455 Rehabilitation Nursing Challenges – Ana Ramirez

The rehabilitation nurse has unique challenges in the clinical world. She or he, in addition to general medical considerations, must assess patients for mobility, ability to eat, and potential for skin deterioration. She interfaces with dieticians, physical and speech therapists, and other rehab personnel. Ana Ramirez, who is both a rehab nurse and an LNC,…

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454 Is it a Psychiatric or Medical Condition? Lynda Waggoner

An increasingly fragmented medical system has placed people with psychiatric issues in particular jeopardy. Both the clinical or psychiatric nurse and LNCs need to be keenly aware of cases that may involve misdiagnosis, delayed diagnosis, and nondiagnosis. Lynda Waggoner, a nurse practitioner with both medical and psychiatric experience, describes some of the key medical and…

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450 How LNCs help Attorneys with EMRs – Diane Tomacelli

Although EMRs software was designed for greater efficiency in documentation, the large number of different systems, many of which perform different functions, programs that don’t “talk” to each other, and the frequent mixing of hand-written and electronic records can make an LNC’s journey through the world medical records feel bewildering. Difficulty in deciphering electronic medical…

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