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  1. Job Stress: Floor vs ED

    I think "Stress" depends on the person. I've worked IU, SICU, Behavioral health, Corrections and now ED. I think that they all have an aspect of busy work or "stress." What is Stressful for me is Hall beds and the charge nurse is hammering you with E...
  2. No teamwork in ED

    Unlike the ED I work in, the team work is great. Sometimes I feel like, ****, I can't do anything for my patient who's getting tubed b/c I have a nurse on each limb getting IVs, one has the RSI, one tech has EKG , foley, RT is bagging, etc.... And al...
  3. One day at a time

    We do recover and with the God of our understanding, we will survive. In retrospect, I tell myself that I would have done it all differently, but the truth is I needed my life to unravel the way that it did. I have a greater respect for not only my p...
  4. I have so many qualms

    Excuse my errors, I'm typing from my phone
  5. I have so many qualms

    So, I've been cleand for 27 months and I have been working fo14 months. My license is unrestricted, I have two jobs andI'm continuing to work an honest progra; however, d/t family and spouse I want to move back to pennsylvania. I'm unsure what to exp...
  6. First interview since being reinstated!

    It's get hard and no matter what all of us may say, you're going to feel down until you heal on your own. However, like I said my last post it might not come over night but all you need is one person to say yes. After your restrictions are lifted, it...
  7. Hello

    You will be under the guidance of PNAP; however, you will be in a different program. The stipulations are almost identical though. Basically PNAP is your liaison with the Board. You will not talk to the board directly. I'm in NC and I am signing the ...
  8. First interview since being reinstated!

    Good...you'll be good. Just keep applying. All you need is one person is to say yes. Good Luck
  9. First interview since being reinstated!

    Be honest, sell your skills and think before you speak...I always state that my situation has not only made me a better nurse but a better person. I have realized that nurse is not just occupation or privilege, it is a lifestyle. Thus, I have learned...
  10. Forgetting to waste meds in pyxis

    Comments are true to a certain extent... Cont. you to do your job; however, if risk management catches wind of it, you can still be fired, and reported d/t suspicion of diversion. The BON doesn't consider what is, it's what it looks like. This means,...
  11. Corizon

    I work for Corizon. I'm glad most people enjoy it. I honestly haven't enjoy it. We try to give 10 dollar care on a 10cent budget. The retention rate is low. They've nickled and dimed which there us a need because they bidded so low to get the contrac...
  12. what are the requirements for correctional nursing?

    I would assume some medical background, or psychiatric back ground; however, I speaking for a county to level. I have seen new graduates. The retention rate is so low that if you have some experience, they'll be interested.
  13. Correctional nursing isnt for me!

    Well from experience, the MD is not there to know what is actually happening. Furthermore, I had an experience when a patient clearly was septic from a ulcer that perforated manifested from his board like abdomen and absent bowel sound, hypotension a...
  14. The road is tough and long but it does get better

    It's journey and far from over. Though this was def. a test that I'm overcoming. One thing that I have learned is I can't do anything alone. Thank you. Hardships shall pass
  15. Smarten me up please! I come to you humble.

    I started of on the ICU, went to corrections and I've been doin psyche for a lil now. So far the things I'm findin out A major part of psychiatric problems are sensory nerves generally in the Basil Ganglia. The Basil ganglia is composed of 4 nucleus:...