I'll give my 2-cents prefaced with that I am myself a veteran who has gone through a few different VAs from a patient's perspective, and I have applied (as a nurse with 5+ years experience) to...
I ended up leaving the rehab unit because, in part, of too many conflicting unit policies/hospital policies/manager policies... I got tired of dealing with either reasonably grumpy patients or...
I agree with your assessment neeka8. To add some detail as to why I found rehab to be a high-stress job: In-patient rehab is nowhere near the bottom of the ladder in terms of stress. You typically...
Thank you for your replies. Vital signs are only checked q-shift for the first 3 days the patient is on the unit, afterwards it is just once per day. The policy is where I am confused. I'm told that...
I am a new-grad and recently started 3rd shift (2300-0730) on a rehab floor. The patients are all very stable. I have a question about the assessments. I've asked many nurses and all have different...