Hello, nurses! I would like to know if anyone has worked as an RN in a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Detention Center. Please share your experience.
Thank you for doing what you do! I hope it gets better. I wish I had something more valuable to add. I'm a psych RN and I think you're amazing to do the job that you do, with only 1 tech for 32 patients and not enough nurses. Keep your chin up, stay ...
fawnmarie replied to outsidegirl's topic in Psychiatric
Hi! I'm an experienced psych nurse and I thought I'd put my 2 cents in! I think you have good options in both states. Concerning the hospital in California with bad ratings....I spent 12 years working in a state hospital that had a horrible reputatio...
No. Artificial nails are prohibited in almost every facility. It is difficult to maintain pretty hands and nails in general, as a nurse. Frequent handwashing dries our skin and nails. I've learned to accept my short, unpainted, un-sophisticated nails...
I received the same response at my facility when I complained about lazy CNAs. "That's the culture of this place" or "You know that's just the way it is around here" or "They don't have to do anything, because they are related to so-and-so." Occasion...
Yes, OP, I have worked with many rude and/or lazy CNAs in my time. They are in every facility, and the "career CNAs," which KelRN spoke of, are the worst. Rude, lazy CNAs and mental health technicians are one reason why I decided to try school nursin...
I turned in my notice two weeks ago that I will not be returning to work as a school nurse in the fall. I have been presented with a great opportunity to return to mental health nursing, my absolute favorite field, and have decided to seize the chanc...
fawnmarie replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School
Last day of school is May 25, with report card and medication pick-up on May 26. I agree that it can't get here soon enough! School nursing is not for me...I'm glad I finally admitted it to myself. I start my new job as a staff RN in a small, private...
Joint Commission put the facility in "Preliminary Denial of Accrediation" status. Our CEO and Nurse Executive had to present a "plan of correction" at Joint Commission headquarters in Chicago.
One thing that I do like about the current mix of members is that there are fewer pot-stirrers and feather-rufflers right now. 3 years ago, there were a couple of members who felt the need (or so it seemed) to comment on every single thread, whether ...
I once worked in a facility that was chronically understaffed for years. This was a psychiatric facility where many of the patients had the potential to become violent. Periodically, an e-mail would be sent to staff with a list of vacant nursing and ...
fawnmarie replied to RehabRN5's topic in Stress 101
Apply for the job in the city planning department! Sometimes, we have to do a little bit of moving and shaking until we find what is really a good fit for us. I thought I would love school nursing, but I was wrong. I am going back to mental health nu...