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Good morning:
I have a dilemma that I hope someone can help me with. I am the
nurse manager of a short term rehab unit in a nursing home.All of my
nurses are nursing home nurses that have basically no acute care experience at
all. A couple do.
I am taking more and more complicated short term rehabs like S/P CABG's,
AVR, BKA, dialysis, etc. as well as the standard ortho rehabs.
I need to do some major education of my nurses to teach them the basics of
what to look for and how to properly assess and treat these resident's.
Due to an unfortunate death last week, the DON has FINALLY agreed to let me
have an all RN staff that is CPR certified, as most are not. She is also
looking into getting me an AED and EKG machine. I am also looking at doing
IV's in the near future and I have already developed that program.
What I need and am looking for are some references, web sites or any other
information you could provide to teach my nurses about sub acute nursing
care. Does anyone have an outline for an orientation program that they use
for subacute care?
I appreciate it.
Please respond privately to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thank you,
Michelle Tracy, RN, MA |
