HappyNurseMom

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1. Sub Acute vs. Rehab Hospital

   HappyNurseMom replied to Huganurse's topic in Rehabilitation

   I currently work in a hospital based Inpatient Rehab unit. We also have a Sub-Acute Unit in house. The biggest differences are staffing. They generally one schedule one RN per shift, maybe 2 LPN depending on census and several CNAs. The care is d...

2. clinical pathways for total knee replacement

   HappyNurseMom replied to puzzled's topic in General Nursing

   I have Pathways for the Rehab stay of the TKR if you are interested.

3. SPECIALTY INFO REQUEST

   HappyNurseMom replied to JOANNE YASTIK's topic in Rehabilitation

   Where to start! Once you become a Rehab nurse there is little that compare! There are drawbacks of course and trade offs that every nurse has to make but Rehab IMHO blends the team concept better than any. I have worked Rehab for 7 years the past ...

4. other rehab nurses who want to communicate

   HappyNurseMom replied to crystalrn's topic in Rehabilitation

   Hello! I have been a rehab nurse for 7 years, the past five as a CRRN. I spent 2 years of the past five doing staff/pt education, currently I am the Eve Shift Charge Nurse part-time (so I can be mommie for awhile!) I too love rehab, where else can...

5. Research Project, Please Respond!!!!

   HappyNurseMom replied to sd0829's topic in General Nursing

   1. How long have you been a RN? 2. If over a year, do you feel that some of your duties have been handed over to LPNs? 3. Why do you feel that this has happened? 4. If so, how has this affected your role as a RN? 5. Do you feel that this shif in...

6. BSN vs. ADN

   HappyNurseMom replied to goldilocksrn's topic in General Nursing

   I currently work in south east IN and there is no pay differenc here ~the policy is an RN is an RN is an RN! There is also no pay increase with certification in the speciality fields! HMMM...but they will pay for the classes and the testing to have...

7. Artificial fingernails

   HappyNurseMom replied to jeanrnurse's topic in Safety

   Small town IN speaking...our hospital Policy states that fingernails cannot be longer than 1/4 inch past the tip of the finger. Get out those rulers! [This message has been edited by HappyNurseMom (edited April 26, 2000).]

8. Nursing is pathetic...

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

   Hi all. I am also new to this so here goes! Would I encourage anyone to be a nurse? Not without first giving long thought to it! I have only been a nurse for 5 years and many a time I have thought "Why did I do this to myself?" Rewarding? Most ...

9. Increasing membership in ARN

   HappyNurseMom replied to Lynn Delaney's topic in Rehabilitation

   As a member of ARN for about 4 years now I can tell you that aside from the Published material I get in the mail I have not seen a benefit from being a member! When I ask others why they drop their membership after the first year I get the reply tha...