BulkyMonster

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  1. Can anyone recommend a good resource about therapeutic approaches to children with RAD? I'm dealing with both types, primarily uninhibited, in a new job as a psychiatric nurse. I love my job so far, but I find myself missing a lot of information an...
  2. Active Duty Assignment

    Well, glad to know my little rant was helpful, I suppose :)
  3. Active Duty Assignment

    I didn't like the structure. I didn't like that my time was not my own. The snobbiness of officers (not all, but in general) bothered me. Also, the vapid patriotism... you weren't allowed to say "the President is an idiot." I love my country, but...
  4. pros and cons of nurse paralegal jobs

    Thanks. I am hearing a bit about this from the other people at the firm but I get the feeling they're just wanting me to concentrate on doing the client screening for now until I have a firm grip on things. The attorney I'm working for is a senior pa...
  5. pros and cons of nurse paralegal jobs

    I'll try to answer any questions as well as I can, but bear in mind I'm just a newbie :)
  6. pros and cons of nurse paralegal jobs

    Like I said, I just look on the internet to begin with... you start learning little bits and pieces and often it's a clue to go on to the next thing. If it's really and truly beyond your ability to interpret, you can talk to other nurses, or consult...
  7. No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    To some extent, you're right. People should try and be pleasant and professional when at work, even if they do hate it. It's part of personal integrity. But venting on a forum is totally different. That's what I was trying to say. Sometimes we need ...
  8. pros and cons of nurse paralegal jobs

    Where I work, we mainly rely on the internet and journal articles. UptoDate medical database, RXlist, and emedicine are frequent first stops of mine when I'm researching. Even wikipedia can help if you are starting out with absolute basics. From ther...
  9. No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    Here we go again with the judgmental attitude. Just because someone's unhappy doesn't mean they're letting it affect their behavior towards patients. We're here to discuss our perceptions and experiences on nursing. Some will be positive, and some w...
  10. Active Duty Assignment

    Not really. You get to tell them where you'd LIKE to go, and they try those places first, but if they don't have a placement for you in your choice station, you could end up anywhere. Of course, there are little tricks and things once you've been in ...
  11. No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    This is a bit of a late reply, but I agree. I did care about my patients. I tried hard to do my best. And I tried REALLY very hard to think positively. But it was horrible for me. I couldn't deal with it. Call me names, think of me what you will, ju...
  12. pros and cons of nurse paralegal jobs

    It's something I'm learning as I go. There's another nurse paralegal there who is giving me much appreciated guidance, without which I'd have really struggled. I told the attorney I'd be willing to take paralegal or legal nurse certification, but she...
  13. pros and cons of nurse paralegal jobs

    Thank you! I just get a little uneasy because I was only able to get a few years' clinical experience, and none of it in ICU or critical care. On top of that, it was military nursing, which I find a lot of people don't see as applicable to the civil...
  14. pros and cons of nurse paralegal jobs

    I just started working a few weeks ago as a nurse paralegal - so far, I like it, although there are days when I just feel completely dumb when confronted with some of the attorneys' questions (I'm told that's normal). I have some problems with anxie...
  15. No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    Exactly... that's why I just quit my job yesterday. I was having trouble in a new position, terrible disorganization, understaffing, bad equipment, too many patients and too little orientation. The head nurse said she'd allow me to have more orientat...