about 15 seconds, his site was numb and...

6. Geriatric Care Plans

   rnanita posted a topic in Geriatric

   I am looking for a book to assist with doing Geriatric Care Plans and would appreciate any information you can share!! Thanks

7. MDS Coordinator

   rnanita posted a topic in Geriatric

   I am leaving one area of nursing after 15 years to go into Geriatric Nursing, to be trained as a MDS Coordinator. Since I have never worked in this area, can anyone offer any tips or suggestions? Thanks, Sandy

8. MDS meaning ????

   rnanita posted a topic in Career Support

   I have been an occupational health nurse for 15 years and am now going to work in long term care. There are words in medical terminology that weren't there way back when. Can someone tell me what MDS means, as in MDS Coordinator? Thanks

9. Nursing at 41..Just starting out

   rnanita replied to redhookid's topic in Career Support

   I was 33 when I started at a community college and 35 when I finished my ADN. The oldest person in my class was 44 when starting. We had a good number of males in the class. My first job was with the Veterans Administration. My head nurse was a m...

10. Occupational Health Nursing Salaries

    rnanita replied to mmuzica's topic in Occupational

    I just discovered this message board recently and don't know how often you check your post, but I live in North Carolina and I feel the OHN's are paid less than other places. However, the OHN's that are RN's make approx. $18 to $20 an hour. LPN's w...

11. Nursing is pathetic...

    rnanita replied to [email protected]'s topic in Career Support

    I have been an RN for 17 years. I began my career in the hospital setting. Back then, you couldn't get off 3rd shift. A few years later, I had an opportunity to go into Occupational Health Nursing. Most of these jobs are first shift, no weekends....