takenbyjoy

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1. Considering Rehab.

   takenbyjoy replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Rehabilitation

   Wow! What a change. Your ER skills will more than suffice in acute rehab. Because patients are being discharged from acute care earlier, they are sicker in rehab, BUT they have to be able to...

2. Role of the Patient Care Assistant in Documentation of FIM scores

   takenbyjoy replied to PKS's topic in Rehabilitation

   We haven't tried the UDS flow sheet yet, but may in the near future. We are looking at a DAR (daily activity record) for ALL nursing documentation that is based on FIM. The basis for it is one...

3. restorative...

   takenbyjoy replied to lbennett_71's topic in Rehabilitation

   Wow! Wish I could help, but I have no knowledge of restorative care or the requirements. A good orientation makes always makes a new job go well. If the nurse who left doesn't mind you continuing to...

4. Would someone please give me some help?

   takenbyjoy replied to RNsRWe's topic in Rehabilitation

   Rehab nursing is a wonderful field of nursing if you like getting to know your patients and families and if you like working with other disciplines. You will have the opportunity to do a lot of...

5. Wants to go into rehab nursing

   takenbyjoy replied to cathy54's topic in Rehabilitation

   JJJoy....you sound like a rehab nurse....... While our patients are not staying as long as they used to (when I first started in rehab, SCI patients could stay up to 3 months!!!! :monkeydance: ), we...

6. Mandating CRRN Certification

   takenbyjoy replied to MNlpn's topic in Rehabilitation

   We just went through CARF accreditation and they don't require nurses to be CRRN certified. They encourage it, because it shows that your nurses have expert knowledge to care for patients with...

7. Rehab- Is it a good place to start for experience

   takenbyjoy replied to enerjazed's topic in Rehabilitation

   if you are interested in case management, working in rehab would be a great place to get experience! rehab is part of the continuum in healthcare and a necessary one for some patients. it will allow...

8. Changes on rehab unit

   takenbyjoy replied to alicemary's topic in Rehabilitation

   Hi there and welcome! Have never heard of Centerre....what are they? Our staffing is running 1 nurse to 4-5 patients. They have a whole LOT of down time. We are a 25 bed acute rehab center, affiliated...

9. love rehab :)

   takenbyjoy replied to mel1977's topic in Rehabilitation

   all rehab units must get serious about fim scores.....we're being required to go to a 24-hour fim tool to capture the fim scores on the night shift. also, our nursing documentation tool (dar) is going...

10. Restorative Program -- Help!

    takenbyjoy replied to Wiscrestore's topic in Rehabilitation

    Hi Bruce, While I am (and have been for eons!) a Rehab Nurse, I'm not that familiar with Resorative Care Programs. I would suggest you post your question to the list serve for rehab...

11. job degrees

    takenbyjoy replied to margongab's topic in Rehabilitation

    You would have to explain what the responsibilities of "Nurse, Graduated nurse, Nurse Specialist, Chief Nurse, Supervisor Nurse and Technical Consultant Nurse" are; also, what is the difference (if...

12. love rehab :)

    takenbyjoy replied to mel1977's topic in Rehabilitation

    With your new documentation, you are probably capturing the "real" FIM scores. This is not a bad thing, just reflects more accuracy with your charting as it relates to FIM. As long as you can document...

13. Mandating CRRN Certification

    takenbyjoy replied to MNlpn's topic in Rehabilitation

    Eric is right about the qualifications to take the CRRN---you have to have worked in rehab for 2 yrs to qualify. Are they paying for the certification? It's almost $300 to take the exam. Are they...

14. Wants to go into rehab nursing

    takenbyjoy replied to cathy54's topic in Rehabilitation

    Mom and nurse has it right. I've been in rehab in various positions since 1983 :Melody: ..... Rehab nurses work with all ages of patients. We currently have patients from age 18 to 90+. We get a...

15. Questions about stump care...

    takenbyjoy replied to hlfpnt's topic in Rehabilitation

    An open stump can't be fit for a prosthesis. If it's open to the bone, then the surgeons need to get in there and re-evaluate it. It will probably need to be closed surgically. I've seen stumps with...