MrChicagoRN RN

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    what disorder would this be?

    MrChicagoRN replied to meghan91's topic in General Students

    Great points I personally find it disturbing To be asked to diagnose a child based on 2nd or 3rd hand information coming from an undergrad with no known expertise. I'd say, tell her to get a DSM-V and...
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    Two VERY low ball job offers in the last month...(management and leadership!)

    MrChicagoRN replied to SweettartRN's topic in Nurse Management

    Congrats, Just curious, Was this job similar to the ones where you received the other jobs, or were there differences in duties and responsibilities that resulted in the higher
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    Offer letter

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

    My experience is that the recruiter will Speak to you to verify you are interested and lay out the pay, negotiate a start date, and then make you a verbal offer. If you accept, they will send you a...
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    Hearing voices

    MrChicagoRN replied to YellowLindsey2013's topic in Psychiatric

    Are you hearing noises or voices other than mine? Can you understand what they are saying...what are they telling you? What helps when this happens? Do they ever go away? Sometimes they don't ever go...
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    something really freaked me out

    MrChicagoRN replied to TerpGal02's topic in Psychiatric

    Safety is everybodies job. My goal is safe staff, safe patients. Either go to the charge nurse or ask them all, "who is supposed to be in the day room? I don't see any staff there." Then make sure...
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    dream job vs. paycut

    MrChicagoRN replied to 8781RN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    $281 is pretax. Make less, pay less taxes. Depending on your tax bracket, this may actually translate to about $200-225 less in your pocket. Any place else to cut? Cable, cell phone, home phone,...
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    New Grad RN-Home Health Chicago starting hourly rate

    MrChicagoRN replied to msalx1srn's topic in Illinois Nursing

    When I did HC it was intermittent visits, with 6-8 visits per day, and was paid for 8 hours per day. Hourl worked better for me, because then there was no incentive to rush through visits, or to crank...
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    New Grads, How much do you work?

    MrChicagoRN replied to babsy28's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Really? It wasn't long ago that 12 hour shifts were the wave of the future What goes around, comes
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    dream job vs. paycut

    MrChicagoRN replied to 8781RN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    $400 less per week, month, year? Benefits are a big part of your reimbursement, so factor it in And can you live without that $400? If not, would you consider taking that dream job and do a registry...
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    Hospital closing my entire unit.

    MrChicagoRN replied to miranda819's topic in General Nursing

    It's tough when your the one caught, but it's nothing new. I've personally lived through 3 restructurings and one unit closing in my long career. Would've been one more, but I jumped ship 6 months...
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    New Grad RN-Home Health Chicago starting hourly rate

    MrChicagoRN replied to msalx1srn's topic in Illinois Nursing

    When I worked for a hospital based HC agency I received the same salary and benefits as a staff nurse. Now a lot of HHA pay for visit. $28 is about the average rate for new grad in the hospital in...
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    Starting in Long Term Care - are you stuck there?

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

    In a tight job market, more and more new grads LTC is their gateway to nursing. You get your experience the best way you can If you have a psych interest, try a NH that takes psych or...
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    Giving Narcotic After Scheduled

    MrChicagoRN replied to slauren's topic in Patient Medications

    I'd say go ahead and reschedule. Maybe they didn't need at 9pm, but by MN they do. Would you want the pain to continue until 9am when it was next
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    County Psych Closing :(

    MrChicagoRN replied to chevyv's topic in Psychiatric

    The number of inpatient beds have been decreasing for decades. Medication efficacy is part of it, changes in treatment philosophies, and budget crunches count for the rest. Sometimes community...
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    Homemade Saline?

    MrChicagoRN replied to arlingtonnurse's topic in Home Health

    Some contact lense solutions are only NS, and pretty cheap, but I'd be concerned about having to make your
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    Any ADN-BSN programs without ridiculous papers?

    MrChicagoRN replied to adnrnstudent's topic in Online Distance Learning

    So, you're saying you dont know what You are doing when you write? Your school doesn't expect you to do your own
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    Jobs that require both MSN and BSN

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

    As long as you have the MSN, I doubt anyone in the job marketplace will care if you don't have a
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    Fraudulent visits - yes I brought it up!

    MrChicagoRN replied to salvadordolly's topic in Home Health

    No, it's not common. Some clinicians are more generous with their visit frequencies, but outright fraud is rare. As DON your license is in jeopardy if you tolerate probable fraud, and your...
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    Back pain, how to prevent it..working as CNA?

    MrChicagoRN replied to mzsuccess's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Think before lifting Proper lift techniques Make sure the bed is correctly positioned for repositioning or car Develop strong core strength Ask for help Use any available lift
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    Suicide patients

    MrChicagoRN replied to lilredmc's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Are you suggesting that once a person has an almost lethal attempt, that they should forever be on one to one while hospitalized? Would assessing the risk, and implementing the appropriate level of...
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    Suicide patients

    MrChicagoRN replied to lilredmc's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    There are different levels of suicidality and levels of risk. Some people may in imminent danger, while others may be at very low risk. Most hospitals have different levels of watches. A SP1 may...
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    Policies and Procedures

    MrChicagoRN replied to salvadordolly's topic in Nurse Management

    Doesn't your facility have its own existing template? Ours is pretty basic: Sections on purpose, responsibility, definitions, implementation, etc Other than that we write our own
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    Psych nurse problems

    MrChicagoRN replied to nursedanny614's topic in Psychiatric

    Yes, dealing with acting out behaviors can be very stressful, and extremely challenging. But that's a huge part of why they're there in the first place. How do you deal with the stress? Don't let...
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    Why are people criticizing my choice to get an ASN?

    MrChicagoRN replied to huskerdont's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Are your parents willing to provide you financial information? If so, your application will be complete, and you may qualify for aid even if they don't actually contribute a penny. Also, see if you...
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    Staff meet and greet

    MrChicagoRN replied to ramonmalino's topic in Nurse Management

    Smile, be friendly, ask them a little bit about themselves- how long they've worked there, what do they like/not like. What are they looking for in a manager? Basically, Be open, friendly, show an...