Nanaie4ever

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1. anyone work for UHS facilities?

   Nanaie4ever replied to texascowgirl's topic in Psychiatric

   Sorry, I meant Galadriel724, not CharlieRN in above post.

2. anyone work for UHS facilities?

   Nanaie4ever replied to texascowgirl's topic in Psychiatric

   I have also worked UHS, they are a very money oriented system. To the detriment of the pts and the staff. Also wondering if CharlieRN and I are in the same area. The pay here in MA is so low it's unbelievable. The local hospitals with psych units...

3. fired - now no

   Nanaie4ever replied to Nanaie4ever's topic in Psychiatric

   Hey CharlieRN: Thanks for replying, so far I have good news for a change. I won the first appeal and they only have 5 days left to apply for the 2nd appeal. The best news is that I now have 2 jobs. I start at the nursing home on the 9th of May an...

4. fired - now no

   Nanaie4ever replied to Nanaie4ever's topic in Psychiatric

   Just an update with my "firing due to abandonment" of unit in middle of shift. I had the appeal process at the unemployment office, the company sent a rep from the HR dept who wasn't even present for any of the interaction that took place on the un...

5. Job Offer ! Hoorah!

   Nanaie4ever replied to emeraldga's topic in Case Management

   I'm sorry but that I don't know. Maybe you can ask the interviewer at the workmen's comp. Or maybe someone here does have the answer and will be able to provide it. Wish you well. Teh

6. Job Offer ! Hoorah!

   Nanaie4ever replied to emeraldga's topic in Case Management

   Having worked as CM in the past in psych & substance abuse, I think you will get diversified experience in both areas. Workers comp may not be quite as diversified, but the reasons for the workers comp could be. As for medicaid population, you w...

7. New graduate nurse fired for not having experience after 30 days .....

   Nanaie4ever replied to spiri1's topic in New Nurse

   I'm sorry Jess that you felt an "ouch". I really am. Did not mean to make you feel invalidated or put down. Sometimes (honestly : ( ) I don't get my points across very well. I usually put my foot in my mouth a lot. I just meant by the fact as y...

8. New graduate nurse fired for not having experience after 30 days .....

   Nanaie4ever replied to spiri1's topic in New Nurse

   "The real question is not why they fired her, but why they ever hired a Charge Nurse with no experience!!!! I'm also shocked that a new nurse did not know enough NOT to accept a charge nurse position. I hate to sound tough, but I feel no sympathy abo...

9. The Kinder Gentler Psych Unit

   Nanaie4ever replied to Meerkat's topic in Psychiatric

   Hi Janelle: I did not mean to give the impression that I completely agree with restraint free units. I do think it is a great "idea". However, after 23 years in the psych/substance abuse field, I honestly do not think it will ever be possible. At...

10. The Kinder Gentler Psych Unit

    Nanaie4ever replied to Meerkat's topic in Psychiatric

    This does sound great in theory however I have the same concerns of the above posters. One hospital I worked with decided after hiring a lot of new nurses and giving us a lot of really exceptional training, was able to see a 70% reduction in restrai...

11. is psych "alot" less physically demanding than med/surg?

    Nanaie4ever replied to RN1263's topic in Psychiatric

    Like all of nursing, it depends on many factors - the patients, the # of staff, the milieu. Generaly there is no heavy lifting in psych. BUT, depending on which age range you work with, there are restraints. We still have many on the adolescent un...

12. fired - now no

    Nanaie4ever replied to Nanaie4ever's topic in Psychiatric

    Thanks Chatsdale for your reply. I have checked my license on the web Board of Nursing and it states no actions taken since 1996. (think they must do this in 10 year increments, as I've never had any action taken against my license. I have documente...

13. New graduate nurse fired for not having experience after 30 days .....

    Nanaie4ever replied to spiri1's topic in New Nurse

    just an addendum from above, I was not fired from that job. I knew enough to quit and quit quickly.:)

14. New graduate nurse fired for not having experience after 30 days .....

    Nanaie4ever replied to spiri1's topic in New Nurse

    I so agree with Tony. Years ago I had a similar experience and from then on did not put it on my resume. Thankfully it was also at the very beginning of my career and therefore simply appeared that I had taken the summer off before applying for a job...

15. fired - now no

    Nanaie4ever posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hi It's Teh again, I have applied for Unemployment since the beginning of Feb. due to being fired for "abandonment" (have explained in an earlier post all aboout this and it is NOT true). The "powers that be have now hired J J Assoc. to fight my gett...