TreeHawk

Not a nurse yet, but have had experiences like this. My grandma took care of me when I was little, and we were very close. I was getting oral surgery a couple of years ago, and prayed to her each night that she would protect me because I was scared....

Hi Devon! I'll hopefully be starting in the Spring 07. Haven't gotten an admit letter yet, it will take another month or so. If not I'll reapply for Fall 07. Anyhow, when I was at their latest info session last week, they said the financial aid de...

Hi there! I am scheduled to take prereq's at a local CC this summer/fall...I applied to Drexel's post BA ACE program for Spring 07 and I'm waiting to hear back from them. I have a BA in psych with social work exp, and I was thinking about looking for...

I used to live near CHOP, the neighborhood is fine for "Philly standards". If you are driving in, no problem. If you are taking the subway or train, it's fine during the day...but I never travelled on public transportation at night (after 11 or 12 ...

My friend's sister works for CHOP - she loves it! She's a new grad too, only out a couple of years I think. I might chat her up when I find out about school (waiting for admit letter). Good luck!

Thanks Charlie. I think I'll just leave the psych tech position off of my resume. I was only there for 2 months, part time, a couple days a week. I left because I felt the environment was dangerous and I was never given sufficient orientation. I'...

I've wondered about this too since my Grandmother was in an LTC about 10 years ago, had severe Alzheimers, but still insisted in moments of clarity that some of her jewelry was stolen. Nothing expensive, but I often wonder if it happened. The facil...

I have about 16,000 left from my first BA. I'm waiting to hear if I got accepted into Drexel's ACE program. That's another 30,000 for an 11 month BSN program. Plus 3-5,000 for books and other fees, plus a few grand to finish my prereqs. Also you ...

My ex used to work in a hospital taking down complaints as people walk into the ER. He had 2 Mexican men come up to him. When he asked one man what was wrong, the poor guy said in a very think accent, "izzzz dripping", meaning his penis was drippin...

When I worked in a group home for adults (mentally ill), one of the residents came into my office to tell me the toilet was clogged. I went to look myself, and I saw THE BIGGEST turd in the bowl, laying horizontally, so it wasn't able to flush down....

I hope this doesn't end up with a nurse getting hurt. I realize that license info is public knowledge, but the only necessary info is name, license number and state of licensure I would think. Do they publish MD's addresses also? I've had quite a ...

I think it's an issue of personal power, or lack thereof. I'm not a nurse yet, so I can't speak for nurses. But I have worked 2 psych hopsitals, and I think the culture determines how people act. One hospital was so chock full of nastiness, that a...

I'm not a nurse yet, but I have worked in a psych hosp PT as a tech when I was a FT social worker, and I have to say that a workable, professional and helpful staff is the most important, IMHO. I didn't last because the staff was not helpful, and ra...

Midget I found a link from Yoga Journal about inversions during menstruation: http://www.yogajournal.com/newtoyoga/831_1.cfm

That stinks Lorster I didn't realize that sort of thing was going on in hospitals...with the 5 star treatment expectation...I should have expected it though I suppose. I'm new to the healthcare part of wellness since my training/degree has been in j...

I think if you feel unsafe or are working in questionable conditions, then it's OK to leave IMHO. I worked part time a night as a psych tech in a local psych hospital (my regular FT job was social work in ICMS in the same county). I left after abou...

When I was a psych tech the hospital I worked for had a no scrubs policy unless you worked on Geri, where it was really necessary as you could imagine. The DON said there was a no scrubs policy because it was a psych hospital and they thought that s...

Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum. I also applied to the ACE program for Spring 07 admission. I just found out about the program from my hubby, and just got my app in before the 4/15 deadline. Talk about whirlwind! I received my BA in psych in 20...