TitaniaSidhe

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  1. Female physician killed by female psych pt.

    TitaniaSidhe replied to sanakruz's topic in Psychiatric

    A similar incident happened about 3-4 years back in NJ at a state facility. Female patient killed a nursing assistant, choked her to death crushed her trachea all over not being able to have a...

  2. salary questions

    TitaniaSidhe replied to Elka's topic in Psychiatric

    Okay, I am in Northeastern Pennsylvania but I currently work in Northern New Jersey. When I started in nursing back in 1990 fresh out of school with no experience in nursing, I had only my BSN. I...

  3. Psychiatric Contraband

    TitaniaSidhe replied to MBB's topic in Psychiatric

    I work in a locked admissions unit at a VA Facillity. They are voluntarily handing in their clothing & changing into hospital pajamas, usually. It is hospital policy that all new admissions be...

  4. salary questions

    TitaniaSidhe replied to Elka's topic in Psychiatric

    What is your level of education & do you have any

  5. A short, hot love story

    TitaniaSidhe posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    I SHALL SEEK AND FIND YOU... I SHALL TAKE YOU TO BED AND CONTROL YOU... I WILL MAKE YOU ACHE, SHAKE AND SWEAT UNTIL YOU GRUNT AND GROAN... I WILL MAKE YOU BEG FOR MERCY... I WILL EXHAUST YOU TO...

  6. The pussycat

    TitaniaSidhe posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    The Pussy One hot July day we found an old straggly cat at our door. She was a sorry sight. Starving, dirty, smelled terrible, skinny and hair all matted down. We felt sorry for her and put her in a...

  7. What do women do?

    TitaniaSidhe posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    One afternoon a man came home from work to find total mayhem in his house. His three children were outside, still in their pajamas, playing in the mud, with empty food boxes and wrappers strewn all...

  8. A graduate nurse..........

    TitaniaSidhe replied to debRNo1's topic in Nursing Humor

    love

  9. Ever feel like a hotel porter ?

    TitaniaSidhe replied to chad75's topic in Psychiatric

    Sounds like a VA

  10. Psychiatric Contraband

    TitaniaSidhe replied to MBB's topic in Psychiatric

    We strip search each new admission. Do weekly health & safety inspections of the unit on each shift searching for contraband. These are not done on the same day or time from week to week &...

  11. salary psychiatric nurse

    TitaniaSidhe replied to aussieshane's topic in Psychiatric

    Federal hospitals work on a locality pay system for figuring out the pay scale for their nurses or title 38 employees. They take the saleries from several local or private hospitals in the immediate...

  12. salary psychiatric nurse

    TitaniaSidhe replied to aussieshane's topic in Psychiatric

    Hmmmm no replies here. I can say this in the Lehigh Valley Area of Pennsylvania hourly rates are between $27-$45ish per hour depending on full time, per diem etc. Salary in NJ movng toward Newark...

  13. advice 4 working w/homeless?

    TitaniaSidhe replied to Cewens's topic in Psychiatric

    Visiting nurses in my area have several psych nurses who go into the community & do what you are discribing. Keep in mind the very real danger factor of what you are suggesting also....not...

  14. Want to be psych nurse

    TitaniaSidhe replied to MisterArnold's topic in Psychiatric

    I went into Psych nursing straight out of college. I have & still do work on an acute admissions unit in a large federal hospital. Mind you, you will not have all the experiences you would have...