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    LTC Floor Rehabilitation

    SitcomNurse posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Anyone out there work in a Rehabilitatin center that is LTC? I have posted to Rehab. Nsg., but cant seem to gt the information I am seeking. I need information on a Restorative Nursing program, so I...
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    LTC Floor Rehabilitation

    SitcomNurse replied to SitcomNurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ok, so if im on the right track.... I have a MED A person, with about a 2 week turnover to the unit for the RUL category. Then it changes again. On this person I am writing weekly notes. On others,...
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    LTC Floor Rehabilitation

    SitcomNurse replied to SitcomNurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That was alot of information!!! Some of which I already have, and of course your smattering of job postings, seminar listings from 2004(I wanted to go!!) and advertisements for this book, that...
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    LTC Floor Rehabilitation

    SitcomNurse replied to SitcomNurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I already have seperate sheets for the CNA's to use, aside from the regular flow care sheets they use, this is to distinguish the daily care from the NR care. No machinary yet, but I think in about 2...
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    nursing home injustice? need advice!

    SitcomNurse replied to babybumblebee's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think that tee admin. acted in the way they needed to to apease the family. Aside from that, they also followed the regulations for the facility and the state you live in. Yes, it stinks. If you...
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    IV Medication/Fluids Post OP

    SitcomNurse replied to kmiles's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    It is my understanding that the position here is that IV running for post anesthesia reasons are not coded, they are related to the surgery. I would not count fluids the day after surgery for this...
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    National Nurse

    SitcomNurse posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am looking for information on this board about the National Nurse movement. Wanted a general concensus from practicing nurses on their view. Cant seem to locate any links. Can someone direct me...
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    National Nurse

    SitcomNurse replied to SitcomNurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    i know about the website you sent, and thanks for posting it for others that dont. i was looking to see what the involved and concerned nurses on this site were chatting about in regard to it. the...
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    New to LTC, need some advice :)

    SitcomNurse replied to NorthTexasNurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have been in LTC for 16 years. It takes alot of getting used to, but the major part is organization, because you are doing the same things day in and out. Grant, you have admission/discharges,...
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    Starting From Ground

    SitcomNurse replied to lynnrestor's topic in Rehabilitation

    I too am starting from ground. I asked for information such as this a while back(august?) and received no information. Had to get it all on my own, glad to share... What I recommend you to do is...
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    Good Nursing Fiction

    SitcomNurse replied to ArmyWife1015's topic in General Nursing

    try looking in you libraries computer and use those two words for search words. they are out there. There even used to be a nurse nancy comic book. I read Intern Blues, true about 5 people going to...
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    Need Certification.

    SitcomNurse posted a topic in Rehabilitation

    Looking for a Nursing Rehab Certification course, how to become certified in NR. Long Island, NY.
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    Need Certification.

    SitcomNurse replied to SitcomNurse's topic in Rehabilitation

    Nobody has had any classes as yet... Still waiting for one on Long Island. If you hear of one, let me
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    CRRN exam

    SitcomNurse replied to heidiann25's topic in Rehabilitation

    did you take the test? did you pass the test? what state are you in? what did you study? dont want to use up all of your time, but this is a quest of mine right now...
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    Fire!

    SitcomNurse replied to nightmare's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    well, when we had a fire and there were 6 of us for 60 patients, plus 2 floors above us... we evac. our floor, where the fire was directly below us, shut off the main o2 valve, sent patients at 530...
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    Need Certification.

    SitcomNurse replied to SitcomNurse's topic in Rehabilitation

    thank you for your answer. I appreciate the response! I am aware of that site, have already visited it. I work in LTC in NY. The problem arises for me, is that my LTC facility was not nursing...
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    Long Islanders, I need your help

    SitcomNurse posted a topic in New York Nursing

    Hey everyone.. I am looking for help. My facility is starting a Nursing Rehab program, based on the MDS's, and I am the "lead in the show". I am collecting information on other NY & Long Island...
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    Unit Secretary Positions

    SitcomNurse replied to Ponchie109's topic in New York Nursing

    Try going to any of the local hospitals, and learning hospitals, thats the only way to know. Some facilities require civil service tests if you are going to work in a state facility. good
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    Iffy practices at my new job...

    SitcomNurse replied to catlvr's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    remember too, that this is their house...LTC is where they live, and if they were home, they would be taking the pill in the AM when they get up and in the PM before bed. Presenting it that way will...
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    Does anyone teach as part of their job?

    SitcomNurse replied to Atheos's topic in General Nursing

    I teach all the time as part of my job. I love it! As an RN with BSN, I can teach in other capacities, but at my job, I seem to excell in one area. Moreso than other nurses, I understand certain...
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    Looking toward the future...

    SitcomNurse posted a topic in Rehabilitation

    Hi everyone.... I am looking for some helpful manuals or interntet links to guide me in starting a Nursing Rehabilitation program at my facility. BackGround: Medicare & the government have cut...
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    Considering position in LTC

    SitcomNurse replied to NewEnglandRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Be sure to ask questions like: Security? What is your command therein? Do they have a guard? Are you in charge of him/her? Staffing? What are the minimums, when are you allowed to use overtime?...
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    What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    SitcomNurse replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Working the nih shift always puts one in the range of seeing ghosts...or feeling them. I just finished reading a book by Chris Moore titled A Dirty Job. Well, the jist of the story you will have to...
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    i'm looking for cna program on long island

    SitcomNurse replied to nymia78's topic in New York Nursing

    Long Island State Veterans Home in Stony Brook offers a CNA program, then you can work there or at the hospital. good
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    Home Care Nurses in NY

    SitcomNurse replied to bknyrn's topic in New York Nursing

    If youd like to return to the Home Care feild, ask the social worker in the hospital you work in, or in the local hopsital, she knows who does home care, as she is discharging to home(I hope) alot....