shellhurles

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1. Rehab nursing-the good/bad/ugly?

   shellhurles replied to PAERRN20's topic in Rehabilitation

   FIM scores are 18 different areas of funactional capacity that we rate the patients on. The lower the score, the less independent they are. the goal is to have the FIM score change from lower to higher by the end of their stay. This change to a highe...

2. Rehab nursing-the good/bad/ugly?

   shellhurles replied to PAERRN20's topic in Rehabilitation

   It's a different type of stress. Not quite the adrenaline rush of the ER. I kind of look at is as a faster paced nursing home because we have the patients for an average stay of 13 days before they move on. It's mainly the geriatric population. It's ...

3. Who gives your baths?

   shellhurles replied to mom2cka's topic in Rehabilitation

   I wish I could say my nurse gave baths/showers. My techs give showers every evening. All patients get a shower every other day. OT gives probably 2-3 showers out of the group. I typically average 30 patients on a daily basis. I have been trying to hi...

4. Rehab nursing-the good/bad/ugly?

   shellhurles replied to PAERRN20's topic in Rehabilitation

   I am an ER nurse and I moved into a supervisor position at an acute care rehabilitation hospital. That is all we do. I am going to tell you, it is the most back breaking physical nursing there is. It by far does not compare to what you experience in ...