janikc

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1. Signing from involuntary to voluntary

   janikc replied to janikc's topic in Psychiatric

   They have the first CON written, so just a hold. I have tried for a while to find laws concerning this but to no avail.

2. Signing from involuntary to voluntary

   janikc posted a topic in Psychiatric

   Hello, My employer is an inpatient psychiatric unit and most of our patients come in under involuntary status. The acuity on our unit is fairly low so the "culture" here is to have them sign to voluntary status almost as soon as they come in the doo...

3. Telephone order to sign patient to voluntary?

   janikc posted a topic in Psychiatric

   Hey guys, For those who work in a psychiatric inpatient unit, have you ever heard of patients coming in on a CON and then the nurses assessing the patient and calling the provider for a telephone order to sign the patient to voluntary status? Withou...

4. Can they make me repay my relocation bonus?

   janikc posted a topic in General Nursing

   I was offered a job with a relocation bonus. It was on a psychiatric unit at a community hospital. This was in August. My agreement stated I had to stay for 2 years or I had to repay it. It is now December and they are closing my unit. They can't kee...