rehab nurse

rehab nurse

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

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  1. nurse with chronic pain accused of diverting narcs

    i don't think i will ever confront the nurse. she spreads lies about everyone. i hear her personally say nasty things about people, other nurses, etc when she is getting report from my coworkers. i...
  2. nurse with chronic pain accused of diverting narcs

    there are no discrepancies. i always have a partner co-sign wastes. one nurse i know for a fact was already called in and verified she had recently wasted a narc with me. the problem with our...
  3. nurse with chronic pain accused of diverting narcs

    they think i should have just shut my mouth and confronted this nurse herself. problem is, this is a serious accusation and i don't appreciate her telling another nurses of her "suspicions". if she...
  4. looking for nursing agency in port huron area in michigan

    i don't work agency, but i know procare is a good one and pays very good! you're looking to work towards port huron? is that right? oh, and hello, neighbor! you're very close to where i
  5. Anyone ever have a discogram?

    I'm scheduled to have a discogram next week. I have three herniated discs in my lumbar spine and the pain is just unbearable anymore. I've researched the procedure online, and my surgeon wants it done...
  6. Anyone ever have a discogram?

    i go to my surgeon on the 18th so we can discuss surgery. i have a lot of praying and thinking to do. i just don't know how i will swing taking so much time off of work. both for financial reasons, as...
  7. Anyone ever have a discogram?

    lol you guys.....making me laugh! oh, how i wish it was
  8. Does anyone know much about Lupus?

    yes, i was a nurse for 5 years before i was diagnosed with lupus. though, i had the symptoms at that time, just not a diagnosis. is your case mild? or do you have organ
  9. Precepting

    :yeahthat: exactly what i had in my mind, but not good enough with words to say it
  10. Precepting

    i work with some agency nurses as well, who i've worked with for 4 years, and they just now figured out i'm an lpn cause i have been talking about school and such. they couldn't believe i wasn't an...
  11. Precepting

    ugh, tweety, i know what you're talking about all too well. i have been orientating a lot of new nurses over the past two months. one of the problems is they are trained on three different units and...
  12. Does anyone know much about Lupus?

    i was dx with lupus, the systemic type, almost five years ago, shortly after the birth of my first daughter. i had been complaining of odd rashes, overwhelming fatigue, mental "fuzziness" and other...
  13. Sub acute/transitional care nursing

    i work in transitional care/rehab area....we are offsite from our host hospital and are connected to a LTC. the PMR docs from the hosp also do rounds at our site. our pts are all elderly, usually...
  14. just got word from ec, that i will have to take two more pre reqs now. they will not accept any of my previous credits from my old college. they keep repeating that they are "lpn level" when in fact,...
  15. need even more exams for ec..ugh *vent*

    wow, congrats on your upcoming CPNE! i had 56 credits from my previous CC where i obtained my LPN certificate from. It is an accredited college, and i didn't take english, but i had to take psych,...
  16. skyscape constelation...vs epocrates???

    not sure what you mean by that....though i am recovering from OP surgery and am a little groggy....lol i have many programs on my PDA from skyscape, the constellation including the IV drug handbook...
  17. skyscape constelation...vs epocrates???

    i have the constellation....i love it. i have many programs from skyscape, i think 15 total. i do not renew every year. my constellation i believe is two years old. i think it only becomes a problem...
  18. Anyone ever have a discogram?

    thanks so much to everyone who took the time to pm me about their experiences.... i had my discogram this am, and it was by far the most agonizing pain i have ever experienced. worst than both my...
  19. working while on pain meds?

    i was wondering if anyone could tell me about working while taking pain meds for chronic pain? are you allowed to work? i have searched my nurse practice act and it doesn't specify. it's very vague. i...
  20. EC Background check

    so are you waiting to take your LPN boards? or are you an LPN already? i'm having a not so good day and just smack me if i didn't read this correctly:chuckle are you looking to enroll in EC soon? i...
  21. working while on pain meds?

  22. working while on pain meds?

    the meds i have been taking (lortab, ultram, toradol sometimes) did at the first few doses make me a little groggy, but i never took them at work. i have been taking narcotics for over a year now, but...
  23. working while on pain meds?

    thanks begalli for your reply. i sure didn't think i am impaired when i take my lortab. now if i take a muscle relaxant, yes, i am all loopy/drowsy. but the ultram or lortab, to me just feels like it...
  24. working while on pain meds?

    i had read here somewhere on these boards that there were nurses working while on pain meds/duragesic patches. i haven't been able to locate the threads again (though i am still looking). but i was...
  25. EC Background check

    i read on the ec website yesterday that you have to have fingerprints/criminal clearance through the fbi before you can take your CPNE. they stated to go to a local police agency and get...