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this is what happens when MD's get used to having MA's around. they can do anything he directs them to do, but you, as an LVN, have a scope of work to think about.

sigh...it's ridiculous out there

Wow, you pulled off a miracle. I have 1.5 yrs. psych experience and I can't buy a job around here. In fact, I'm probably leaving nursing because of that.....with 5-6 nursing schools pumping out grads it's insane around the bay.

Yea, I feel you, Viva. I just got out of nursing school at 50yrs. old and worked in mental health for 1.5 yrs. Left after an incident/accusation and am now leaving nursing. I can't find a job to save my life in this field. But I'm ok with it, it'...

I feel for you...and me, as I'm in the same boat. it's absolutely tight as a drum around the SF bay area, unless you've recently been in m/s or acute, and even then....do you hear your friends saying,"Oh yea, no jobs? I thought nursing was a super ...

I got in 2nd time around, and just kept working till I got in...it's ironic that it's so hard to get into nursing school, but even harder to get a job after, at least in my area....but if I had it to do all over again, I'd become a and EMT-B or possi...

I was involved in a restraint yesterday (yea, I know, the mhp's should have been doing it) and while seated, I put my hand too close to the kids face to block the big spitwad he was getting ready to launch my way. someone shifted, and his nose touch...

from what I've gleaned so far, it would seem I have a good shot at UI, so we'll see....of course, the other thing is that patients rights could get involved at some point....I called NSO ins. and hopefully they'll call me back with the next step, whi...

having any kind of management experience looks good....so does doing a volunteer stint in a foreign country who has no medical to speak of.

Thanks for the replies. The ref checking is a good idea. The MHP's are mental health partners, who were just watching when they should have done the restraint so I could go get the prn. I can't really blame them, I suppose, no one wants to get hit...

buy a used terminology book before school starts and go thru it. also, try and visit a hospital and copy their abbreviations folder. That was worth it's weight in gold when I started clinicals, and on the job, too

Dr. Bob Marley said, "Legalize it, don't criticize it."

I just read an article in CNN Money that showcased a few M.D.'s hanging up their private practices and doing completely different jobs...at some point this may trickle down to nursing, too, but in what form? pay cuts? more hrs? reusing supplies? ...

yea, it's a good school. closer to 66k to finish the whole 9 yards there, isn't it? I know of 2 SM grads who said they'd be placed into their externship positions, but I don't know if that actually happened of if that was just talk. I considered S...

and then there's the feds. even in CA, the VA doesn't have ratios, the way I understand it.

The A on PERRLA means the ability to accommodate. Only people who can follow commands can do so. Otherwise, it is PERRL (for toddlers or confused adults).

I would have loved to have worked there.....

could you get "atropine psychosis" from a big enough dose? people can get a buzz from benadryl, too, yes?

..yea, it sucks not to let fly in that situation...but that isn't going to fly in nursing and you did what you had to do. you may get tested again...one day some surgeon may get in your face and you're going to want to do a field rhinoplasty on him,...

I feel you on this one...what is there, around 6 nursing schools in a 20 mile radius of SF, and they're just pouring out grads with no where for them to go. The "job fairs" are like feed lots....hundreds of new grads applying for a few jobs. It's d...

I'm curious, I'm under the impression that around 3ml is the limit for a deltoid IM. But there are plenty of times you can't give an anti-psychotic of, say, 10ml in the glute or the vastus, or other large mm. Sometimes the deltoid is all you can g...

you're young enough to consider medical school

If you have a motorcycle, northern cali is heaven...

I had no experience and am doing just fine in adol. psych. you're probably going to love it.

a complementary analogue to using a heat gun to smoke MJ.....