the new girl

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1. Do you feel valued in your current nursing position?

   the new girl replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   Hmmmmmm, let's see.... I tragically shattered my ankle while dealing with a psychiatric patient AT WORK, and now work comp. is refusing to pay to fix my ankle, and my employer has just terminated me,...

2. Nursing Wearing Sandals To Work?????eeeeeeeekkkkk!!!

   the new girl replied to proudmommielpn's topic in General Nursing

   I wear sandals all the time where I work. I'm in a State Mental Hospital. My toes are covered and usually I have my heel covered also, but I always have an ankle strap of some kind. If I cannot run in...

3. crib mattresses

   the new girl replied to picu75rn's topic in Pediatric

   Somebody in Management needs to get their sh*t together before a child gets injured over some negligent/cost effective decision. Or they are going to have a HUGE lawsuit on their hands, not to...

4. ? Men on Depo Provera ? Help ?

   the new girl replied to obillyboy's topic in General Nursing

   holy cow!!!! $2100!! I used to be on that for endometriosis.... the cost has increased! It was $300/injection then. Anyway... that's off topic. I am suspecting that the fact that you were told that...

5. Abilify

   the new girl replied to Orca's topic in Psychiatric

   Geodon is a joke... as far as Abilify, we have been using it in Peds. I'm not seeing anything dramatic however. I think it is a shame that these drugs are prescribed as soon as they are on the...

6. Question

   the new girl replied to CliveUK's topic in Psychiatric

   I'm the poor stiff who gets them when you send them to the state hospital! LOL. We use Full belt canvas and/or leather restraints. The reason I mention both is because depending on the situation, and...

7. C.P.I. good, bad, or otherwise??

   the new girl replied to the new girl's topic in Psychiatric

   It's sad to say this, and probaby really REALLY unprofessional.... but wouldn't it be great to just be able to carry stun guns??? I mean, really.... the damage that takes place, not only to the...

8. C.P.I. good, bad, or otherwise??

   the new girl replied to the new girl's topic in Psychiatric

   that seems to be the general idea where I'm at also, last night for example, I had to take a man down who was 6'4" 260# (He may have been big, but he fell hard, and I couldn't let him splatter my...

9. C.P.I. good, bad, or otherwise??

   the new girl posted a topic in Psychiatric

   I work in a State Mental Hospital, and we are currently utilizing C.P.I. (Crisis Prevention Intervention), I am wondering if anyone else out there is using this, and if so, are you having any luck???...