thegreenmile

thegreenmile

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  1. I am RED HOT over this one.............

    thegreenmile replied to thegreenmile's topic in Psychiatric

    Dear Renewed One: your ID name tells me something implicit about you, that you too have been at one time, in a situation of misfortune and are Renewed as a resultant effect, unless I'm reading more...

  2. I am RED HOT over this one.............

    thegreenmile replied to thegreenmile's topic in Psychiatric

    You betcha, I didnt beat around any bushes, I stated in the settlement: Cease retaliation & discrimination of union affiliated concerted protected activity! I've inquired 4 times about referal to...

  3. I am RED HOT over this one.............

    thegreenmile replied to thegreenmile's topic in Psychiatric

    Mr. Ian, that phrase of yours, "emotional venom" is precisely how it feels & who better to scapegoat than the RN responsible for "due process to all"? Your paragraph #2 is exactly what happened....

  4. Inpatient Smoke free ward - HELP!

    thegreenmile replied to rainbowsunsets's topic in Psychiatric

    Atheos, somehow the facility gets around it. So called "Smoke Free Campus" that allows some residents/pts smoke, they have been "grandfathered" since this was their residency (in LTC section) prior...

  5. I am RED HOT over this one.............

    thegreenmile replied to thegreenmile's topic in Psychiatric

    Yes on the written notice for suspension and No on the copy of the complaint to the BON. They verbally say "violation of general duty without abuse or neglect". I just cant even believe I'm in this...

  6. I am RED HOT over this one.............

    thegreenmile replied to thegreenmile's topic in Psychiatric

    None of the above, I was the staff RN w/multi pts going off. I simply set up a PRN med combo, got interrupted and pulled away to deal with another incident before I was finished with labeling the med...

  7. I am RED HOT over this one.............

    thegreenmile replied to thegreenmile's topic in Psychiatric

    Most certainly, Mr. Ian, I have inquired with the employer over and over what makes my situations different than anyone elses and they deny the disparagement when it is so transparent that everyone...

  8. Inpatient Smoke free ward - HELP!

    thegreenmile replied to rainbowsunsets's topic in Psychiatric

    Agreed and your welcome, hope things get a little better, it's a rough enough job that something so stupid has to make it that much more

  9. Inpatient Smoke free ward - HELP!

    thegreenmile replied to rainbowsunsets's topic in Psychiatric

    Yes, our place is supposedly Smoke Free Campus, they call it, but with much predjudice, We are in a facilty with LTC on other units, they have grandfathered the residents over there and allow them to...

  10. Suicide attempt on our pedi psych unit. Please keep my coworkers in your thoughts.

    thegreenmile replied to NeoPediRN's topic in Psychiatric

    OMG! Deja Vu.....This exact incident just occured on our Ped Unit this month. I'm an RN on the Adult Unit and my neice is a MHW on the kids unit and is the one who found the patient hanging. I'm SO...

  11. Inpatient Smoke free ward - HELP!

    thegreenmile replied to rainbowsunsets's topic in Psychiatric

    In the U.S. weve been dealing with this for years & it doesnt matter how long its been, smokers are diligently addicted. What you explain about their behaviors are the common symptoms of...

  12. Agencies that do lots of contracts in NC (RTP area)

    thegreenmile replied to Noxi's topic in Travel

    Scarlett, I need more info. on that, I have just been submitted for my 1st to a very far away facility by them and I have alot to lose by uprooting myself. Nothing is signed yet. Can you PM?...

  13. Agencies that do lots of contracts in NC (RTP area)

    thegreenmile replied to Noxi's topic in Travel

    WWTS claim they can have you working a psych assignment within 48hrs in

  14. Did Travel Nurse Agencies kill the field?

    thegreenmile replied to eriksoln's topic in Travel

    geez guys, i've been contemplating travel for 7 yrs and finally decided to take the plunge, wrong timing on my part? below, is what i've been offered, what is your take on this? 40 hour work week...

  15. Psych Staff in need of Support post tragedy

    thegreenmile posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Have any of you experienced your Psychiatric Medical Director committing suicide? We are having a difficult time through the process of loss. If you've gone through this tragedy, please offer any kind...

  16. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    thegreenmile replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Sorry guys, these stories cant hold a candle to the $&*+ I see on the inpatient psych ward, some I cant bear to repeat. But this, while working outpt program is probably the funniest now that I...

  17. Worst doctors orders ever received

    thegreenmile replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency

    that is

  18. Most Embarassing Nursing Moments

    thegreenmile replied to Jessiedog's topic in Nursing Humor

    Mine was walking into the employee bathroom only to find a couple of coworkers doing the

  19. Worst doctors orders ever received

    thegreenmile replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency

    and to think all this takes 8 yrs of education and a residency to

  20. Worst doctors orders ever received

    thegreenmile replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency

    You guys are gonna love this one......... "Get this pt. a new chart, this one is broken"

  21. The Patient I Failed

    thegreenmile replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is one of the main reasons I do not work in emergency medicine or ICU any longer, thank you for this deep expression to remind me of why I made this choice. Fabulously

  22. Psych Staff in need of Support post tragedy

    thegreenmile replied to thegreenmile's topic in Psychiatric

    Management decided not to reveal it to the patients. I dont know exactly what they were told though, but we did not encounter any problems with the

  23. Psych Staff in need of Support post tragedy

    thegreenmile replied to thegreenmile's topic in Psychiatric

    Debriefing counselors visited briefly and met with groups of us but it was too soon really, the day we found out. Most were in shock and disbelief and were not too comfortable venting these emotions...

  24. No You Can't (Long)

    thegreenmile replied to nursesaideBen's topic in Psychiatric

    Ben, it is my belief that those telling you "No, you can't" are judgemental! They need to recall the very cornerstone of what we learned in nursing 101, (self assessment and erradication of...

  25. Depersonalization

    thegreenmile replied to whodunit's topic in Psychiatric

    May we all be or become Ambassadors of Dignity for our patients! Its the major difference between being a patient advocate and a paycheck