Orca ADN, ASN, RN

Hospice, corrections, psychiatry, rehab, LTC

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    involuntary committments by POLICE!

    In Nevada, law enforcement officials may take anyone into custody who presents a danger to self or others, but they do not have direct authority to commit them to a mental health facility. Generally,...
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    manipulative patient

    Borderlines push everyone's buttons. Many of the worst patients I had were Axis I - Bipolar disorder Axis II - Borderline personality disorder. Give them a nasty disposition and lots of energy to fuel...
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    C.P.I. good, bad, or otherwise??

    I work per diem on a geriatric psych unit where CPI is taught. Taken literally, I believe it is a good way to get your butt kicked. I worked in a facility several years ago where the Mandt Management...
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    correctional nursing pay rate

    I make around $24 per hour plus diffs as an RN for the Nevada Department of Corrections. We have a union, but no collective bargaining at present. Benefits are decent, and the work is much less...
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    nursing options after psych nursing??

    When I graduated nursing school in December 1994, there was actually a nursing surplus. Few of my classmates found full-time work immediately after school. I was one of the fortunate ones, landing a...
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    frequent flyers

    A big problem in an adult psych/CD unit I worked on was people trying to stretch their budgets until their next benefit check arrived. About two to three weeks after welfare and SSI checks went out,...