MrChicagoRN RN

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    New NM need advice

    MrChicagoRN replied to bymysoul2squeeze's topic in Nurse Management

    Be omnipresent. Come in at leave at different times. At first, Keep your eyes and ears open, mouth shut and see what's up. Set up meet and greets with the staff. Tell them your expectations. The...
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    Why do students voluntarily drop out of nursing school?

    MrChicagoRN replied to pink0605's topic in General Students

    The OP has not posted in 16 months. One can only wonder if things went well for
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    RN applicants with criminal past

    MrChicagoRN replied to whomewhocares's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    The OP posted a global vent, asked no questions, so there is really nothing to respond to other than to 2nd Psychcns' statement and leave it at
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    Anxiety over in-person job interview

    MrChicagoRN replied to mountainaireNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Be confident. They are paying to bring You in because they are interested in You. Listen to the theme from Rocky, or Eye of the Tiger, or whatever might pump you up before walking in the door....
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    The job market is tough... "How tough is it?"

    MrChicagoRN replied to Guttercat's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'm wondering if instead of being saved as a draft, application in progress, that perhaps it was seen as an incomplete application that was submitted. Probably worth it it to call HR and see if...
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    Application still open/ received 1 month later?

    MrChicagoRN replied to Nonetheless's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Could mean any of the above. Maybe the manager hasn't been able to interview yet. You could call HR and ask if "position #______ is still
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    Informational interviews

    MrChicagoRN replied to magicmom's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    We get a lot of "interview" requests, that ask the respondent to type out long responses. Maybe if someone would request to interview via video chat (Skype, yahoo, etc) they'd get a better
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    Annoying female coworker conversations

    MrChicagoRN replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in Men in Nursing

    Anytime anyone, regardless of gender, talks about anything incessantly I'm going to tune them out and just focus on my own happy thoughts...or change the
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    Called the Nurse Manager

    MrChicagoRN replied to Charlie92's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    It's been less than 2 weeks since you interviewed. You've made your calls, now the only thing you can do is wait patiently until they make their decisions, and not take any other jobs until you...
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    Worst interview ever

    MrChicagoRN replied to AOx1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Except for the sphincter part, she sounds like the bitter new grad I interviewed a few years
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    Are seclusion/isolation rooms considered a restraint?

    MrChicagoRN replied to babaloo's topic in Psychiatric

    It's not a restraint, but is is a restriction of rights if they are locked in the room, or otherwise prevented from leaving. Locked seclusions are one step down from restraints in terms of...
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    Lifestyle Discrimination

    MrChicagoRN replied to utadahikaru's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Mental Illness has absolutely no relationship to being weak minded. Its brain chemistry and/or experience. Tell a vet or member of any armed forces, that their PTSD is a result of being weak minded....
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    IM meds question

    MrChicagoRN replied to sassifras85's topic in Psychiatric

    CMS would object to a PRN for anxiety being given for agitation but if that's all you had at the moment, you'd probably give it. best practice would be something like "Lorazepam 2mg po/im q4 for...
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    Is the nursing profession really for me???

    MrChicagoRN replied to dreag87's topic in General Students

    I was going to suggest EAP counseling, but I see several others expressing concern over depression and your need to speak to others who can do far more for you compared to anonymous people on the...
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    NCLEX and anxiety meds

    MrChicagoRN replied to care and share's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I have no idea which of the many anxiolytics you are thinking about, or what your reaction to them would be. You need to talk this over with your PCP, and if medications are prescribed, you need to...
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    Nurse brutally beaten in a Brooklyn Hospital

    MrChicagoRN replied to HGTVrn33's topic in Nursing News

    Please don't become hyper vigilant or paranoid. It just means that you pay attention to a patient that seems unusually tense, restless, irritable. Becoming agitated, angry, etc. In that case, you...
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    Are all BSN's the same?

    MrChicagoRN replied to Myoclonicjerk's topic in General Students

    It should matter to you. Pick the one that has a high pass rate, has a great rep, and will best prepare you for a successful
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    forced to come in on days off?

    MrChicagoRN replied to nursebag's topic in General Nursing

    Hi nurse bag, put points 3 & 6 together. They're worried about the nurses quitting, but not of you quitting? if they get get written up, they won't all quit. Once they start getting written up,...
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    forced to come in on days off?

    MrChicagoRN replied to nursebag's topic in General Nursing

    When I first started where I am attendance hadn't been addressed. When I met with my employees for their annual reviews, each one was told what the policy was and how many times they'd called in in...
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    Weather Policy

    MrChicagoRN replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. I have a pretty large PRN staff, and it's still sometimes impossible to find one of them to come in. And in cases of a weather emergencies when your regular people are having trouble getting...
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    Weather Policy

    MrChicagoRN replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    In reality, once you factor in the cost of benefits, the prn staff is not more expensive on an hourly basis. However, there are obstacles to having "sizable per diem pools". It is expensive to...
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    new to MH

    MrChicagoRN replied to kward6's topic in Psychiatric

    Recall the basics of therapeutic communications know the basic diagnoses: psychoses, schizophrenias, bipolar, depression, personality disorders. General classes of medications Recognize early signs...
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    Psych nursing and primary care

    MrChicagoRN replied to babynurse73's topic in Psychiatric

    We did that years ago at another hospital. Each pt had a primary &. Secondary RN. That nurse would be responsible for the care plan, evaluating medication response, coordinating with SW & MD....
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    forced to come in on days off?

    MrChicagoRN replied to nursebag's topic in General Nursing

    Frequent call off? On-call nurses not fulfilling their obligations? That's the problem! People need to be confronted regarding their behaviors, and non-compliance dealt with in accordance with...
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    New Nurse Multiple med errors

    MrChicagoRN replied to Doll Head's topic in Patient Medications

    Agreed. While it's not unusual for a confused, sedated, or HOH patient to answer to the wrong name, but I've never had anyone give me another pt's name and DOB. And they could have the wrong ID on....