rehab nurse

rehab nurse

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

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

    rehab nurse replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

    Keah!!! I think I recognize you!!! I see we both caught that one sentence in that post and you beat me to clarifying it!!! Thanks!!! I think you said it better than I could ever say it. :imbar I am...

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

    rehab nurse replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

    I just wanted to point out the first line I quoted from your post. The sentence "patients have been stuck with the choice of addiction to narcotics or disabling pain". Patients are not "addicted" to...

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

    rehab nurse replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

    I know this is not directed at me, but I'd like to answer, or put in my 2 cents. I don't work anymore, due to cancer and it's treatment. And, I never did work on the floor as a nurse while on...

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

    rehab nurse replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

    I don't want to come across as mean or rude here, so excuse me if I don't word this properly. You say above "I get tired of feeling like a pusher when administering IV narcs". Why? If I am honest...

  5. Help for the CPNE

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

    i pm'd

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

    rehab nurse replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

    I can also agree that you may be in pain while you sleep. I am in pain 24/7. On a good day, it hovers around a 4. On a bad day it can get up to a 10, but not too often. I intervene before it gets...

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

    rehab nurse replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

    to the poster who asked about my not having disability... i tried to apply for long and short term disability, but i was denied due to my lupus. i was denied for additional life insurance too. and my...

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

    rehab nurse replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

    I TOTALLY agree that systems problems are a big contributor to inadequate chronic pain control. Pain docs often don't have the rights to prescribe for their patients who are admitted to the hospital....

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

    rehab nurse replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

    i'm sorry you feel this way. has EVERY chronic pain patient you had been horrible to take care

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

    rehab nurse replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

    Aww, thanks for that, Suesquatch. Means a lot to me to hear you say that. :) I'm still hanging in there even though I've lost my car, losing my house soon since it won't sell, and I've blown through...

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

    rehab nurse replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

    I am a chronic pain patient, and it hurt to read your post. I know you may not intend to generalize, but it hurt to read the title of this post. I know you are not talking about me personally, but...

  12. Breastfeeding moms who work on busy units

    rehab nurse replied to MarySunshine's topic in General Nursing

    duh, forgot to answer the last question if you are really crazy busy, you won't be done for if you don't pump over a 12 hour shift, but you will be in PAIN. you will leak, and even w/ pads in your bra...

  13. Breastfeeding moms who work on busy units

    rehab nurse replied to MarySunshine's topic in General Nursing

    hi there i was like Tazzi, in that i exclusively pumped. i could not produce a whole lot of milk due to health issues, but i did have to pump q 2hours, even during the night. i rented a hospital grade...

  14. I need help

    rehab nurse replied to jenni82104's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    .....

  15. Seeking Narcotics or Chronic Pain?

    rehab nurse replied to samaletta's topic in General Nursing

    This is a great question!!! But unfortunately, I have found it to be a very touchy subject among health care professionals. But to answer your question very quickly, YES a LOT of chronic pain patients...

  16. I'm a Medications Menace

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

    hey sue, i worked subacute attached to ltc, and this issue is a biggie. we have constant orders being written, then it goes to the rack to wait, then a PT/OT or MDS will pull the chart for something...

  17. question...about returning to work after medical leave

    rehab nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    hi guys..i told my friend i'd ask the smartest bunch of nurses out there a question. (yes..the best nurses are on allnurses!) i am good friends with an RN from my old job who is having a lot of...

  18. question...about returning to work after medical leave

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

    Hi P_RN, i'm not sure if she has social security/medicare. i only know she was working for the insurance through her employer. I forgot to list this in my op, but this place has over 3,000 employees....

  19. sad, lost job due to being in hospital...

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

    yes, i just lost my job a couple months ago (after being there 6 years) because i needed more medical leave for a cancer diagnosis. i underwent a hysterectomy right over New Years, then gave notice...

  20. teaching children about death?

    rehab nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    hello everyone. as anyone in the breakroom knows, my grandma passed away this past monday. (to the mods, if this inappropriate here, please move this.) my kids are relatively young. my dd is 6, and...

  21. teaching children about death?

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

    sorry i took forever to respond to this. it got buried and it took me a while to find it. i did order several books after asking a couple librarians for help (which they didn't have any). my daughter...

  22. Vanco peak and troughs, what's your policy?

    rehab nurse replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    hi garden dove. where i used to work we drew the trough (with a BUN/cr too) an hour before dose was due, then hung the drug. we didn't wait till the results came back. (of course that was in a rehab...

  23. When nurses disagree about pain management...

    rehab nurse replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    thank god for hollyvk's answer!!! i absolutely agree that these chronic pain patients are being UNDERTREATED. that's why they're not sleeping well, and their pain is not being relieved as well. and as...

  24. Criminal charges against WI Nurse

    rehab nurse replied to Dorito's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Lizz. I've been following your posts for a long time, so I kinda feel like I understand you a bit. Forgive me if I should not say that. I just wanted to reply quick, not due to the post, because I...

  25. Do you really want work with foreign nurses?

    rehab nurse replied to lucinka's topic in General Nursing

    Hello there.... i personally love working with foreign nurses. i have worked with nurses from Eukraine, Ireland, Africa, India, Philippines, Mexico, Jamaica, Thailand, Japan. Those are the ones I can...