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I think that in order to pick up your welfare check every month you should have to get a Depo shot. No Depo shot...no free money. I don't know about you guys but I am sick to death of paying for other peoples kids. My husband and I are going through...

Oh honey, so sorry! No this is not, I repeat, NOT normal. If it was I believe I would have to look for a new job. Thankfully my unit is actually usually very well staffed. We usually have 2-3 licensed staff and 2 techs for 12 patients. Not to shabby!

My meltdown moment came about 2 weeks after I got my license. I was working as a nurse on the same psychiatric unit that I had worked on as a tech through school. Actually I was still orienting (I had about 3 weeks to go). There was a really big snow...

I was a tech at my prn job not to long ago (like 3 mon.!), so when I am the charge nurse it can feel a little weird. Lucky for me though, the techs and LPN's I work with are great, we work together wonderfully as a team and everyone knows their job a...

When I took my NCLEX I had at least 10 SATA, 2 med calcs, one question with several pages of documentation you might find in a patient chart, and one one with a picture that you had to type in the number that corresponded to the correct answer.

Why should your boyfriend have to prove anything to your father about his health issues? Maybe he is embarrassed to discuss his testicular issues with your father, especially if your father has made it clear he thinks he is a liar. To answer your qu...

You are absolutely right about this one. I NEVER allow my techs to pre-pour meds and advise them against giving the residents anything that they did not pop out of the blister packs themselves. No one should be giving anything out that they didn't pr...

Actually it is perfectly legal for "med techs" to give ROUTINE meds to residents in assisted living or group home settings. I work as a community outreach psychiatric nurse and I supervise the residential techs that supervise our residents taking the...

I'm a new graduate that started orientation on a behavioral health unit about 2 weeks ago. Things are going pretty well and I am actually enjoying my new position. My preceptor is great, my reviews have been awesome. Unfortunately a new policy at wor...

Hi all, I'm a new grad and I have been orienting to my new RN position this week and something just keeps bothering me. As a student I spent so much time in school working on critical thinking and the APIE model because I was told that the main funct...

I'm graduating with my RN in 3 weeks and have accepted a job at a psychiatric inpatient facility as a graduate nurse. I also have a BA in psychology, but that really has no bearing on psychiatric nursing certification. I can help you find a job thoug...

I'm going to say something not so popular but here goes anyway. I graduate in 3 weeks from nursing school and I just accepted a position at an acute care psychiatric facility on a unit that only admits 18-50 y\o males with schizophrenia who are ambul...

Do you have any schools around you that accept students from a wait list and not by GPA? If not you may just have to buckle down and retake some courses to get a higher grade. Check with your school first and see exactly what classes you have to hav...

Hi all!!! I am graduating nursing school in 3 weeks and just received the great news that I have been hired as an RN on the same psych unit that I have worked on for 3 years as a tech. Although I am very excited about beginning my career in nursing, ...

I work on a psychiatric unit too, and we also those "nifty" little grievance reports and we now have an interim manager that has no psychiatric experience. So now we keep getting called in to her office for complaints like "Mrs. P says you poisoned h...

I work at a free standing inpatient psychiatric facility. We send all of our patient's through the ER at a nearby hospital to be cleared medically before admission. That doesn't mean that they still don't send up people with 2.0 potassium levels or B...

I work as a psychiatric tech. I work weekend nights and make about $14.00 an hour. It's a great job considering I usually have about 7 hours a night to study, or read, or what ever while the patients are sleeping.

About five years ago I the right side of my neck starting swelling up. When I went to the doctor they ended up diagnosing me with cat scratch fever. I was on antibiotics for over 2 months but the swelling just kept getting bigger. finally my doc sent...

Okay guys, let's see if ya'll can help me out. I will be graduating in Dec and I've heard from several sources I should start looking for a graduate nurse position sooner than later. My problem is that I can't find any Indianapolis hospitals that are...

Regarding the use of "et" for "and"... I work on a psych unit and SOAP note on paper. Everyone (and I mean everyone) uses et instead of and when writing. I had never seen this before when I started working there (5 years ago) but I did it just becaus...

Viagra does not cause a man to get an erection, it only allows a man, who was physically unable due to ED, to achieve an erection when aroused by something. Unless the nurses on the floor are exotic dancers I don't think there would be much of a risk...

I personally HATE sitting on a medical floor. I work on a psych unit and I sit 1:1 all the time there due to psychotic, suicidal, or restrained pts. but that I don't mind because they are medicated immediatly, I know I have back up from other staff i...

Hi all!, I'm a RN student set to graduate this December. I have my BS in psychology and I have been working as a Case Manager\Tech on an acute care psychiatric unit for the past 5 years. I live in a town that has both a maximum security federal pris...

Paris Hilton, although it would probably help her more than hurt her. Actually I'd also like to zap every reporter, news manger, and head honcho at CNN for reporting on the pathetic details of that half wits life 24\7 for the past month. Is there no...

Wow, this should raise some serious red flags about your school. Is it accredited? How do they expect you to know the OB\Peds questions on the NCLEX? From my understanding there is quite a few usually. Do you have a lecture for OB\Peds, just no clin...