jnks

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1. Tips for speculum exams??

   jnks posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Newer to this and want to do everything I can to improve.

2. Month/year only expiration dates

   jnks posted a topic in General Nursing

   2 nurses at my work are in disagreement on what day we dispose of a med that expires Jan/2022. One says it expires Jan 1st and we can only give it through Dec 31/2021. The other says it’s good to give through the last day in January and we dispose of...

3. California Nurses

   jnks replied to Sanfranjflo's topic in Recovery

   I wouldn’t contact the BRN, wait till they send you a letter. It doesn’t really work in your favor whether you contact them first or not. This buys you more time to figure things out, but do what you think is best, of course. Even if you start out ...

4. California Nurses

   jnks replied to Sanfranjflo's topic in Recovery

   Something to think about… Diversion is a voluntary program for nurses with substance abuse or other mental illness. I have seen them turn people down who formally request enrollment in Diversion but state they are there for one bad occurrence and do ...

5. California Nurses

   jnks replied to Sanfranjflo's topic in Recovery

   I’m in Cal on Diversion, 2 years in. It’s actually my second time in Diversion. I was in 2010-2014 and ended up relapsing after I completed. So I do have a good bit of experience with the program. HMU with any questions etc.

6. Disclosure of being in an alternative to discipline program in an interview

   jnks replied to bella14b's topic in Recovery

   I’m in that kind of program in Cal. No board action or flags on my license but we still have to disclose to the people hiring because they will need to assist with setting up worksite monitor. As for gaps, it doesn’t sound like you have anything to w...

7. Average nurse/patient ratio?

   jnks replied to annak92's topic in Psychiatric

   Also I’m Cal but at a PEC. 1:4 here.

8. Understaffed and feeling unsafe

   jnks replied to jnks's topic in Psychiatric

   I am in California

9. Understaffed and feeling unsafe

   jnks posted a topic in Psychiatric

   I work for a big for profit company that contracts with county mental health services. So of course they skimp on worker/patient safety in the name of the almighty dollar. my job is in a crisis center that also serves as a hub for finding b...

10. What's the best specialty for someone who hates small talk?

    jnks replied to climbeRN's topic in Med-Surg

    That’s true, I guess “small talk” made me think of talking to strangers/pts not coworkers, but for someone really antisocial, I guess they may not want to talk to their coworkers either!

11. Double the trouble

    jnks replied to n22885's topic in Recovery

    A lot of this actually makes some sense to me... holding onto the pills can prove she didn’t sell them... testing positive upon entering treatment is usually necessary if you want your health insurance to pay for it... I am dual-diagnosed (pretty...

12. Hair test

    jnks replied to Betterdaystocome's topic in Recovery

    My initial test with the program was a hair test (In which they don’t care if was a dirty result, they do it as a “baseline.”) I would strongly advise you don’t shave! I did only admit to heroin on my intake and I’m sure my test popped for methamphet...

13. Who is a forensic nurse

    jnks replied to Veeeismee's topic in Forensic

    SANE nurses in Cal at least are mostly certified in adults and peds. In addition, At my hospital we also covered physical assaults and abuse, which isn’t always the case with many places. My typical day was a 12 hour shift where I hung out in a priva...

14. Vistaril

    jnks replied to mississippiRN71's topic in Recovery

    Obviously, surgery is an exception to the rule. It does really suck though. Just because we can’t take things routinely, even with a RX, doesn’t mean there aren’t exceptions, like surgery or an emergency. You can take narcs etc as prescribed in thos...

15. Forensic nurses are often called to court..

    jnks replied to raindrop's topic in Forensic

    It’s rare that you have to testify. Sadly, the vast majority of these cases never see their day in court.