TitaniaSidhe

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  1. VA Hospital

    TitaniaSidhe replied to BadBird's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    LOL I went back & read your reply closer & saw you commented on our "wonderful" BCMA computarized med system....lol. Wait until you have to actually work on it. It is VERY full of bugs, they...

  2. VA Hospital

    TitaniaSidhe replied to BadBird's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    LOL I went back & read your reply closer & saw you commented on our "wonderful" BCMA computarized med system....lol. Wait until you have to actually work on it. It is VERY full of bugs, they...

  3. VA Hospital

    TitaniaSidhe replied to BadBird's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I myself live in PA very near to NJ but work in VANJHCS. The pay is excellant as my salary at the moment is $80(+)/year but that is without shift or weekend differential. I have workin the VA system...

  4. VA Hospital

    TitaniaSidhe replied to BadBird's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I myself live in PA very near to NJ but work in VANJHCS. The pay is excellant as my salary at the moment is $80(+)/year but that is without shift or weekend differential. I have workin the VA system...

  5. Doing away with Restraints?

    TitaniaSidhe replied to FutureRNMichael's topic in Psychiatric

    I agree with Nurse Ratched as far as the huge amount of paperwork involved with using leather restraints. Unfortunately at our facillity we do not have seclusion as an option. Restraints are used as...

  6. Questions.....

    TitaniaSidhe posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    Does a clean house indicate that there is a broken computer in it? Why is it that no matter what color of bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white? Is there ever a day when mattresses are...

  7. About posting...

    TitaniaSidhe posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    How many group posters does it take to change a light bulb? 1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed 14 to share similar experiences of changing light...

  8. i have a question about su

    TitaniaSidhe replied to catz's topic in Psychiatric

    ours has cameras yes. matter of fact we have cameras all over the

  9. i have a question about su

    TitaniaSidhe replied to catz's topic in Psychiatric

    Yes it is very possible to harm/kill ones self in 15 minutes, I have sadly been wittness to just that over the years working locked admissions. In the facillity where I work we do not have Q15min....

  10. Help Please

    TitaniaSidhe posted a topic in Pediatric

    Any suggestions would be welcome. I am a RN, BSN myself but my speciality is adult Psych. This is my first child so I am learning as I go. My son is 2yrs. old on 2/1/04. Since yesterday evening...

  11. Racial discrimination in Nursing....

    TitaniaSidhe replied to Barbie38's topic in General Nursing

    Well I just finished reading this very long thread. All I am feeling is saddened. The earth is sometimes a very sad place & the behavior/mentality of people at times is frightening. Too bad...

  12. Nurses pay

    TitaniaSidhe replied to ChristineG's topic in General Nursing

    RN, BSN since Feb. 1990. Worked the same place for the past 14yrs. Started as grad nurse making $40,000+ change per year salary this didn't include diffirential. I now make $81,500 +change not...

  13. Advice Please

    TitaniaSidhe replied to TraumaQueen's topic in Psychiatric

    good luck I truly feel fo

  14. Advice Please

    TitaniaSidhe replied to TraumaQueen's topic in Psychiatric

    As a recovering addict I can tell you this he will NOT stop unless HE views it as a problem & HE hits his bottom. No matter what you say to him or do to him it will NOT work. The choice to seek...

  15. Ridolin needed?

    TitaniaSidhe replied to sherrob's topic in Psychiatric

    if you strongly feel the child is in danger from the parent b/c of facts not your opinion or feelings regarling the mother, then contact social services & report the parent. They will investigate...

  16. VA Hospitals

    TitaniaSidhe replied to Maggie2's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse in a VA for the past 14 years. I came to the VA directly from college-RN,BSN- as a graduate nurse. I work locked psych admissions. Upon first coming here I was horrified at many...

  17. Male nurse kills 40 patients...what do you think?

    TitaniaSidhe replied to jdm33351's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with what was posted earlier too about how the hospitals did not properly check his references & communicate with one another thus allowing him to work in so many differant facillities....

  18. I peed my pants

    TitaniaSidhe replied to canoehead's topic in Nursing Humor

    OMG toooo funny, thanks I needed the

  19. Female physician killed by female psych pt.

    TitaniaSidhe replied to sanakruz's topic in Psychiatric

    Damn I would LOVE to be at a facillity where they gave us panic buttons to carry with us. We have no such luxeury(sp?) Cameras yes but selectively & I do work in a locked acute unit. *sigh*...

  20. need a psych nurse's opinion

    TitaniaSidhe replied to LilgirlRN's topic in Psychiatric

    Zyprexa is antipsychotic...I would think if the only 2 meds he were on were that + Paxil then I would lean more to something Schiz. Usually with Bipolar some sort of mood stabalier is used such as...

  21. Med/surg nurse needs Help

    TitaniaSidhe replied to Genista's topic in Psychiatric

    Here is another thought if he was using meth how many days in a row had he gone without sleep? Sleep deprivation can lead to some pretty intese psych symptoms & I second the whole nasty withdrawl...

  22. Turkey's Revenge

    TitaniaSidhe posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    Happy

  23. Turkey's Revenge

    TitaniaSidhe replied to TitaniaSidhe's topic in Nursing Humor

    *sigh* once more perhaps I am just dense...31,186 bytes so not over the size limit....wtf? maybe attachments not functioning 2day? Ah well one last time I will

  24. Turkey's Revenge

    TitaniaSidhe replied to TitaniaSidhe's topic in Nursing Humor

    okay let's see if I can get the attachment this

  25. Seeking advice - dealing with 17-year old sister

    TitaniaSidhe replied to Altra's topic in Psychiatric

    ditto to the substance abuse & perhaps you should look into or read up on conduct disorder. Just a thought...in any event best wishes to you in this situation. I have a 13yr. old step daughter...