NE_Chris

NE_Chris

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About NE_Chris

NE_Chris has 33 years experience and specializes in Home Care.


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  1. Advice for ICU nurse to get into school nursing.

    NPs are used a lot by colleges in my area, because they can give prescriptions. And at a college they also need more coverage and week-end hours. The good part about that is if you (or any family member) want to take courses they are usually reduce...
  2. Hello, I got laid off as a school nurse after the 2002-2003 school year. Since that time I have been working as a staff and admission nurse in a family long term care business, and the pay has been good. I am the only one in a family of 6 that is w...
  3. The admissions office will get the call that a patient wants to come to one of our facilities, and from there someone will go out to screen. I look for behaviors, psych. evals, any evidence of restraint use, etc. Another concern is infections, even...
  4. In our admissions department there are 3 people for a total of 182 SNF beds (2 facilities) and 44 Chronic complex LTC (vents, trachs ,etc). There is a full-time person doing the SNF beds (has a bachelor degree in psychology and minor in health care ...
  5. : I have been in this postion since last summer, and I'm not sure that I like it. I am used to assessing the patient, and providing the care. Now I have to get the okay from the business department before I can offer a bed. And I never learned abo...
  6. do schools ever hire LPNs?

    My state requires a Bachelor Degree to be Certified as a School Nurse in a public school. However, in my town there is a Certified School Nurse at the combination middle/ high school, and there is a LPN at the elementary school. There are less than...
  7. Advice for ICU nurse to get into school nursing.

    Do you work in a public or private school setting? Is it a collaborative? I'm curious because I went for an interview last Friday at a special needs collaborative. Chris :roll :roll :roll :roll
  8. Advice for ICU nurse to get into school nursing.

    I used to be a school nurse, but unfortunately got laid off just before my oldest son started college (my DH is a full-time, unemployed college student as well). I am at a point where I am able to afford to return to school nursing, send my son and...
  9. Pediatric Nursing

    I think it's easier to work with children than adults in healthcare. For instance it's a lot easier changing a child than an adult. The bathing issue is a lot easier with a child, due to they're just smaller and have less folds of skin. The famili...