Jenny878

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1. Nurses with Mental Illness: Share Your Self-Care Strategies

   Jenny878 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Stress 101

   Wow ViviLasViejas! It sounds like you do a really good job of channeling your creative energy in a positive way. That's great and truly inspirational! It is pretty weird how bipolar disorder can manifest so differently for different people. For the f...

2. Nurses with Mental Illness: Share Your Self-Care Strategies

   Jenny878 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Stress 101

   I have bipolar disorder. Even though I have bipolar 1, I tend to be much more on the depressive side, at least for the past several years. I have found that I actually thrive in a busy stressful environment because it get's me out of me head. I have ...

3. Voluntary hospitalization, does it affect nursing license?

   Jenny878 posted a topic in Disabilities

   Does anyone know if voluntary hospitalization would cause a problem with a nursing license? I'm just wondering if I chose to admit myself for depression would it cause a problem with the boards of nursing? It is a responsible thing to do if I am real...

4. Moderate/severe depression

   Jenny878 replied to Jenny878's topic in Disabilities

   I've tried a lot of different meds and the only one that works is the one I'm on and it's starting to poop out. I don't really like antidepressants that much. I think a lot of it is situational.

5. Wyoming - Cheyenne Regional Medical Center

   Jenny878 replied to iphyrn's topic in Wyoming

   Im also thinking applying here. I am experienced so I think my chances of hire will be good. I was just wondering also if anyone knows about the facility. I'm looking into their PCU department or float pool. Also if anyone has any info on living in W...

6. Can a diagnosis of a mental illness potentially harm your chances of getting a job?

   Jenny878 replied to BlackBettyRN,OCN's topic in Disabilities

   Apply to states that don't require disclosure. Where I live the question is "Do you have any psychiatric or medical condition that affects your ability to practice safely?" And in my case the answer is no. Thus they don't know. Employers don't ask th...

7. Moderate/severe depression

   Jenny878 replied to Jenny878's topic in Disabilities

   I can't PM yet because of the new AN policy that you have to post 15 times before you can use it. Thanks for the support. I was correctly diagnosed with bipolar disorder because I've been manic. The depression has been the predominant feature though ...

8. Worried I shouldn't have disclosed bipolar

   Jenny878 replied to Jenny878's topic in Disabilities

   I will definitely never tell a coworker again. People do tend to have big mouths. But I was thinking of it this way too. I'd wonder what my coworkers would think about the gossip, that another coworker would tell people about another persons personal...

9. Moderate/severe depression

   Jenny878 posted a topic in Disabilities

   I've been dealing with a lot of personal issues in my life recently. I'm probably getting a divorce. I've recently dated someone that I like who is too busy for a relationship. I'm living in a new place away from friends and family and adjusting to a...

10. Bipolar old new grad nurse

    Jenny878 replied to lost_nurse's topic in Disabilities

    It sounds like you would benefit from seeing a psychiatrist and getting on some medications. Most people with true bipolar benefit from meds. Not only are you risking your own safety, but you are risking your license too and possibly patient safety. ...

11. Old new RN with Social Anxiety

    Jenny878 replied to blessedbutdepressed's topic in Disabilities

    I've heard of people taking beta blockers for performance anxiety. Interviews are like performances in a way. I've found that the more I practiced, the more I had to look for jobs, the better I got at interviewing. Working as a nurse requires a lot o...

12. Worried I shouldn't have disclosed bipolar

    Jenny878 replied to Jenny878's topic in Disabilities

    I think this can definitely be true. The problem with non disclosure though is that it maintains stigma when in fact bipolar and other mental health issues are not that out of the ordinary. People have to get used to it because it's dumb for all that...

13. Worried I shouldn't have disclosed bipolar

    Jenny878 replied to Jenny878's topic in Disabilities

    I feel like I just want it to go away now though. I don't want to draw any attention to it. If I asked her she could lie and I wouldn't know anyway. I just feel so weird an embarrassed to say anything now.

14. Worried I shouldn't have disclosed bipolar

    Jenny878 replied to Jenny878's topic in Disabilities

    I kind of agree with this, probably more so in certain states, especially ones that ask about mental health issues on you license app. I've always been hesitant to apply in those states. I in most places though the ADA trumps the BON. In my particula...

15. Worried I shouldn't have disclosed bipolar

    Jenny878 posted a topic in Disabilities

    Hi everyone. I'm new to the site. I have recently been having social issues on my unit and am worried it is because I stupidly disclosed that I have bipolar to another coworker. Hopefully I'm just being paranoid. When I first got hired on to the unit...