rehab nurse

rehab nurse

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

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  1. suzanne, others~take tse or the new toefl-ibt?

    rehab nurse replied to rehab nurse's topic in International Nursing

    yes, she's from the philippines. it just seems like such a waste to go through a whole set of exams when she is just having trouble with one. but i value your judgement a whole lot more than my own,...

  2. I have a question for everyone

    rehab nurse replied to southern_rn_brat's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    sounds like some of the ill-informed nurses that work in my facility. last weekend, a CNA gave a groshong cath to a agency nurse working the ltc part of my building. nurse didn't do anything about it,...

  3. LPN to RN student forum

    rehab nurse replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in LPN to RN

    i would like to be a part of that forum too! great idea

  4. treating a visitor of your pt? reprimanded for not doing it....

    rehab nurse replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

  5. what do you think of the doctors you work with???

    rehab nurse replied to MagicalThinking's topic in General Nursing

    of all the docs i work with currently, there is only one that irks me because of her "holier than thou" attitude. she had a tantrum once on our unit (she's a physiatrist) because a little old lady who...

  6. treating a visitor of your pt? reprimanded for not doing it....

    rehab nurse replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    yes, to those who questioned the word "assessed", lpn's in michigan are allowed to collect data and report it to rn or physician. we function under the direction of the rn or md. which is why i...

  7. treating a visitor of your pt? reprimanded for not doing it....

    rehab nurse replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    oy...i just typed this huge reply and poof....gone. it's been a super long 12 hours for me at work. i am exhausted. basically, my thoughts were that i welcome others opinions, thoughts, etc. i enjoy...

  8. treating a visitor of your pt? reprimanded for not doing it....

    rehab nurse replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    thanks so much everyone for your thoughts, and everything. it helps me step back and realize what others would do, broadens my thinking a bit. ok, so today i actually had a meeting with my DON. i...

  9. treating a visitor of your pt? reprimanded for not doing it....

    rehab nurse replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    wow, everyone~there sure are some stories here. glad i'm not the only one this has happened to! couple people asked why i didn't just call er to take her....i work in subacute in a ltc, our sister...

  10. treating a visitor of your pt? reprimanded for not doing it....

    rehab nurse replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    our facilities p&p's are terribly out of date. and no, there is none that deals with this scenario. all i kept thinking is reading in a legal column once that even if you give advice, you are...

  11. Flu Shot: Does It Help You?

    rehab nurse replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in General Nursing

    i always got a flu shot after i became a nurse, but i always ended up sick anyways. every year i get flu/pneumonia at least once. i had the flu vac last year and had a horrible reaction, was ill for...

  12. Lunesta vs. Ambien

    rehab nurse replied to ER-RN2's topic in General Nursing

    lunesta knocks me out faster, and gives me terrible nightmares. i prefer ambien, but i only take 5 mg and if for some reason i don't lay down immediately after taking it, i won't fall asleep. i only...

  13. I have finally had it-I'm giving up

    rehab nurse replied to ER-RN2's topic in Pain Management

    gosh, i feel for you. i've lived in severe pain for the last four years. had procedures done, thrown from one doc to the next, kicked out of er's for "faking it", accused of forging scripts cause my...

  14. Topamax

    rehab nurse replied to ER-RN2's topic in General Nursing

    topamax was the second med i tried for disabling migraines. i never had improvement that i noted, and after a month of he**, i finally doc the doc to take me off and put me on something else. i had...

  15. Any Excelsior BSN's out there? Advice?

    rehab nurse replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    hmmm....that's interesting. did you hear that from ec grad? or just remember hearing it somewhere but don't know where? well, at least that would be one clinical out of the

  16. Any Excelsior BSN's out there? Advice?

    rehab nurse replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    hello....don't have any information for you, but i'm wondering the same thing you are! just waiting for someone to come around with some information. i'm still in ec's adn program, finishing up a...

  17. How much info can past employers hand out?

    rehab nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello everybody... a coworker of mine was recently fired from work, and she has absolutely no self confidence to go out and find other employment. she is an LPN, and in this area, that means you are...

  18. How much info can past employers hand out?

    rehab nurse replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    i tried three times to post a reply....every time it's deleted? don't know why.... thanks everyone for your replies.... i'll quickly say that management will always win in a situation no matter who is...

  19. SOB/dyspnea 7 months post-op CABG

    rehab nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    hello everyone~ as a disclamer, i know this is not supposed to be a place to ask for medical advice, and i hope that my post doesn't cross that line. i had posted on here my experiences i had when my...

  20. SOB/dyspnea 7 months post-op CABG

    rehab nurse replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    he has actually had these symptoms all along, all occuring after his surgery. it just seems to wax and wane in its severity is all. he's been back to his cardio twice, his PCP three times, and his...

  21. ? on EC class requirements

    rehab nurse replied to pinkylpn's topic in Online Distance Learning

    hi there! i just took gerontology, which was ridiculously simple and made an A easily. Probably because i've worked around elderly for 10 years? i missed my lifespan exam, was sick with a terrible...

  22. the neverending med pass

    rehab nurse replied to FROGGYLEGS's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    come work with me! although management is not great, the job is good and i make a difference to my patients. on my rehab floor, we have two nurses to nineteen patients, as well as two CNA's. not too...

  23. Would you do anything about this situation with an employer?

    rehab nurse replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats on your job in rehab!! it's my favorite kind of nursing....:) and i hope your children are healthy as well. good luck to you!

  24. taking FMLA on intermittent basis...anyone done this?

    rehab nurse replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    my ADON who wrote me up for missing three days of work in the last two months actually advised me to sign up for fmla. she said he ex husband had terrible depression and sometimes he would just not go...

  25. taking FMLA on intermittent basis...anyone done this?

    rehab nurse replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    i got the FMLA forms from payroll lady who handles it, doc filled it out that day (i work with him), and he wrote down that it is unforseeable event for the most part (like if i have a migraine or...