rehab nurse

rehab nurse

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

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  1. College Network (EC)

    rehab nurse replied to Fancy Face's topic in Online Distance Learning

    try these!!! www.mayvillestate.edu http://www.ccconline.org/courses/course_desc/bio201_welcmpg_05f.htm

  2. College Network (EC)

    rehab nurse replied to Fancy Face's topic in Online Distance Learning

    A&P through EC is similar to a two semester course without Lab. I had to retake A&P for EC, so it was a nice review for me after 10 years. I found the main difference in that EC's exam was...

  3. Stethescope Comparison

    rehab nurse replied to checkmate's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Have you tried listening to different models? I have friends/docs who had the cheaper Littman's (the light, cardio II (?), cardiology III, master cardiology). i preferred the Cardiology III. I hate...

  4. Trouble c accents at work?

    rehab nurse replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_american_accent_do_you_have this is a cute quiz that will tell you which American "accent" you have, based on the regions of the US. It was accurate for me. I live in the...

  5. Nursing for Dummies???

    rehab nurse replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    try the "nursing made incredibly easy" series. they have lots of titles look on amazon, or similar sites. they have easy to read, condensed reading. it's not too "heavy", if you know what i mean. i've...

  6. Familiar with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?

    rehab nurse replied to CathyRN06's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I have CFS. My very good friend and internist did not want to dx it. But since he sees me at work, in his office, and very often in real life, he couldn't deny my symptoms. He is a doc who hates...

  7. Dysarthria Versus Aphasia

    rehab nurse replied to gbabyRN's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    yes, you are correct in that dysarthria is difficulty speaking, where their speech is very difficult to understand, but present nontheless. Very common after CVA, etc. Aphasia is the inability to...

  8. Cost of Excelsior?

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

    you don't have to take your pre-req's at a community college. you can use EC exams, or CLEP or DANTES exams. I needed all the pre-req's and I did it using all EC exams and 1 CLEP. I didn't buy any...

  9. sadden by response to my thread

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

    [ In fact, doctors are a lot nicer than any nurses I found, LVN'S or RN's.They should be acting like snobs and being petty like us because they give the orders.They are a lot smarter than all of us...

  10. subQ narcotics?

    rehab nurse replied to khine2mn80's topic in Patient Medications

    in my area, this is what we refer to as a "button", and yes, i've placed them myself. no different than giving an insulin injection as far as placement of the neeedle/disc, and you just prime the very...

  11. Gompers...

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

    good luck tomorrow gompers!!! my dd turns 6 on friday, so i know how you feel (if you remember my hx, i had lupus, preeclampsia, iugr, grade 4 placenta, etc). it was very hard, but the labors (both...

  12. co-worker stealing narcotics

    rehab nurse replied to starbin's topic in General Nursing

    can't they get a pharmacy report about the percocet that were to be delivered? i work in a ltc, i know it's a much different world than acute. i actually work subacute/rehab side so there's narcotics...

  13. Any of your preggy patients crave toxic things like PineSol?

    rehab nurse replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Ob/Gyn

    mm, no kidding, i had those exact same cravings for certain smells. i cleaned my sink just to smell comet. i cleaned my floor to smell the pine sol. the one thing i did really go nuts over was using...

  14. The Largest Student Loan Actually PAID OFF!

    rehab nurse replied to BSNtobe2009's topic in General Nursing

    kinda off topic, but my medical director and personal doc paid his two daughters through undergrad and med school...so they are now well into their residencies, one in boston, the other in michigan,...

  15. Excelsior Eng Comp vs. College writing

    rehab nurse replied to rh39's topic in Online Distance Learning

    unless things have changed very recently, CLEP english can be used towards any needed humanities credits but cannot be used to satisfy the written english requirement. you need to take either of the...

  16. 1 year(no pre reqs)programs close to detroit

    rehab nurse replied to simslpn's topic in Michigan Nursing

    st clair county community college is about 40 minutes from detroit (detroit it huge!!! and i don't know where exactly you're coming from). i went there and had a friend who drove from warren to go...

  17. i need help regarding score report for CLEP exam

    rehab nurse posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    hi all, i took a clep (my one and only) exam back on sep 27. i entered the code so a score report would be sent to excelsior. it still has not shown up, so i called clep and they said that my social...

  18. Topamax

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

    i stopped taking it as well, switched to depakote. i had too many side effects that i couldn't handle. somnolence, i had altered taste of everything, very very sleepy, blunted thought process,...

  19. A Celebration for Gompers

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

    Gompers, you've been a real help to me in the past. You prob don't remember, but you've given me some very helpful advice on my issues. So, in that light, I'll try to give you my best advice that I...

  20. Middle and maiden name, what is the difference?

    rehab nurse replied to aspen2010's topic in International Nursing

    My best friend is a filipina. She had this issue when she came here, because she has a Catholic name applied to her first name, then her middle name, plus her mother's maiden name, and her father's...

  21. House - Is this what nurses do?

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

    one of my posts got deleted when this thread was combined, and my thoughts aren't all there. i am concerned about the TV portrayal of nurses. I fully believe the public is misinformed/ignorant about...

  22. House - Is this what nurses do?

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

    ihad to rewind that a few times to catch what he said, too. he said, "that's all my boss thinks they're good for". Omar's character is dating a Peds nurse on the show. I would have thought since he's...

  23. Excelsior Eng Comp vs. College writing

    rehab nurse replied to rh39's topic in Online Distance Learning

    hi there i didnot end up taking either exam, but going thru one of their real CD rom courses to get credit. i did research on each of those exams, though. if you don't need the 6 credits, just take...

  24. Coaguchek - Roche

    rehab nurse replied to anticoagulationurse's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    hey, just went online to check and see if this is the POC system we use, and it is. now, at my work, we have short term patients, usually from 1 week to 3 weeks at most. so, we pull the records from...

  25. Coaguchek - Roche

    rehab nurse replied to anticoagulationurse's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    i can't remember the name of the one we use at work, but it is like a large glucometer. works exactly the same, only you have to siphon the blood from the fingerstick in the tube and drop it on the...