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As long as the underwear don't somehow tie in to the reasons why he is there on your unit, I don't see the problem. I wonder if the parents or caregivers have made this request? If so, the boss and...

I'm a psych nurse who works on both adult and adolescent acute units. I completely agree with Davey; working with adolescents is like herding cats. I won't lie; I prefer the adult patients to the...

Medscape is awesome for looking up meds. Better than Epocrates, in my opinion. I also like my menstrual tracker, also free, so I don't get surprised at work...

To the OP--I understand. I've had similar problems with some of the therapists who lead groups on my unit. We as staff don't sit in group, but we listen as we work so we can anticipate any changes in...

I'm another employee of a PSI owned facility who is in the dark. All I've heard is that the changes will be starting with the new year? What changes? No idea.

Originally Posted by mspontiac http://img.an-file.info/buttons/viewpost.gif Maybe you need to get a friend who is a little more bright. I never had to explain that much when I was taking pre-reqs!...

And that was your experience, not mine. Which is why you decided to stick with the "I'm in pre-nursing", and I decided to say "I'm a nursing student". And are you missing the post above...

Oh goodness. I guess I figured that since my hypothetical conversation was dripping with sarcasm, people would understand that "Bob" was a random person or far flung acquaintance who started a...

Let me illustrate the conversation I would often get into as a student doing my pre-reqs. Let's say I'm talking to Bob... Bob: What are you in school for? Me: I'm in pre-nursing. Bob:...

I only wear the Dickies "W" line.

Buying a beautiful, sleek, black Jaguar. Loved the car, hated the high cost of repairs...and there were many.

Pope Air Force base and Fort Bragg are now a joint base, much like Lewis-McChord, and Richardson-Elmendorf...

I had to revive this thread because this pain scale is HILARIOUS. I now have a new blog to follow. Thank you. :)

My facility has a policy that we are not allowed to have our phones on us while working. That said, myself, and everyone I work with, carry our phones with us. It's not an enforced rule, and it...

I went into psych as a new grad. I recently felt the urge for a change and spent two weeks at a job in sub-acute. I felt threatened there just as much as I have working on my acute psych unit. I've...

I wore mine for a month or two and then threw them into the back of my closet. They were very heavy and not very comfortable. I didn't see or feel any "shaping up" benefits with them, and nearly ate...

I graduated in May 2009 so I still remember how awkward and in the way I felt almost every day in clinicals. That said, I do have a pet peeve when it comes to nursing students. I work psych, and...

In my medium sized Colorado town, if you have less than five years experience, your chance at being hired by a hospital is small, but not hopeless. There are opportunities for new grad RNs and...

I do things for myself that make me feel good about myself and confident in my appearance. I wear clean scrubs of a uniform color, shower, straighten my hair or pull it back, and put on an...

I like both the male and female nurses I work with, but I have been stuck in the middle of gossipy conversations started by both sexes. I don't like to gossip; it always comes back. Here is how I...

This pen is my favorite. Love love love the barrel. Review: Zebra F-701 - The Pen Addict

For me, I would have appreciated a simple "I'm sorry for your loss." Everything else that was said sounded trite and insincere. I found myself listening to other stories of miscarriage and feeling...

Well, I live in Colorado, and that's about as much detail as I like to give out on a huge public board like this. I haven't started the job yet, but the ADON who interviewed me said there would...

I just spent my first year of nursing in psych, and decided I wanted to get a med/surg job because I wanted something new, something to refresh and keep my skills. I've been to so many interviews...

I work on an acute care unit in a mental health facility. Here goes... "No, I will not give you any Vicodin, Klonopin, or Ativan "for the road". We're transferring you to the residential...