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Nope. We know what they are (just took a test on that) and can get to a number if i have to, but the only input we are asked for is bowel/bladder. The other disciplines do their area of expertise....

Thanks for the info! I'll look that way.:up:

We are moving to Keene next summer and i am looking at jobs (med. rehab, i hope). Seems that Mass is close and has many more opportunities; should i plan to work there? Can anyone tell me about...

It is well-known and accepted that new grads don't know how to be nurses--that we are expected to train you. (now, i think that is what school's should do, but what do i know?) So, don't get...

we threatened to start this about 8 months ago and a compromise was reached (informally). we now do shift change report at the chart box, which i like a lot more than the nurse-lounge report . we...

We have the pt's nurse-for-the-day do the RN part because she is more likely to know something about the pt than the mgr (tho the nurse may have the pt for the first time that day! But she has a...

Glad i don't have to do that along with all the other stuff. We send them for a venous doppler: end of story. I do measure their calves to get the right size TEDs, and i have never seen anyone...

:jester::nurse: Sometimes God turns on the SitcomNurse channel. Its like Comedy Central for Her. Sorry, i don't have the answers you want; i just want to say i Love your tag, or whatever you...

remember to use the lifting tools they have, like the seralift and the maxilift--real back and patient savers. they take a little more time to set up but are worth it. amen.. baths and bowel...

I'm not ignoring you; i'm waiting to see what other people write. Since they haven't, here is what we do: I'm an RN and we follow the program prescribed by the doctors. Usually it is PVR after each...

Ditto, Commuter. Everything you said about Med-Surg. It is bad enuf working there; imagine being the patient?! I remind myself of that whenever something bad happens on Rehab. Our unit ain't...

Thanks for the update!!

" that's great for continuity of care " ---good point.

I would say it would not be an "easy" pick up, but i'm sure one could do it within a few months if someone helps you. ( after all, i did :)). Your 'med-surg' and 'home health' should come in...

I never applied as an extern, but i applied at that hospital 2 or 3 times and never heard from them--i even tried to part-time there from their sister hospital (st francis) where i was already...

CAMC has an active and energetic extern program. I didn't know much about it and applied in Feb or March. I got in in May, along with 100 other nursing students and new grads just after they...

the Cath Lab at CAMC Memorial has some LPNs. they may be hiring.:nuke:

Try take a look at these: http://heartsite.com/ http://www.coronaryheart.com/index.htm http://www.slideshare.net/CaliforniaCathy/femoral-site-complications http://cathlabdisasters.com/index.php?

Check this site. It is dated, but has some good issues on it. We need one from the scrub and circulator view. http://cathlabdisasters.com

Yes, i work as the only RN in the room, unless one of the other 3 people is cross-trained. The other mandatory position is RT (radiology, not resp.) Our CVT may be RN, RT, or CVT only. The scrub is...

I went to Cathlab.com to check it. They have no privacy policy that i could find, and no hard info on who they are and their motivations. Can you help reassure me on these points, since you are a...

tech- a technician, meaning min. patient hands-on and mostly works with a machine of some kind aid (or aide) is a nurse's aide, min. training and do the grunt work of nursing CNA --certified...

SNAFU!!:p

I have this and love it: http://nursepropack.easystorecreator.net/items/med-packs~medium-/list.htm