arelle68

arelle68

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About arelle68

arelle68 has 3 years experience and specializes in Mental and Behavioral Health.


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  1. Fired from Job, still don't understand why

    Jaznia, I feel that you should quickly get that promised recommendation in writing, and make lots of copies of it for your job search. My concerns would be, firstly, that someone from the clique will get the "pushover" manager to change her mind abo...
  2. Recollections from 25 years of psychiatric nursing

    This is not the way it is supposed to be! If it is as you say, patients treated like criminals, you feeling threatened, and actually being hit, then things are not being done the right way. Where I work, there is enough staff support to keep other ...
  3. How to bring in a nurses union in a non union state?

    I live in a "Right to Work" state, where all employment is "at will". I worked a very (very) sub-standard nursing home in my small town. I spoke up and told the auditor what an abusive, dangerous, and exploitive environment it was. I got fired the...
  4. I would have posted "No, don't do it" if I had been asked about 2 months ago. I had been in LTC from the time I graduated until then. I have worked 8 hours without getting to eat drink, or go to the bathroom. I have carried a load of 28 patients, ...
  5. Comfortable Shoes

    I had a terrible case of plantar fasciitis. I couldn't hardly walk, and I was crying for hours after my shift. I saw a podiatrist and he told me to get Brooks Addictions with a Powerstep from ProTech orthotic. I've never had shoes so expensive or...
  6. Sick and exhausted

    How very terrible! I pray that the Lord will comfort you during this time of sorrow and loss. I hope that you can get another job and get away from these people soon. So not right how you and your baby were treated. Sick, sad world!
  7. Reasons for inhumane managerial behaviour

    There are so many job-hungry nurses right now that the profession, if you can still call it that, is like a meat grinder. If they don't retain you, no big deal to them. There are plenty of nurses who want your job, however abusive the situation may...
  8. Reality check: new grad in SNF

    I got about two and a half weeks two years ago, then they told me to sink or swim. I swam, but only by the GRACE OF GOD!
  9. morning sickness but not pregnant

    IMHO you need to see an MD who won't blow this off.
  10. How Many Residents Do You Care For On Your Unit?

    CRAAAAZY!
  11. How Many Residents Do You Care For On Your Unit?

    22-24 very demented residents (heavy psych needs). 17 walk and talk (Think seventeen 5'8" two-year olds who are not potty-trained). One nurse, two CNAs, and one shower aide for 5 hours of the shift.
  12. EC responds to NCSBN survey ...

    I received and filled out the survey. The way the design of the survey was confusing, and may yield inaccurate data damaging to EC and EC grads. I believe that this is why EC warns that it may not be in the EC grad's interest to fill out the poorly...
  13. I fell down on my behind and I'm pregnant!!! Advice!!!

    You'd best head for the hospital.
  14. negative urinalysis, positive symptoms

    Does she have fever, flank or pelvic pain, pain or burning upon urination, or a change in the character of the urine. A UTI can cause confusion, but so can a host of other things
  15. I wonder if the OP is an administrator fishing around for takers...uhh..suckers)