desro1986

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1. Should she be suspended?

   desro1986 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello. I work in a nursing home on a subacute rehab unit. I work with another RN on the same unit. Our DON did a narcotic inventory on her med cart and there were some discrepancies between the...

2. Should a recent RN grad be a supervisor in LTC?

   desro1986 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   Hello. I have been working as a part time floor RN in a LTC & rehab facility for almost five months now. I have been asked on a few occasions to fill in for supervisors when they need the day off....

3. New grad starting on a subacute rehab floor in a LTC facility

   desro1986 posted a topic in Rehabilitation

   Hello. I am a new grad RN starting out on a subacute rehab floor in a LTC facility later this month. On this rehab unit, I will be working with another RN. We will each have 15 or fewer patients, and...

4. Emergency Preparedness

   desro1986 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Hello. I have to research and do an oral report on disaster and emergency preparedness and the role of the RN in a disaster situation. The only reference I have gathered thus far, though, is one book...

5. entry level RN jobs

   desro1986 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Hello. I'm currently in an associates degree nursing program. I;m about half way through and starting to think of where and what type of nursing I would like to get into. Many nurses I talk to say...

6. question concerning COPD

   desro1986 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Does anyone know the pathophys behind the reason COPD pt's are at an increased risk for respiratory infections? Does it have to do with a lesser ability to mobilize and cough up secretions? or because...