rehab nurse

rehab nurse

rehab; med/surg; l&d; peds/home care

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  1. verbal discipline and retalliation...(a little vent)

    well, she certainly didn't say anything to me at all. she say bye to her nurses she worked with on days, shot me a nasty look and then laughed, and left. eerie. i have written a letter to...
  2. verbal discipline and retalliation...(a little vent)

    thanks everyone so much for your replies.....they really helped me. with this particular CNA, she is not the greatest worker, but decent if she's supervised. she's fairly new, and works days (i work...
  3. verbal discipline and retalliation...(a little vent)

    this is an aide that was verbally disciplined (basically just reminded NOT to talk on her phone whilst walking through the halls). not a big deal, but her reaction was, and that's what worries me. i'm...
  4. hi everyone, haven't been on much since i've been in so much pain with my back. anyways, i'm going through excelsior's program, and am needed just two more classes: ethics and english. i love to...
  5. hi there everyone! i have a question. on monday, i had some issues with another nurse whom i was working with. she sat with the aides all night and barely did anything, and when we had to go check on...
  6. i'll try to sum up some of each of your questions with another post. i first made my complaint in person, in a meeting that lasted over two hours (this happened on tuesday, my day off, and i had...
  7. terrible coworker

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  8. Lpn schools in Michigan

    where are you located? yes, there are lpn programs around in michigan. i went to st. clair out in port huron, it was a good program. can you tell us where you're located and maybe we can help you...
  9. CPNE scheduled

    no info about their either, though i hope to test there as well in the end of spring. i have been going through ec since december of 04, when i took my first exam. i have to take ethics before i am...
  10. LPN to RN students; Spring 2006; Whatchya takin'?

    i'm taking ethics, english, information literacy, and analyzing/interpretation of literature. then i'm
  11. First Year Completed!

    awesome tweety! keep up the great work, you'll be finished in no time! i just bombed by gpa yesterday...got my first C ever, in psych. (never was good in psych anyway). oh well, life goes on. two...
  12. hyperemesis

    i'm glad you liked my idea....hope your doc will do it for you! that zofran is so expensive, but it works! take care of
  13. hyperemesis

    i had hyperemesis with both my pregnancies, and i had it all the way to birth. i was in the hosp all the time for iv's. i had a lot of medical problems, so i was very high risk. anyways, i saw that...
  14. Bad eyesight and nursing

    i agree that you would know of a problem by now, especially having made it through nursing school. did you start any iv's yet or just hooked up to existing one's? hmmm. i never knew of anyone with bad...
  15. Lowest K Level You've Seen

    i was 2.3 while 35 weeks pregnant with my daughter, had to get 4 bags of IV K which was way more painful than labor, lol, which was induced two days later due to preeclampsia (spelling?). i feel for...
  16. as someone nearing the end of getting their ec asn degree, i can assure you this is a legit program. please check with your BON before enrolling! some states have specific requirements in regard to...
  17. Co-sleeping?

    hi everyone~ just to chime in here, lol. i also co slept with both my kids, now 3 and 5. actually, my 5 year old still sleeps with me, but me 3 year old sleeps on his own. they did sleep in their...
  18. Is it easier?

    i definately think being a lpn helped me tackle my seven nursing courses. a lot of it was refresher type things. i was young when i did my lpn program, just 18, and it was a hard year taking 61...
  19. Roll Call, LPN to RN Students!!!

    hello! awesome idea marie, by the way, to start a forum for us LPN to RN students!!! i am a 28 year old LPN, been one for 9 years, and am nearing the end of my studies of Excelsiors ADN program. I...
  20. Let me hear from the LPN's to the RN outthere!

    hi there.. i'm an lpn for 9 years, going back to excelsior for my rn. three more classes to go until i can get on the clinical waiting list. i started last december, and i needed all general eds and...
  21. am i right or wrong here? just fyi, i work in a subacute rehab attached to ltc. during report, had a nurse manager come in, tell me pt "had fainting spell" and to go see her. i get up, go in the pt's...
  22. wow....i never had so many replies to a thread i started! i got a lot of good information from all of you. i find it very interesting the differences in opinion everyone brings here. i especially find...
  23. hi everyone....this is for my roommate. she has been in US for three years, petitioned by current employer and on a working visa. has the CGFNS certificate, passed the NCLEX-RN, and now is trying to...
  24. suzanne, others~take tse or the new toefl-ibt?

    hi suzanne~ yes, to me, an outsider, it seems like a ton of paperwork. but from her side also. she also has a complication in that when she was around 9 years of age, her dad moved to the US and...
  25. suzanne, others~take tse or the new toefl-ibt?

    she came here in april 2002. her original visa started in 2001, and it said it is good for 6 years and must be renewed yearly. she researched the ielts, and she will register to take that in january....