MyGranniePanties

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1. Was this a A Violation of Hipaa?

   MyGranniePanties replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for bumping either way :) any updates on this post?

2. Hiring Freezes?

   MyGranniePanties replied to Art_Vandelay's topic in General Nursing

   I just got hired at a state psych hospital that had a hiring freeze before I got hired. Anyone that applied and/or interviewed in the process of the freeze were put on hold until afterward but their positions were still available. I was lucky and int...

3. I can't believe co-worker took my venting complaints to boss!

   MyGranniePanties replied to lifein08's topic in Relations

   Spit in her coffee

4. bad nursing care rant

   MyGranniePanties replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in General Nursing

   The last time I was in the hospital, I was standing at the nurses station waiting on some paperwork for discharge and the nurses were all laughing about the patient they "forgot to bathe in 4 days" I can't speak for anyone else, but at my hospital we...

5. Will dismissed charges prevent employment?

   MyGranniePanties replied to jive turkey's topic in Criminal

   I was arrested, not convicted, of a violence charge. I am not a nurse yet, however, I just had to pass a background check with my employer to work a state job that involves working with children. It didn't hold me up at all. I didn't mention it becau...

6. Drug tested and scared

   MyGranniePanties replied to Platypus's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you! The exact kind of response I was looking for. Thank you for being so well informed and able to see through my "I've been up since 3am so even though this isn't coming out right, I'm going to post it anyway" attitude. Edit: let me just thro...

7. Drug tested and scared

   MyGranniePanties replied to Platypus's topic in General Nursing

   Hahahhahahaa yeah maybe :) Thanks mom

8. Drug tested and scared

   MyGranniePanties replied to Platypus's topic in General Nursing

   No offense (and I truly mean that), but my thought after reading the OP was... "she sounds like she knows it will come up positive and is looking for a reason to explain it away"... Maybe because I'm not a nurse yet? Maybe because I have not been und...

9. 2nd Interview: what should I ask?

   MyGranniePanties replied to MyGranniePanties's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you all for the replies! :) I have gotten some great ideas for questions to ask and what information I need to know. I really would love to work in psych when I become a nurse, so hopefully this position will let me know if I'm a right fit and ...

10. 2nd Interview: what should I ask?

    MyGranniePanties replied to MyGranniePanties's topic in General Nursing

    Right now, I am taking pre-reqs, and I start nursing school next fall. I will learn BLS and get certified during orientation. I also take classes on vital signs- the proper way to take them and normal ranges. By the end of orientation, I will actuall...

11. 2nd Interview: what should I ask?

    MyGranniePanties posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey all! I had an interview last week for a psych aide position at a state hospital. The interview went really well, but I wasn't expecting to hear back from them so soon as the interviewer told me they wouldn't be doing any actual hiring for several...

12. Psych patients on medical floors

    MyGranniePanties replied to rn undisclosed name's topic in General Nursing

    Having been on the other side of the fence I'll throw in my 2cents.... Through a series of events I ended up in the ER while waiting for a psych bed to open in a hospital. I was there 2 days before my social worker found me a place to go. I slept in ...

13. What do you see?

    MyGranniePanties replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    I really like this :) I don't really imagine what people look like or what their life is like, but I do have some "go to" posters for certain reasons... Rn/writer- love the posts, always worded in a way to convey information and emotion. A skill I lo...

14. Ever been physically attacked by MD? What have or Would you Do?

    MyGranniePanties replied to artistnurse's topic in Relations

    See this just goes to show how naive I can be sometimes when I read the title my eyes got as big as dinner plates and reading the thread I just can not believe things like this happen! I know I need a lot in the way of life experience, but I do hope...

15. Rewarded for med error?

    MyGranniePanties replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    Chocolate= positive reinforcement=making errors on purpose so you can report them and get more chocolate?