WantAccel.BSN BSN, RN

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1. Child psych patient restrictive interventions

   WantAccel.BSN replied to WantAccel.BSN's topic in Psychiatric

   Thank you so much for the responses!! Would any of you be willing to PM me the name of your hospital and a good contact person? Management really wants to talk to another facility about specific devices, policies, etc. It would be exceptionally helpf...

2. Child psych patient restrictive interventions

   WantAccel.BSN posted a topic in Psychiatric

   We've recently had some pretty major issues surrounding transporting violent children to seclusion. We've been instructed not to "carry" children, but it also seems equally harmful to hold them in the middle of the hallway or wherever it is that they...

3. Psychiatric Emergency! Fumbling Syringes?

   WantAccel.BSN replied to Angeljho's topic in Psychiatric

   Can you put the capped needles in your scrub pockets? I've done that when I have more than one injection to give at a time, and it's worked pretty well for me.

4. NC and Distance/Out-of-State NP Programs

   WantAccel.BSN replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in NP Students

   Thank you for starting this thread. I've been casually perusing programs (it'll be awhile before I'll be in a position to go back to school), and I had no idea this was happening with online programs. It looks like this effects both private and publi...

5. offered position on psych floor...advice welcomed!

   WantAccel.BSN replied to srleslie's topic in Psychiatric

6. How much do you owe in student loans?

   WantAccel.BSN replied to Glenna, LPN's topic in General Nursing

7. Safe staffing levels

   WantAccel.BSN replied to chelleanne's topic in Psychiatric

8. Bored on night shift- should I ask for transfer?

   WantAccel.BSN replied to Happyday1's topic in Career Support

   I work psych, which I think is a lot differently generally, but I am also bored for about 4 hours each night. That said, I'm typically taking about 3 patients by myself while I'm on orientation....my first day off orientation I will likely have 8. Yi...

9. 2nd shift vs. 3rd shift

   WantAccel.BSN replied to kennybania's topic in Psychiatric

   Well, I work 12s, and I am often bored to tears a few hours after the patients go to sleep. It stays pretty busy up until about 11pm, but third shift hours are booooorrrrriiiinnnnngggg.

10. Is nursing still a good career choice?

    WantAccel.BSN replied to manskette's topic in General Students

    This isn't entirely true. Maybe in the less desirable parts of NC, but in my area only about a 1/3rd of my graduating class have jobs over two months out from graduation.... I feel incredibly lucky to have landed a job.

11. Urine drug test too dilute??!!

    WantAccel.BSN replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in Job Hunt

    They sent mine off to the lab, and 3 days later everything was fine. They never did tell me why it had been flagged. It was agonizing! Even though I knew I had done nothing wrong, the whole process certainly made me feel ashamed. It's really a traves...

12. New Grad Salary

    WantAccel.BSN replied to Sweet charm's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm in NC, I'm a new grad, and just got a job at a local not-for-profit hospital on their psych unit. I'll be making $22.60/hr. plus $4 shift differential for nights. I have my BSN, but your pay doesn't change due to that. I do, however, think it mak...

13. Did I get a false positive on my drug test?

    WantAccel.BSN replied to WantAccel.BSN's topic in Job Hunt

    That, Sirius. I *know* I did nothing wrong, but it still really bothers me particularly because I've read about employers failing people for results being too dilute. I just don't want to lose this job or have my start date significantly delayed (it'...

14. Urine drug test too dilute??!!

    WantAccel.BSN replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in Job Hunt

    Hi Diane, I'm pretty sure this is what happened to me today as well, although I don't know for sure yet. I didn't actually drink that much, but my urine looked very light. Did they make you retest, or were they able to confirm the validity of the tes...

15. Did I get a false positive on my drug test?

    WantAccel.BSN posted a topic in Job Hunt

    I'm so, so scared. I went in for a pre-employment drug test today, and there was something wrong with the "instant results." They had to send my results to the lab, and they said this could potentially delay my start date. My urine looked dilute to m...