wrldwatchn2 replied to Nenja's topic in Psychiatric
Teaching Non-Violent communications skills is VERY helpful to assist patients in gaining skills with expressing feelings, thoughts, and needs in a healthy manner without posing a risk of upsetting...
Hello to you, Does the Michigan BON have an impaired professionals program? Our State does and the program assists you in getting documenation/monitoring together so that you eventually will be...
Work with the BON on this. They are the only people who can advise you at this point. You can ask them if there is anything you can do to help this along. Good luck to
Hello chinadollie, Don't give up! Find out from the BON and NCLEX what it is that you need to do. You have worked too hard to go through nursing school and you shouldn't give that up lightly. You...
wrldwatchn2 replied to chocokitten's topic in General Nursing
Wow...how sad. Our State allows the abuse to be reported well after an individual turns 18, but after the statute of limitations is met there is nothing that can be done. I can't imagine what your...
wrldwatchn2 replied to chocokitten's topic in General Nursing
I hope I wasn't misunderstood about contacting Human Services. My point was to contact them without having interviewed a patient. You can pose all types of senerios of what may be reportable, and...
wrldwatchn2 replied to chocokitten's topic in General Nursing
How about contacting your local human services department? If your facility is not going to define the issue for you, then they will certainly let you know what your state law requires of you as a...
wrldwatchn2 replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing
well, aspiring...i don't know as though nurses "hate" the actual job they perform. i believe it believe the conflict has more to do with peripheral issues related to how we must function in our...
wrldwatchn2 replied to <3Nursing07's topic in Psychiatric
rock on elkpark! i'm with you! our facility requires an md order for the first hour (with a face to face), and a face to face every hour thereafter till the point of a total four hours in locked...
wrldwatchn2 replied to medicrnguy's topic in General Nursing
Originally Posted by medicrnguy Sorry, maybe I did come off a bit harsh, I just get sick of having RN's put others down due to educational prejudice. Holey buckets, man...wake up ! Aren't you are...
wrldwatchn2 replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in Correctional
I agree with Texascowgirl regarding presenting yourself as a role model ect. And, although it may be an unpopular choice, a chat with your direct supervisor could be what's needed. From the...