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  1. Pyxis machine and nurses diverting meds.....

    docpsychrn posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    i have a question regarding the legality of being blamed for meds missing from a pyxis machine. there are several nurses in a 24 hour period that pull meds from the units' pyxis machine yet the...

  2. Please help me understand this scenario...can I be banned...

    docpsychrn posted a topic in Travel

    My recruiter just called me and told me that if I don't accept his first assignment for me and show up for work next week, that I will be blacklisted in the State where I am suppose to go and that I...

  3. Tell me more about psychiatric nursing...

    docpsychrn replied to emptyboxcars's topic in Psychiatric

    Hi there! I've been a psych nurse for over 23 years...I love psychiatric nursing! I too worried about my medical skills but I took a 2 year break to work on a step down unit/med surg to get my skills...

  4. Help! My unit is called "the Career Killer" and it's true.

    docpsychrn replied to ZiggyStardusty's topic in Psychiatric

    I am so sorry you are having to go through this!!! I too had a very similar situation! But I ended up quitting because I just couldn't take it another night and knowing my license was at risk every...

  5. Please help me understand this scenario...can I be banned...

    docpsychrn replied to docpsychrn's topic in Travel

    I just wanted to share with you all that this recruiter kept e-mailing and calling and I sent him a very stern e-mail telling him to stop contacting me! I even gave him the excuse that I had taken...

  6. Please help me understand this scenario...can I be banned...

    docpsychrn replied to docpsychrn's topic in Travel

    I don't want to at all! I have stayed on this site during this whole process to see how you all do this traveling nurse career and I have learned so much! So, knowing this, I have found other nurses...

  7. Psychiatric traveling assignments...anyone had one? Where?

    docpsychrn posted a topic in Travel

    I am seeking out my FIRST travel assignment in psych and there are very little positions open in any agency. I thought about doing corrections but had some serious doubts when I took an offer with...

  8. FIRST travel assignment...afraid I have been low balled!!!

    docpsychrn posted a topic in Travel

    Hello fellow travelers!!! I need your help...this morning I accepted a first time travel assignment in North Carolina. The recruiter from Supplemental explained the pay etc but it was so confusing...

  9. FIRST travel assignment...afraid I have been low balled!!!

    docpsychrn replied to docpsychrn's topic in Travel

    All of your responses are great but how do you negotiate higher pay when they TELL you what you are going to make? I mean they have it all right there and throw it at you as if you are suppose to be...

  10. Nursing job rescinded due to past surgeries???

    docpsychrn posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    i was offered a position at a local hospital a few weeks ago. i put in my notice to my current job and prepared to work for the new job. the doctor that did my physical decided that i was not...

  11. Pyxis machine and nurses diverting meds.....

    docpsychrn replied to docpsychrn's topic in Nurses Recovery

    The meds were cancelled out 2x because each time they didn't want the medication so I just closed the door back. I didn't even look at the medication. Im just standing in the med room and because...

  12. Pyxis machine and nurses diverting meds.....

    docpsychrn replied to docpsychrn's topic in Nurses Recovery

    That is what scares me...the staff nurses never count the pyxis. It hadn't been counted since Sept of last year. So that means that hundreds of meds have been pulled since that time with no count...

  13. Pyxis machine and nurses diverting meds.....

    docpsychrn replied to docpsychrn's topic in Nurses Recovery

    The medication was not a controlled substance. Tramadol. It is in with all the other meds like Tylenol, Motrin, pepto and naproxen. There has never been any counting of these meds since I have been...

  14. Pyxis machine and nurses diverting meds.....

    docpsychrn replied to docpsychrn's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Good idea! I will do that this afternoon...we are sort of in a snow storm right now! But excellent

  15. Drainage and the color of it.....

    docpsychrn posted a topic in Infectious Disease

    could someone tell me what it means when a wound has a bright green drainage to it? it's mostly serosanguenous in nature but i have noticed the increase in the bright green drainage on the dressing....

  16. Missouri Salary Poll

    docpsychrn replied to maggijo's topic in General Nursing

    st. louis - $34.00/hr + $2.00 for eves + $3.25 nights + $2.00 weekends + $10/hr if working for bonus shifts. i am making the most money i have ever made in my +20 years of nursing. working for it...

  17. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    docpsychrn replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    when working at a maximum security forensic hospital for the criminally insane, i had the scare of my life! another nurse and myself entered the hallway where a psychologist had been murdered and a...

  18. Wound Vac Company and Issues

    docpsychrn replied to rhizopus's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    i was on the wound vac for almost 9 months and too had problems with having to go off of it and then back on. but my biggest complaint was when i received the bill! i called them and asked them if i...

  19. MHM in Corrections? Anyone have any feedback on them?

    docpsychrn posted a topic in Correctional

    we just got a new contract in our state. they are taking over the mental health portion of corrections from cms. the company is mental health management and they are out of va. we have never heard...

  20. Most easy job in Nursing?

    docpsychrn replied to moliuchick's topic in General Nursing

    how does a nurse find a job in managed care? i mean what am i looking for when i start looking for a job in this area? what about legal consultant nursing? can we work with lawyers in cases that...

  21. Psych Nurse ="not a REAL nurse"?

    docpsychrn replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    being a psych nurse for over 15 years, i know that i am a "real" nurse. worked in a maximum security forensic hospital and now in the prison system. i can even start iv's...lol there are alot of...

  22. Borderline adolescents

    docpsychrn replied to Mudfiend's topic in Psychiatric

    correction: i accidently wrote a response to bipolar disorder instead of borderline personality disorder! my mistake! i have worked with borderlines for years and i too believe it's an overused...

  23. Abdominal wound that won't close up! Suggestions?

    docpsychrn posted a topic in Gastroenterology

    i recently had an abdominal hysterectomy and a hernia repair (3 weeks ago). after one week the doctor took the staples out and within 15 minutes after leaving the office i lost a tremendous amount of...

  24. Associates or BSN?

    docpsychrn replied to APP's topic in Nursing Career

    Being as money is a BIG issue when it comes to our education, I would consider the ADN program at a community college and then while working as an RN complete your BSN. Also like someone said, you...

  25. Forensic Psykaitry

    docpsychrn replied to extrakul's topic in Psychiatric

    oh, one more thing....the treatment that forensic patients receive is outrageous!!!!!!! at least at the hospital i worked at. they would get clothing allowances twice a year in the amount of $600 or...