rehab nurse

rehab nurse

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

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  1. new "CFC-free" metered-dose inhaler "Pro-Air"

    rehab nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    ***mods, if my post does not quite belong here, please move. Sorry, I just didn't know where to put this!! It's not medical advice out-right, but information on other's experience with a medicine....

  2. DON said mean things about me...which I overheard.

    rehab nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was asked to come intoday since so many people were out. I can't do pt care, but i was asked to come in and help out with admit paperwork, etc. I have been on medical for a while, so I agreed. The...

  3. Nursing and Lupus

    rehab nurse replied to jrw03282009's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there...I have lupus. Have had it for 10 years now. I've been in nursing for almost 15 years, and it's hard. I am actually unable to work right now d/t health issues...lupus being one of them....

  4. Congratulations to Anticoagulation Nurse on the CPNE pass!!

    rehab nurse posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    hello acn!!! i hope you don't mind me outting your good news!!! you deserve a big congrats on your cpne pass this past weekend!! hats off to you, girl!!! you did it!!! congratulations!!! :wink2:...

  5. Hanging up my stethescope

    rehab nurse replied to sissiesmama's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry to hear about your health and about problems w/ your stepson. I know how it is to be young and have to quit nursing. Unfortunately, a few years ago at the age of 28, I developed cancer....

  6. Mom suffocates child, revives w/ CPR, then suffocates again...

    rehab nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am not sure if someone has posted this, and I'm not sure where to post this. Mods, please move this if it's in the wrong area. I thought the cruelty of this case was especially awful. I did not...

  7. Swine Flu Outbreak, School Nurse Set Response in Motion

    rehab nurse replied to herring_RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    And everyone thinks school nurses don't "do anything useful" as I heard at my daughter's school yesterday. My kids don't have a school nurse, and my children have suffered from it a few times. Some...

  8. Dealing with unreasonable PTs, SWs etc

    rehab nurse replied to Tortoiseshell's topic in General Nursing

    I've done sub-acute rehab, and yes, this was always an issue. When docs or anyone else writes for "medicate 30 minutes prior to PT"...it's never done. WHY? Because we NEVER had a schedule for the...

  9. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

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

    Oh my. Hats off to you, my friend. I sent you a

  10. Anyone heard of "Gale Charbonneau" disease???

    rehab nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone... I have a friend who sent an email asking about this...and this is exactly how the person spelled it. I tried googling it...but came up empty. I know sometimes diseases have odd names,...

  11. Anyone heard of "Gale Charbonneau" disease???

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

    yeah, i searched yahoo as well. and i first thought of guillain-barre...because my friend is saying it's a rare disease...it makes sense. she just wrote down what the doctor said and asked me about...

  12. My patient died this morning...

    rehab nurse replied to vamedic4's topic in Pediatric

    Hugs to you, but you're absolutely correct that it's an awesome feeling to know that you made a difference in another's life. You probably don't know me/remember me, but I remember you posting so much...

  13. taking FMLA on intermittent basis...anyone done this?

    rehab nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    hi everybody~was doing some searcing here tonight because i know i have seen this discussed here before. i am trying to talk with other people who have successfully taken their FMLA leave in short...

  14. How do I stop worrying all the time?------LONG

    rehab nurse replied to trmr's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I have been where you are, worrying about the same things. Afraid to let my kids play outside lest someone snatches them up. When a van drives slowly by them, I am scared. You are not alone. Message...

  15. 10 nights worth of sleep meds

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

    Are they billing for 3 co-pays??? My gosh, I would be upset too if I had to pay 3 co-pays for a month's supply of medication. I would ask the pharmacy how to prevent this. If your patient is going to...

  16. Lpn To Rn Online In Michigan...

    rehab nurse replied to ER JUNKIE's topic in Michigan Nursing

    As far as Excelsior, I graduated from their program and I also have friends who graduated from their program. None of them have had any difficulty getting hired in the SE lower michigan area. I am...

  17. any nurses out there with back injuries

    rehab nurse posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Hi there fellow nurses with disabilities!!! Wow, I am SO happy to have our own forum for us to get together and chat about how we are adjusting in our own ways. So thanks Brian for adding this forum...

  18. any nurses out there with back injuries

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

    ****UPDATE****** Hi everyone...I am the lady who started this thread. Well, in the few months since I wrote it, have lost my home, my car, my everything. My two young children and I moved back with...

  19. being harassed for taking family medical leave

    rehab nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    i got sick over the weekend. since i have asthma, when i get sick, i get bronchitis/pneumonia. i am on my abt, my nebulizer treatments every 4 hours, etc. now, i was off last thurs/fri and this...

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

    rehab nurse replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

    I have a permanent (blue) disabled parking sticker. Some days I need a cane, some days I go inside to use the stores motorized cart. As long as my sticker is up, how do you know I am not disabled just...

  21. being harassed for taking family medical leave

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

    You're right Emmanuel, this is 1.5 years old!! People were reported, and I quit in December, after I found out I had cancer. I have since been off work. But thanks to those who responded! The place...

  22. new "CFC-free" metered-dose inhaler "Pro-Air"

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

    Well it seems that it's divided,then. But I am glad I am not the only one who suffers when this new inhaler doesn't work as well. It just doesn't feel like it "does" anything. With the old inhalers, I...

  23. new "CFC-free" metered-dose inhaler "Pro-Air"

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

    wow, thanks kukukajoo...that is awesome. i will try reapplying to medicaid. i am in the process of filing for SSDI despite some saying I am too young. I am just more scared of my children being out of...

  24. How do you protect your identity?

    rehab nurse replied to mcknis's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked out of state, a nurse was being stalked by her psycho ex boyfriend, who shot and killed her in the hospital parking lot. After that all employees had to be escorted to their cars with...

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

    rehab nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Mods...feel free to move, i'm having trouble navigating site with parents computer... Just found out my cousin, jumped off a bridge overlooking the major expressway here. As you could imagine, this...