wellnessrn

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1. Is there ANY department in nursing that I can avoid cleaning up poo?

   wellnessrn replied to Future-nurse's topic in General Nursing

   I work in Cardiac Rehab and have not seen one bit of poo since I've been there (4 years). Before that I worked in ICU, and cleaned up every bodily fluid you could imagine, daily. I don't miss it!!!

2. Where should I start?

   wellnessrn replied to nurse_shane's topic in Cardiac

   Med/surg experience is INVALUABLE, especially as a new grad. You will need to learn medications, diseases, and how to organize yourself. It will give you a solid background, as cardiac patients also have many other ailments (diabetes, strokes, renal ...

3. Looking For Other Pa Nurses!!!!

   wellnessrn replied to Pete495's topic in Pennsylvania

   Hey! I'm a Cardiac Rehab nurse in Meadville,PA (halfway between Pittsurgh and Erie). I work 3 days a week in CR, and 2 days doing stress tests...great hours!! (M-F, 7-3) I do work a couple of days a month in ICU to keep up my acute skills. I really l...

4. Cardiac Rehab

   wellnessrn replied to Elspeth's topic in Cardiac

   I've worked in Cardiac Rehab for about 1 1/2 years now. I am an RN, and work alone. I have up to 5 monitored patients at a time. I worked in ICU for 15 years, so that experience really helps! I do feel somewhat "incompetent" in the exercise teaching...

5. Change in Specialty to Cardiac Rehab??

   wellnessrn replied to FitnessRN's topic in Cardiac

   This is my first post in here; I was very interested to read all the posts about Cardiac Rehab nursing. I have been the CR nurse for about 1 1/2 years. I worked for about 15 years in ICU/CCU, and it DEFINITELY is a big help! However, since I've sta...