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Annual Nursing Presentation- 2012

Annual Nursing Presentation- 2012. Charlie Endicott Career Services (Beside Cool Beans) We provide many services- resumes, cover letters, grad school essays, job search assistance, electronic credential file service, job fairs, etc. etc. Please come and see us! We are very nice!.

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Annual Nursing Presentation- 2012

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  1. Annual Nursing Presentation-2012 Charlie Endicott Career Services (Beside Cool Beans) We provide many services- resumes, cover letters, grad school essays, job search assistance, electronic credential file service, job fairs, etc. etc. Please come and see us! We are very nice!

  2. I Really Enjoy Doing This-Why? • I get to talk about myself for one hour • And you have to listen! • I get to complain about my aches and pains and you have to listen (I think!) • I get discover how much you really know about my disease/injury • I get to make some new friends

  3. BEFORE AFTER How My Injury Effected Me Physically

  4. Things to Think About • *What is my disease/injury? • *How did it happen? • What were the symptoms? (pain, loss of feeling, etc) • Would therapy be needed? What kind? OT, PT, Acupuncture, Massage, Chiropractic, E-stem, etc.? • What would you do first if you had a patient come in at PRMC Shock Trauma and had my symptoms? • Does this type disease/injury hurt any other organs? • Do you think I am taking any medications? • If so, what kind and how much? • Do you think there are any side effects?

  5. Other Thoughts/Questions • Do you think I required in-patient treatment? • If so, how long? • Was there any paralysis? • Out-patient treatment? How long? • Any surgeries? If so what kind, where and for what? • Any major life-threatening circumstances? • Are there any problems now?

  6. Hospitals I Attended and Graduated From Mt. Sinai Annapolis Neurosurgery, LLC Dr. Tom Ducker

  7. Learning to walk-Life Gate Motion Board Therapy I Utilized

  8. Bed Transfer Weight Bearing Balance And More Therapy

  9. Lokomat Assistive Devices Even More Therapy

  10. Surgeries/Treatments/Procedures • Green Filter –inserted at Shock Trauma • Neck –Laminectomy-Dr. Ducker-Annapolis-C3 to C8 • Needle Injections – burn nerves/cord. • Stomach Pump-bachlophen • Acupuncture • Aqua Therapy • Botox Injections • Massage • Etc.

  11. Where I am Now? • Still taking extensive amount of meds • Meds have strong side effects-especially lack of energy and stomach sickness • Fall on occasion and it hurts! • Using v-pap and oxygen • Difficulty in walking long distances • It could be worse-I am going to continue working!

  12. Current Meds • PAIN: • 1. Methadone-(pain)-(10 mg at 6 am/10 mg at 3 pm/10 mg at 10 pm)-Total daily intake=30 mg per day- • 2. Nortriptyline -(neuropathic pain)-2-pills –Once per day-Non-narcotic. • 3 Lyrica-(pain)-300 mg per day- (150 mg at 6 am/150 mg at 7 pm)(red pill is 75 mg and white is 50 mg) • ANXIETY: • 1. Wellbutrin-(Anxiety) 1-150 mg tablet every other day-300 mg tablet every other day-total of 150 or 300 mg per day (Started taking 75 mg 12-5-07) • SPASTICITY/FLEXIBILITY: • 1. Baclofen Intrathecal Pump for daily baclofen usage. Currently the pump is dispensing approximately 435 milicures per day.

  13. Meds Taken in Past • Click here for medications tried since 2003

  14. Thank You For Having Me • I have really enjoyed meeting you all • Best of luck • Stop by if you need to use any of our services • Meet our staff

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