Rbeck911 BSN, RN

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    guys are you familiar with nurse.com or scrubs nursing magazine?

    Rbeck911 replied to nurseEsteve's topic in Occupational Health

    Can you link that article
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    EHR in Occ Med?

    Rbeck911 replied to jesskalpn's topic in Occupational Health

    Check out OHM. It is a great program if you can afford it. Also, if you want to combine paper with electronic you can use Workplace by integra. It will digitally store your OSHA mandated programs...
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    guys are you familiar with nurse.com or scrubs nursing magazine?

    Rbeck911 replied to nurseEsteve's topic in Occupational Health

    Us occ health nurses don't get much love. We are kind of bad asses though, really. We are the perfect combo of ER, case management, risk and safety, and community health. I prefer to not see it as...
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    Reference material

    Rbeck911 replied to Vwpenn's topic in Occupational Health

    Hi there. Occupational Health is very much a learn as you go field. You will likely not have had any work experience like it. It is very autonomous for a nurse and you often rely on your own keen...
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    Non-licensed staff providing medical treatment

    Rbeck911 replied to dawn71c's topic in Occupational Health

    Hi there, Sorry to see we left you hanging on this for so long. First, you have multiple ethical and legal aspects to this and I need more information. What state are you in? I am not familiar with...
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    Scope of Practice

    Rbeck911 replied to strivingformore's topic in Occupational Health

    A good rule of thumb is to have a good relationship with your medical director. Nurses in Occ Health do often set restrictions for 24 hours or less. This is not necessarily due to SOP's but more of...
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    Do you extend your care to employees' family.

    Rbeck911 replied to nurseEsteve's topic in Occupational Health

    The programs you are referring to are becoming more popular in the mid west. There is a company called WeeCare and they operate such facilities. It does not fall under workers compensation, however....
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    LPN as OHN

    Rbeck911 replied to imim's topic in Occupational Health

    You have to be under direction, but they don't have to be there in person. An MD (not an RN) will sign off on your protocols and as long as you don't stray from them you will be covered under his...
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    Company nurse interview

    Rbeck911 replied to nurseEsteve's topic in Occupational Health

    Did you get the
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    50 something ASN thinking of OHN

    Rbeck911 replied to IndianaHH's topic in Occupational Health

    Oh, and brush up on your trauma skills if you have been in a med surg type field for a while. Seek out a pre-hospital trauma life support class (PHTLS) and make sure you have a current AHA BLS...
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    50 something ASN thinking of OHN

    Rbeck911 replied to IndianaHH's topic in Occupational Health

    Hi there, Occupational health can be a very rewarding, although stressful, job. BSN is not a prereq for COHN, but is for COHN-S (specialist). An ASN and even an LPN can find gainful employment in...
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    Parental Guidelines in Child's Medical Care

    Rbeck911 posted a topic in Patient Education

    Hello everyone. I have a quick question regarding, legally, what parents can and cannot do in the involvement of their child's medical care. I am not even sure there is a precedent for what I am...
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    Need some advice on Excelsior

    Rbeck911 posted a topic in Excelsior College

    Hello Everyone. My name is Rob and my wife and I have been LPN's for about a year and a half. Our goal has always been to pursue our BSN but with out current circumstances of having an infant and me...
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    Need some advice on Excelsior

    Rbeck911 replied to Rbeck911's topic in Excelsior College

    Awesome! Thanks. I have nothing factual to base this off of other than past experience with similar exams or practicals, but I think that a lot of the people who fail seem to be lazy or...
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    Need some advice on Excelsior

    Rbeck911 replied to Rbeck911's topic in Excelsior College

    So I guess the big question is how did you fare on the CPNE? Did you find it to be a ridiculous death trap it is made out to be on some sites? Mind you I have no expectation of it being easy or not...