rehab nurse

rehab nurse

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

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  1. Cry or scream.. venting thread

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

    vent away...lord knows this is needed thing to stay sane!!! is it just me, or does the number of people having really rough times at school and work seem to be really high recently??? nascar, i...

  2. Information Literacy for Excelsior College

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

    i don't think there is a CLEP exam, but i know different schools and universities offer it. i read on one of the EC boards someone who took it for 85 dollars i believe. can you access the EC website...

  3. Question regarding narcotic addiction

    rehab nurse replied to bethin's topic in Pain Management

    Rant away. I, for one, understand what you are feeling. I took PRN meds for pain for about 2 years. felt terrible, like i was this person who was evil thinking about my back pain all the time. felt...

  4. Nurses not following Protocols

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

    well, i'm just an LPN, but i've been anurse for 11 years now. can we all get together and run our own nursinghome? cause what y'all are describing is my former employer. nurses in the "clique" get...

  5. Question regarding narcotic addiction

    rehab nurse replied to bethin's topic in Pain Management

    narcotic DEPENDENCE and ADDICTION are two very different things. if you were on narcotics for a long period of time, your body certainly is dependent on the medications. read the posts above, it is...

  6. question about cancer pt and immunizations...

    rehab nurse posted a topic in Oncology

    i am wondering if anyone out there can help me with a question. can anyone tell me (or show me some links...since i can't seem to find them) on whether or not a mother receiving radiation therapy...

  7. question about cancer pt and immunizations...

    rehab nurse replied to rehab nurse's topic in Oncology

    sure, Eric. i posted in General since i didn't know where to post it. i figured maybe a peds nurse with experience with parents with Ca and/or oncology nurses may both go across it. maybe it's best...

  8. Oops, sorry! Son got wrong vaccination

    rehab nurse replied to hotshot05's topic in General Nursing

    i don't know how they do it in your peds office, but when my kids go for vaxs, the doc/NP first asks for consent for each vaxs (and explains it if need be), then he does his exam. He leaves, orders...

  9. My 22 year old college daughter has C-MRSA

    rehab nurse replied to beckyf's topic in Infectious Disease

    not to give medical advice , since we're not allowed to here, (but i understand what it's like to face something unknown and turn to colleagues for help too, esp when it's our kids!!) the doc who saw...

  10. Physicians Not Reading Your Chart

    rehab nurse replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    my allergies are not lethal by any means yet, but i have been using compazine for years to help with the severe nausea accompanying my migraines. if the n/v is too bad, i will skip my zofran (since...

  11. Free formula

    rehab nurse replied to mugwump's topic in Ob/Gyn

    my story is a little different, but nevertheless, i profited from drug reps: my personal physician (also a colleague) who goes to these "seminars" and gets free drinks, filet mignon, etc, also gets a...

  12. HELP new LPN positive drug test

    rehab nurse replied to star707's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    to the OP, when i was a new nurse, i had never passed valium, so i was unfamiliar with what i looked like. no, i didn't ever pass valium in my clinical rotations. doesn't make you a bad nurse. i...

  13. Please Help..what is the routine at SNF's

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

    this is what i used to do, and i worked between 3-11:30 and depending on what unit i was on had 10to 30 pts. on subacute, i had 10 pts. when i first come in, i get report, count narcotics. when i'm...

  14. Med Pass

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

    sounds like a good idea, but i doubt it's legal. it's not objective enough. and really, if the pt wants it at a different time than what it's normally given at at your facility, an order just needs to...

  15. EC Exam Grading

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

    C is passing, yes. Excelsior offers a guide that may help you that''s called "The student's guide to credit by examinations". they go indepth and tell you how the scores and grades are configured...

  16. I wanted to explain what happened to me...

    rehab nurse replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is getting too heated here... To Lori...you got lots of responses here. There's a lot of pages here to mull over. You are a dear friend Lori, you know that. I hope you take some time for...

  17. I wanted to explain what happened to me...

    rehab nurse replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Lizz, I think maybe I didn't make myself clear. Happens. What I was getting at is this. People who take their medications as originally prescribed have less than a 1% rate of "becoming addicted". I...

  18. Documentation vs. Patient Care

    rehab nurse replied to ltg623's topic in General Nursing

    Don't know if you'll tak a response from a LPN, but here goes... 1. 10 years 2. Don't work currently (med leave) but usually sub-acute rehab/LTC 3. yes!!! 4. usually spent anywhere from 4 hours up...

  19. EC Exam Grading

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

    that's a good question!! this has come up before, though i don't know if it was on here. it may have been on ec's peer network, or one of the yahoo groups. i do know that all the tests are divided...

  20. I wanted to explain what happened to me...

    rehab nurse replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    rebeccajeanrn: hi there...i didn't mean to "jump all over you" about you posting the info on lortab. i don't know who you're referring to, but i hope it's not me. i said specifically a few times i...

  21. I wanted to explain what happened to me...

    rehab nurse replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but I've seen several people suggest she might have a "drug problem". Now, I am no expert, and please I mean no harm here or flames to anyone!! This is what I think, as a...

  22. I wanted to explain what happened to me...

    rehab nurse replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Lori, do you have a copy of your drug screen? cause if it comes up at your next employer, I would have it with me. You know, you were exhausted that night. Maybe there are some nurses out there who...

  23. Med Pass

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

    i have never seen our pt's get two ultrams at once, but if they are just the 50mg plain tabs, i have seen younger patients get it. ultram is one of those funny meds...either it wacks someone out, or...

  24. Med Pass

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

    part of the problem with med in a LTC is that is goes by facility policy. last place i worked, has like this 9am daily meds 9am and 5 pm bid q 6h 5, 11, 5, 11 etc. what i mean is that most meds just...

  25. Question for all? Looks like an RN to me, maybe a PCT or LPN

    rehab nurse replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    I often got asked if I am a CNA when I did agency, until the other nurses knew me. I became a LPN at 19 years old, and I will be an RN at 29 years old. I too, look very young. I have tried everything...