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  1. Med passing

    faithful11 replied to mcs1505's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If it comes up again, and it relates to YOU---let the RN know what you are ALLOWED to do. I think your friend messed up by not standing up for herself, as well as for placing unknown medications...

  2. New RN program in So Cal!?!

    faithful11 replied to Skysail's topic in California Nursing

    Hi! It's funny that I was browing the board of RNs right now, and noticed A NEW SCHOOL...LOL, always searching. Looks like you ladies found it a bit ago and researched it very nicely. I requested info...

  3. Got Beat Up Badly In Face By Patient

    faithful11 replied to Aviationurse's topic in Psychiatric

    I agree..as far as I am aware, at my state facility, if you are unable to EVADE or GET AWAY...and the state approved techniques ARE NOT WORKING or your LIFE IS IN CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER--then we are...

  4. Got Beat Up Badly In Face By Patient

    faithful11 replied to Aviationurse's topic in Psychiatric

    Micky--I am not sure if I even read correctly as far as ANY consequences occurring. My bad, as well. In addition to the incident report, there at our facility there would have been notification made...

  5. Got Beat Up Badly In Face By Patient

    faithful11 replied to Aviationurse's topic in Psychiatric

    Thank you. That's the point I was trying to get across and you also hit on another important aspect which has not been mentioned. People have to think of the proper way (not just ethics here, but...

  6. Im curious about the 1:1 vigilance

    faithful11 replied to BoogiePop's topic in Psychiatric

    Where I work, any level of care that has been trained to monitor 1:1 observation is assigned to do so. Licensed, NonLicensed, PreLicensed etc. The distance depends on the individual patient. Arms...

  7. Need info...are you wearing scrubs, other uniform or street clothes on your psy unit?

    faithful11 replied to lkinsworthy's topic in Psychiatric

    I work at the state forensic psych facility---we (level of care nursing staff) wear street clothes, jeans (no shorts) and/or scrubs. We are not permitted to wear khaki anything, as the...

  8. Got Beat Up Badly In Face By Patient

    faithful11 replied to Aviationurse's topic in Psychiatric

    In the eyes of Patients' Rights, and along the guidelines of CRIPPA...one must be able to substantiate the decision made to PREVENT, DIMINSH or INTERRUPT a behavior which is dangerous to self or...

  9. Got Beat Up Badly In Face By Patient

    faithful11 replied to Aviationurse's topic in Psychiatric

    I work at our State Psych Facility in CA. If a patient is CALM or has returned to baseline bx post assault, then you cannot place them in phsyical restraints. The reason is obvious---restraints are...

  10. Circumcision

    faithful11 replied to RN mom of 2's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That is what happened when we had our son---LOL, after his 6-8wks in NICU, we were so elated to get him home, LOL we didn't even THINK about circumcision until AFTER. It just skipped our minds. I...

  11. California Frustrates Me

    faithful11 replied to needleklutz's topic in Online Distance Learning

    ---you mean as in certified nurse's assistant? they can challenge something relating to being an rn? here in

  12. Communication with Parents

    faithful11 replied to Loralai's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Both my kids are NICU graduates, from different hospitals and 3 1/2 yrs apart. That being said---both NICU experiences went well. The RNs WOULD actually call to let us know how the babies were doing...

  13. "Did you report her?"

    faithful11 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Someone asked me this in another thread---and I think I explained pretty well what happened. There ARE staff who run to management with EVERY LITTLE THING. "so and so went to lunch at 1131 and it is...

  14. Wondering how others deal with RUDE patients, docs, colleagues?????

    faithful11 replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    The incident I witnessed, I "educated" her and reminded her that WE are here to be professional, not to be FRIENDS NOR ENEMIES with the patients. That if she is having a bad day, tuck it to the side...

  15. Nutrition Fall 2007

    faithful11 replied to rnmomtobe2010's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Me!! I am taking it along with A&P if I can ADD the a/p on

  16. Wondering how others deal with RUDE patients, docs, colleagues?????

    faithful11 replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    The items listed in bold above, are deliberate and potentially harmful to patients. There is much to be said about being professional, while we are still flawed human beings, we chose a field and...

  17. Drug testing?

    faithful11 replied to Mike1974's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Or under the influence of any drug, to be more exact...since medical professionals have access to hard drugs (i.e. prescription medication) within a hands reach, lots of time that is what they...

  18. Drug testing?

    faithful11 replied to Mike1974's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The reason they ask us for this information is because there is a vacinne available as well as the fact that it is easier for you to get Hep B from a needle stick etc, than it is for you to get HIV...

  19. Nervous about A&P online

    faithful11 replied to smadar's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I will admit that I have never taken A&P online, but from what i have read here on this very website *and even below in posts* is that for some courses which the program requires you to have a...

  20. Nervous about A&P online

    faithful11 replied to smadar's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I agree with the above poster. As for nervousness---I believe I would be nervous taking A&P online as well, doing the labs all alone in a non lab setting (my home) all by myself. Some courses are...

  21. BSN Last Minute Prereq's & How I almost got Screwed...

    faithful11 replied to phoenixfire's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Very well

  22. BSN Last Minute Prereq's & How I almost got Screwed...

    faithful11 replied to phoenixfire's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yup, I agree. I would personally have tried to make sure that we were all on the same page, no matter how many times I had to clarify "okay, so after such and such a class, is there anything MORE...

  23. Waitlisted For A&p!!

    faithful11 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    :angryfire So...on my registration date, I tried to do phone reg...but it wouldn't go through, not to mention that the courses I wanted (A&P, Dev Psych) were closed--no matter which course# I put...

  24. Waitlisted For A&p!!

    faithful11 replied to faithful11's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Which way is unfair? I thought all schools gave out registration dates based off what another poster said: continuing students, transfer students, honors programs, new students, re-entry students and...

  25. Waitlisted For A&p!!

    faithful11 replied to faithful11's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Sounds horrid! What is tasp btw? I am noticing some schools seem to just OPEN registration and everyone just goes for it once open, whereas others, like here in Cali, you are given your own...