rehab nurse

rehab nurse

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

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  1. Do You Have a Bad Back from Nursing?

    rehab nurse replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    i have three herniated lumbar discs, one herniation is new and my other two i have had for two years after a injury helping a pt not to fall on the floor. a very, very obese pt who was ambulatory, but...

  2. working with chronic pain, fibromyaliga/lupus

    rehab nurse replied to cjojo's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    can't say that i have any advice for you, but you're not alone. i have lupus, and i am in a flare and completely miserable. i have chronic pain not from lupus, but from two herniated discs in my...

  3. is this child abuse?

    rehab nurse replied to bronxRN's topic in General Nursing

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  4. is this child abuse?

    rehab nurse replied to bronxRN's topic in General Nursing

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  5. What Exciting Thing is Your Management Doing For 'Nurses Week'???

    rehab nurse replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    let's see, the rehab facility i work in is attached to LTC, and instead of nurses week, they are celebrating "nursing home week". every day is different activities for all the departments, admin,...

  6. Passed NC 1 today!

    rehab nurse replied to Melody007_FNP-C's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Great

  7. Thinking about Excelsior, any advise?

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

    my old boss was an excelsior grad, and she was one of the sharpest, smartest nurses i ever met. i work in a rehab unit, and she constantly told me that i could do it. however, i put it off for far too...

  8. Passed Lifespan

    rehab nurse replied to exnavygirl-RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    thanks christy for the encouragement, let's keep in touch, ok? LPNtoRN, good luck preparing for your

  9. Passed Lifespan

    rehab nurse replied to exnavygirl-RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Christy, i work in subacute rehab attached to LTC. it is considered med/surg experience by the hospital we are affiliated with, as we have a close relationship with them. i have worked there for four...

  10. Passed Lifespan

    rehab nurse replied to exnavygirl-RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    i believe i read somewhere that LPN's are exempt from nc2 if they graduated within 5 years of an accredited school? i don't know if i remember that correctly though, so all the excelsior...

  11. Passed Lifespan

    rehab nurse replied to exnavygirl-RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    i took nc1 and 2 within 5 days of each other, but i studied them together for about 3 weeks. i have a sixth edition kozier. what i can tell you about nc1, is i would have done just fine if i would...

  12. Passed Lifespan

    rehab nurse replied to exnavygirl-RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    do you have to take all your pre-req's? i need to take them all, and i started with a&p in december. i just finished NC1 and NC2 this week. i wanted to take all the nursing first so i can get on...

  13. Passed Lifespan

    rehab nurse replied to exnavygirl-RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    congrats! it sure feels good to get one done, doesn't

  14. LPN Salary

    rehab nurse replied to Sirena922's topic in Michigan Nursing

    hello sirena, i have been an LPN for almost 9 years. i have been working for same facility for 4 years and i make 22.45 base pay, with 1.25 shift differential when i work 3-11 (my usual shift). i also...

  15. Need help with INR

    rehab nurse replied to ZZTopRN's topic in General Nursing

    INR for most patients on coumadin is recommended between 2.0 and 3.0, (afib, surgery, etc) occasionally i see a pt where doc wants INR kept a little higher, between 2.5 and 3.5 (i read that this is...

  16. extubation after cabg?

    rehab nurse replied to rehab nurse's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    thanks begalli~ no, i don't have time to take off, can't wait till august when i get some more vacation time! i had to work all week, i'm off the weekend but with two toddlers in the house...well, not...

  17. extubation after cabg?

    rehab nurse posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    hi everyone~ i am not a ICU nurse, so excuse my questions about this. i am a rehab nurse. my dad is scheduled to have CABGx4 this thursday. his surgeon says he will remain intubated for 24-48 hours...

  18. extubation after cabg?

    rehab nurse replied to rehab nurse's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    to begalli, and other who were following the thread~ my dad came out of icu on monday, and is coming home today (wednesday) his experience in the icu was a good one, but i can't say that for the...

  19. extubation after cabg?

    rehab nurse replied to rehab nurse's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    wow, thanks everybody for reading! and for your encouragement. i saw my dad for only an hour today, as i had to work. ugh. but, when i walked into CVICU, the first thing i see is my dad up in his...

  20. extubation after cabg?

    rehab nurse replied to rehab nurse's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    no, begalli, i sure don't mind you following my dad's progress....in fact, i appreciate your wisdom on the subject. i don't have any friends who work with these patients, in fact, my friends are in...

  21. extubation after cabg?

    rehab nurse replied to rehab nurse's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    thanks begalli~ they don't know what the excessive blood loss was from. he normally takes plavix/ASA but had been off for 10 days prior to the surgery. at any rate, yesterday when i saw him, they were...

  22. extubation after cabg?

    rehab nurse replied to rehab nurse's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    well, my dad had some excessive blood loss from his chest tube, so they ended up having to give him some 2 units PRBCs, 2 units platelets, and i think 6 units of ffp. they had called me back to the...

  23. extubation after cabg?

    rehab nurse replied to rehab nurse's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    hi to everyone, just wanted to post an update.... my dad went into hospital at 5am, was in preop at 7, and surgery started at 8:10am. surgeon finally came out at 1:30 and my dad was already in CVICU....

  24. extubation after cabg?

    rehab nurse replied to rehab nurse's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    thanks to all for your replies! my dad has some significant medical problems, IDDM for 30+ years, chronic renal failure, along with the obvious CAD, he had a couple minor MI's a few years ago, had a...

  25. 70/30 insulin - a thing of the past?

    rehab nurse replied to AlixCoastRN's topic in General Nursing

    where i work, we use 70/30 all the time. we use lantus sometimes, but for the most part, what i've seen is that lantus doesn't work. if it's given at hs, pt would wake up with bs below 50, and the...