Markthemalenurse

Markthemalenurse

Mental Health and MR/DD

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  1. Uninsured patients increase in number....

    Not only that, some of the jobs that do offer insurance charge a riduclose (SP) co-pay. The one place I worked at was charging the workers 240.00 a month for insurance and I was only making 7.00 an...
  2. CCAC vs. UPMC

    Kittyhawk, I graduated from CCAC North campus myself in 2003 and there were rumors even then about the program closing. I was asking because I heard rumors that the north campus had already shut down...
  3. 265 questions and still failed

    Shannon, Don't feel bad. The first time I took the NCLEX, I had pneumonia, and the same thing happened to me. I hit the 265 questions mark and failed. So I picked myself up, studied the A-B-Cs,...
  4. CCAC vs. UPMC

    I heard that the CCAC North Hills Campus no longer has a Nursing Program. Does any one if this is
  5. Stupid People Award

    Only one question comes to mind,
  6. How would your ER handle these patients?

    Same in PA - if pregnant, married, or had a child you are considered
  7. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    You have got to be kidding
  8. Guys what made you chooose nursing

    I worked at a LTC as direct care staff and enjoyed doing that, but I wanted to do more so I took it to the next step and became a
  9. i feel a rant coming on... things that make me mad!!

    I agree with this post whole-heartedly. I get along better with most of the clients than I do with people in the general
  10. Name that part. Words patients use for their own anatomy.

    When my daughter was about three years old, she would call her vaginia her
  11. Did you lose weight?

    That's what happened with me as well. It was like a rollor coaster. My weight keeps going up and
  12. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    I worked in a LTC as direct care staff and wanted to take it to the next
  13. Pictoral chart showing different types of BM

    This chart may be helpful in the LTC that I work at. Some of the individuals aren't about to describe what their BM looks like, but with this chart they may be able to point at the best
  14. chart thinning

    At the LTC that I work at, we need to keep two years worth of medical and psych information in the
  15. I can relate to the lack of pay. I have been in this field for 10+ years and I like it very much even if the pay is not the best. Sometimes you take the good with the