docpsychrn42 ASN, RN

docpsychrn42 has 25 years experience as a ASN, RN and specializes in Peds and Forensic/Mental Health/Correct.

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1. Jobs for us "old" nurses.....employers not willing to train

   docpsychrn42 posted a topic in Career Support

   I am having a lot of difficulty finding a job at 44 yrs of age. Granted I specialize in psych but most facilities that I have applied to or interviewed with are not willing to train me. They will train a new grad but not a nurse with 23 years of ex...

2. I cry all the time.......what next??????

   docpsychrn42 replied to docpsychrn42's topic in Stress 101

   What hotline are you referring to that I can call? I live in a very small town so I would have to call the next big city. I know that there is a place near me that is a clinic based on income but there is a 4 month waiting period! Let me know what...

3. I cry all the time.......what next??????

   docpsychrn42 replied to docpsychrn42's topic in Stress 101

   Jahra and all my nursing family, Things are no better than they were I am sorry to say. I have spent countless hours on the computer, filling out applications, sending resumes and going to interviews. Because my speciality is in psych, I can't find...

4. I cry all the time.......what next??????

   docpsychrn42 posted a topic in Stress 101

   :crying2:I am really embarassed to have to ask for help for my problem but I am at the end of my rope. All I could think of at midnight was other nurses that might be able to help me. Funny thing is...I am a psych nurse and can't seem to fix myself h...

5. On the Edge of Insanity

   docpsychrn42 posted a topic in General Nursing

   "She just cut her neck with a broken light bulb!" said the aide. I told the nurse to call a code blue but the pager system was down. So another aide ran down the hallway yelling for help from another unit. A few aides came running over. The other pat...

6. How does a nurse pick HERSELF up when everyone keeps kicking her down?

   docpsychrn42 replied to docpsychrn42's topic in General Nursing

   I understand about the speaking English part, I just added that to my list of problems. They did have a policy that we were to speak only English though. We had so many doctor's that came from overseas that the Director made sure that was in the po...

7. How does a nurse pick HERSELF up when everyone keeps kicking her down?

   docpsychrn42 replied to docpsychrn42's topic in General Nursing

   Nurse75, I will look into that! Thanks for the information. I was complaining constantly to the corporation about discrimination because the boss and her secretary were constantly speaking spanish in the workplace! They would do it all day with pa...

8. How does a nurse pick HERSELF up when everyone keeps kicking her down?

   docpsychrn42 replied to docpsychrn42's topic in General Nursing

   BrokenRN and Smithbc1: Thank you for such kind and compassionate responses. BrokenRN, you brought tears to my eyes and really touched my heart with your words. You are right, nurses are being treated so unfairly in our fields and let me tell you......

9. How does a nurse pick HERSELF up when everyone keeps kicking her down?

   docpsychrn42 replied to docpsychrn42's topic in General Nursing

   Purplemyst, Thank you for your suggestions and believe it or not, I have the reference of one of the upper management people at the company I was just fired from! I also have several physicians that have called and told me to list them as reference...

10. How does a nurse pick HERSELF up when everyone keeps kicking her down?

    docpsychrn42 replied to docpsychrn42's topic in General Nursing

    I was given a written warning for something that a bunch of us girls had done. I didn't think it was right that I be written up for something that we had already been talked to about. My HR person told me to send a rebuttal and this is what I did. ...

11. How does a nurse pick HERSELF up when everyone keeps kicking her down?

    docpsychrn42 replied to docpsychrn42's topic in General Nursing

    They are suppose to here too, but they have nothing. I just got my notice of a raise the day after they let me go! They had just typed it up the day before they let me go? I have nothing in my file to support any wrong doing and I was shocked! I a...

12. How does a nurse pick HERSELF up when everyone keeps kicking her down?

    docpsychrn42 posted a topic in General Nursing

    i lost my job this week. i put in almost 4 1/2 years and was let go in less than 15 minutes. i wasn't told why. i had another job that wanted me to interview and even had a unit that i was to manage...they called and cancelled their invitation to h...

13. Inmates and lawsuits!

    docpsychrn42 posted a topic in Correctional

    i was just checking to see if anyone else is constantly being threatened with a lawsuit by an inmate if they don't get the medication they want? i am baffled that one offender we had several years ago actually has a lawyer and is attempting to sue b...

14. What to do?? IM won't come out of the hole!

    docpsychrn42 posted a topic in Correctional

    i have a question....we have an inmate that is on suicide watch in our facility. he does not want to come off suicide watch because he will have to go to the hill. so, everytime we see him (the psychiatrist and myself) he says he will kill himself ...

15. Subcontracted in the Prisons?

    docpsychrn42 posted a topic in Correctional

    does anyone work for a contracted company under correctional medical services? in our state we were contracted by cms to provide mh care to the offenders and then lost that contract last year. what i am needing to find out is if cms is ultimately o...