areason4stars

areason4stars ASN, RN

Pediatric Private Duty AND Child/Adolescent Psych

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  1. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg ESQ dies at 87

    areason4stars replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    May her memory be a

  2. Nurse differential pay question

    areason4stars replied to Newnurse23's topic in General Nursing

    This is soo true. I wanted to move to days in about a year but I am not sure my budget can handle it ? I am so used to the differential

  3. Nurse differential pay question

    areason4stars replied to Newnurse23's topic in General Nursing

    Yes you should get it. study your paystubs to make sure its accurate ask HR if you need help understanding the breakdowns. At my facility there is a differential for evening shift (3p-11p) and...

  4. Scared of being harmed at work.. Am I overreacting?

    areason4stars replied to mell0nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I can not wrap my head around being the only staff in the building. Period. I am almost speechless. We are trained to never be alone with a client. Even with the door open I still have a staff...

  5. Blacklisted from HCA

    areason4stars replied to nursingsprettycool17's topic in General Nursing

    Super creepy. They only joined 6 hrs ago and this was their only post. Like what the heck? That is some intense stalking or

  6. Prepare Nurses to Pass NCLEX, or Prepare Nurses for Real World?

    areason4stars replied to Hoosier_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I took it that way too.

  7. Med Pass in Juvenile facility

    areason4stars replied to Megan8083's topic in Correctional

    I don't work in corrections but at a residential psych facility for children and teens. We have paper MARS and while we have med carts in the med room, our med pass sounds similar. Usually for med...

  8. Lithium Level always low?

    areason4stars posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I work at a residential psych facility for children and teens. One of my clients lithium level for the last few weeks has been low. It has never been above 0.37 last week it was 0.1 . The client is...

  9. What is your minimum base pay on Covid-19 unit???

    areason4stars replied to NewRN'16's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I work at a residential psych facility for children and teens (165 beds) in Florida back in April full time employees were given 2 300$ covid bonuses even tho at that time we had no positive patients...

  10. Billing skilled nursing as an independent contractor

    areason4stars replied to savebabies's topic in Private Duty

    Wondering how an agency in this day and age gets away with their nurses not signing a non compete contract. My pediatric private duty agency did, therefore I wasn't able to pursue "taking away" my...

  11. How do I become an independent contractor as a LPN

    areason4stars replied to arb427's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    What state are you

  12. What did you do with your old nursing school textbooks?

    areason4stars replied to coopman712's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in 2009 My books have been on a bookshelf in my room since then. YIKES I wish I would have done something useful with

  13. Mandatory

    areason4stars replied to runner502's topic in Disaster Preparation

    If you have worked there for at least a year you are eligible for FMLA which is up to 12 weeks off with the guarantee that your job will be there for you when you come back. BUT I thought you could...

  14. Mandatory

    areason4stars replied to runner502's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Florida is one of 8 states in the country without the public policy exception to "at will employment" law. It is aso a "right to work" state. So yeah we are at the "mercy" of management, Hope the...

  15. Need inpatient and short term disability, but scared

    areason4stars replied to zephyr9's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I know for my short term disability to be used I would first need a Dr note/form filled out stating I physically/mentally could not work at this time. Then would need a note stating I was cleared to...

  16. RN jobs options after declining health

    areason4stars replied to medical_zebra's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    When I first started in nursing it was almost impossible to get a hospital nursing job as a new grad without hospital experience, but I was hired at a pediatric private duty agency per diem. I am not...

  17. Riots in Minneapolis

    areason4stars replied to TomPaine's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    “But it is not enough for me to stand before you tonight and condemn riots. It would be morally irresponsible for me to do that without, at the same time, condemning the contingent, intolerable...

  18. Lithium Level always low?

    areason4stars replied to areason4stars's topic in Psychiatric

    Thanks for your insight. No other meds or supplements. The lab comes out to the facility around 630am but starts on unit 1. This client is on unit 5. It varies depending how many clients have labs...

  19. Lithium Level always low?

    areason4stars replied to areason4stars's topic in Psychiatric

    (Sorry I was mistaken on my original post it was above 0.37 once back in Dec. and when I said the other week it was 0.1 it was actually 0.01 ) He has been on Lithium since 12/26/19 300mg BID Dose...

  20. How can I be a good psyche nurse?

    areason4stars replied to Keyboard Warrior's topic in Psychiatric

    I dont know how it is at other psych jobs but my job at a residential psych facility for children/teens is way more paperwork heavy than any other nursing job I have had. I almost feel like a medical...

  21. Are certain days busier than others??

    areason4stars replied to Squeaky44's topic in Psychiatric

    It depends which unit you work at my facility. It's residential. Some units have "treatment teams" on mondays . other units have tx teams on different days. The overnight shift after a treatment team...

  22. Looking into psychiatric nursing

    areason4stars replied to HiddenShadow20's topic in Psychiatric

    I work at a residential psych facility for children and