rehab nurse

rehab nurse

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

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  1. Cousin commited suicide..could use some prayers guys

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

    Thank you all, so much for everything. It has definitely helped me to come here. I don't post much, but I am always here reading. I don't know who knows me or remembers me here. Probably not anyone....

  2. Is there ANYWHERE in Michigan with no waitlist?

    rehab nurse replied to springing's topic in Michigan Nursing

    have you tried St. Clair County Community College? Great programs there, it is located in Port Huron. They have LPN, RN and LPN to RN programs... Good

  3. January 2008 NCLEX support thread

    rehab nurse replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Novemberfailure, you may not have to reapply to your state BON. I am in michigan and I didn't. My application I originally submitted is good for 3 years. The day I got my unofficial results from...

  4. January 2008 NCLEX support thread

    rehab nurse replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi all. I failed my RN boards in November. Never knew there was a "group" here for support. I have been a LPN for almost 12 years now and am trying to work my way up. I am having a real hard time...

  5. I'm never primarying again, y'all

    rehab nurse replied to elizabells's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I don't have any idea what NICU is like, but I do know what it's like to feel how you are feeling now. I've been where you are, and the others have given you better advice that I can. I just wanted to...

  6. chronic pain patients: pain in the behind to care for

    rehab nurse replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

    DBMC, You are right on!!! I am sure you've seen my posts in this thread, but my "chemofried" brain is not the greatest at writing anymore. Since I wrote on this thread, I am now confined to a...

  7. Important nursing considerations when giving levofloxacin

    rehab nurse replied to asilmk's topic in First Year After Licensure

    be aware of all the side effects: my uncle had BOTH achilles tendons rupture as a result of this medication. i have seen some nurses lose appreciation for the power of a medication, we must be...

  8. Bipolar SN is picky about shift, soon-to-be new grad can't work overnight

    rehab nurse replied to KaminoAcid's topic in General Nursing

    ***I am in NO WAY an expert on this, this is just my personal experience!!!***** For all my jobs, my urine test was taken off site at a clinic. Only one was done in outpatient testing (hospital). When...

  9. work while on narcotics?

    rehab nurse replied to deehaverrn's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Deehaven, we have talked privately, but I have been in your position. I had many mental tests to prove I was not "impaired" and that reflex time, etc were actually BETTER with my pain controlled,...

  10. Narcotic info

    rehab nurse replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing

    If the Morphine is scheduled, and the Hydrocodone is PRN, just give the PRN as many hours apart as scheduled. It has no bearing on when the morphine is given. You could give the two together according...

  11. Fired from longtime job, too much LOA r/t cancer, deaths in family. Not Fair.....

    rehab nurse replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    after 6 years at my last job, being voted "nurse of the month" in my unit two months prior, having the respect of the physicians i worked with and also most of the nurses and aides, a new don came...

  12. Terminal Cancer in Family....

    rehab nurse replied to Jrnalist2RNinOR's topic in Oncology

    The above posters are correct in saying that there is no way to know how long she has left. I lost my maternal grandmother this year, and I am still mourning her. I lost her not long after my own...

  13. How late are people staying on Sunday at CPNE?

    rehab nurse replied to PedsRN&momto5girls's topic in Online Distance Learning

    It all depends on how many PCS's you must do on day three. If you have one left, you could be out as early as 9:30. If you must do 3 PCS's, you could be there into 5pm or later. To be safe, you...

  14. any nurses out there with back injuries

    rehab nurse replied to rehab nurse's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Thank you so much for replying, commuter!!! I know there's a lot of nurses who have painful back injuries, but I don't know how many out there are unable to work because of it. I did try chiropractic...

  15. fired, and questioning reason

    rehab nurse replied to tiroka03's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Sorry, but I don't understand this. MJLRN...you say that it is against regs to hold down anyone to give an injection. It's basically considered restraint, I understand that. We would need an order to...

  16. Patients on Medicaid

    rehab nurse replied to DiEd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Maybe this doesn't belong here on this thread, but I just wanted to add. I was dx w/ uterine Ca in October, had a hysterectomy, and have been off work due to chemo since Christmas. I also have...

  17. Nclex-rn tips from Excelsior grads?

    rehab nurse replied to nurse1717's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I used the Saunders NCLEX guide for my Nursing Concepts exams, and I am using it also for my NCLEX, which won't be till after my grad date of Sept 21. The Nursing Concepts were really prepared to prep...

  18. My 4 yr old son is newly dx with Leukemia ALL

    rehab nurse replied to SoulShine75's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my, I am so sorry for what you are going through. I haven't had any children go through a life-threatening illness, but I am battling cancer myself. It makes me so sad sometimes because I just...

  19. feel terrible, "I don't care anymore"

    rehab nurse replied to anticoagulationurse's topic in Nursing Career

    Hey there my dear friend!!! I am sorry to hear you're having some burnout. It sounds like you need a break. Do you have any PTO you can take off?? Maybe you can take a quick weekend away with...

  20. Any Nurses With Anxiety Disorders?

    rehab nurse replied to Susanna23's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Yes, I suffer from several pscyh issues. I do have PTSD from something in my past I don't wish to reveal publically. In fact I just saw my psychiatrist today, who is wonderful, and he really told me a...

  21. I am being too anal?

    rehab nurse replied to caholbr's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the others. You are NOT being "anal" about this. You are right. At the end of the day, YOU alone are responsible for the medications you give. The BON wouldn't care that the doctor and...

  22. GLBT nurses

    rehab nurse replied to fascinoma's topic in General Nursing

    in my part of the world, you would never be accepted as GLBT here. It is sad. Nurses I worked with have set up, falsified records to get a Lesbian nurse fired here. Truly, truly sad. I even went to...

  23. counting narcotics

    rehab nurse replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    oh, i hear you on the "scenarios" people can come up with in a nursing home. anything to avoid laying blame on the correct person. let me tell you, these evil people at my last job are STILL coming up...

  24. CPNE in less than 2 weeks!!!!!

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

    I asked this question of CPNE a while ago. It does not matter which you draw up first. Some learned (originally) to draw up the narcotic first, but that is not required at the cpne. hope this helps....

  25. chronic pain patients: pain in the behind to care for

    rehab nurse replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I was originally upset because the title of the thread states: "Chronic pain patients: pain in the behind to care for". That doesn't say, "crabby, drug seekers claiming their CP patieints:...