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Hi kek - I am reading these posts with great interest as I am looking at taking a rehab job as well. I,too, am nervous but mostly because I have been out of bedside nursing for about 15 years (doing quality, JCAHO, etc.- but still in the hospital setting). I have decided that I need to get out of management and the BS for awhile. I have researched several avenues of nursing (in trying to decide what I want to do when I grow up- HA!) and rehab nursing keeps coming to the top. It seems that it would be very rewarding -although physically taxing. At the free-standing hospital that I am considering the nurse/pt. ratio is 5:1 on days and 7:1 on nights. I didn't think to ask about CNA's (duh!). Thanks everyone for the education - it helps me to go into this thing with a litte more knowledge and less trepidation!!

Be extremely careful about a company in Kentucky. They were extremely unorganized - had just quickly moved from North Carolina (wonder why?). I was never paid for the the two day training and was only paid for half of the charts I reviewed. Needless to say, I did not work for them very long! If you are in this area and interested in the name of the company - personally e-mail me.

Oh my, now I have a dilema - I have been a nurse for 24 years - the last 15 in Quality, Risk Management, JCAHO - and have decided to make a change. I am sick of the management BS and corporate crap. I had made my mind up to go back into hands-on patient care. GUESS where ? In Louisville, KY!!! I see you are from there and now I am not sure if I want to head in that direction. This AM I was talking to the DON of our small hospital and she told me she hated healthcare and planned to give her resignation! How sad to have these wonderful skills and not be able to find a happy place to land.

just wanted to say hello to my kentucky comrades.....i am considering changing fields within the nursing profession. can anyone tell me what the climate is like in the louisville area for nursing positions? i am also considering a federal job such as the va or ft. knox. would anyone care to share their opinions or experiences? thanks a bunch!!!!