rehabnUr3e

rehabnUr3e has 1 years experience and specializes in rehab, LTC, derm. and surgery.

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1. Area of nursing with rehab?

   rehabnUr3e replied to twinjeep97's topic in General Nursing

   I work on a rehab floor in a long term care facility. I love it because there is so much to learn and your get to see a variety of patients. Patients stay anywhere from a few weeks to several months so you don't get burnt out on your assignment as ea...

2. should i be held responsible

   rehabnUr3e replied to rehabnUr3e's topic in LPN/LVN

   the other thing is I had my supervisor in the room and she told me I should just wait for the treatment nurse to look at the coccyx wound

3. Can an IV certified LPN in ohio draw a peak and trough from iv

   rehabnUr3e replied to tiger72's topic in LPN/LVN

   No way. LPNs can flush a PICC under the supervision of an RN but can not draw blood from a PICC.

4. should i be held responsible

   rehabnUr3e posted a topic in LPN/LVN

   Okay I am really upset about what has happened to me. I work in a LTC facility. A resident was admitted on Friday night. I worked Sunday night and found that this resident had multiple wounds that had not been addressed. The dressings were completely...

5. Can LPNs Flush PICC Lines In Ohio?

   rehabnUr3e replied to rehabnUr3e's topic in LPN/LVN

   Section 4723.17 ORC does not explicitly prohibit an IV therapy certifed LPN from administering normal saline and/or Heparin through an intermittent infusion device. This section of the law does not differentiate whether or not the intermittent infusi...

6. Can LPNs Flush PICC Lines In Ohio?

   rehabnUr3e posted a topic in LPN/LVN

   I am IV certified and pretty sure they taught us in school that we can not flush PICC lines as LPNs. the facility I work for swears that I can. I read the law on flushing PICC lines in the state of Ohio but honestly I don't understand it. Does anyone...