hopefullyhealing

hopefullyhealing has 9 years experience.

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1. Safe to work ICU with osteoporosis?

   hopefullyhealing replied to hopefullyhealing's topic in Critical

   Thank you for the suggestions. Unfortunately at the 2 hospitals I've worked at, the lifting equipment is often either broken or just not available (only a few ceiling lifts, but those rooms aren't kept available for larger patients. Maybe ICU will co...

2. Safe to work ICU with osteoporosis?

   hopefullyhealing replied to hopefullyhealing's topic in Critical

   Provider's initial response was only to double my calcium/vitamin D supplement. She did not not respond to my patient portal question about activities to avoid/strengthening exercises. I have an appointment to see her for something unrelated at the e...

3. Would licensure be possible?

   hopefullyhealing replied to guest1199856's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I don't recall any questions regarding the issues your friend has had when I applied for my nursing license (Indiana); so there would be no reason to lie. Not revealing your personal health history, which employers are not allowed to ask about, is no...

4. Safe to work ICU with osteoporosis?

   hopefullyhealing posted a topic in Critical

   I took a year off from working in the ICU to have and recover from foot reconstruction surgery, related to multiple fractures that occurred over a 9-month period. The second set of fractures involved no trauma - I was simply walking (barefoot, on a p...