From the CDC CLIA Regulations:Sec. 493.1423 Standard; Testing personnel qualifications. Each individual performing moderate complexity testing must-- (a) Possess a current license issued...
Everyone in our hospital who provides patient care recently had to do this. Even the PCT's. Anyone who might check a blood sugar or collect a urine sample, or do anything concerning lab had to do it....
MentalRN74 replied to rayfocker's topic in Psychiatric
A friend who just gave her 2 week notice at the UHS facility that I used to work at talked to me last week about the staffing. On day shift they are running a unit with 23 acute patients with 1 RN, 1...
MentalRN74 replied to rayfocker's topic in Psychiatric
I was a UHS employee for 7 years, with about 3 years of that being in management. Sadly, I wouldn't expect any of your hopes to come to fruition. Sure, they will be discussed. Even planned on a...
MentalRN74 replied to skyla1978's topic in Psychiatric
I often add something about: -whether they make eye contact -what their appearance is like (neat or disheveled) -that even though they deny any hallucinations they seem to be responding to internal...
MentalRN74 replied to Mashira's topic in Psychiatric
Good luck with your nursing career! I also went straight from graduating to working in child/adolescent psych--on night shift (and was promoted to house supervisor within 6 months). I used my down...
MentalRN74 replied to tj_Medic_RN's topic in Psychiatric
Hi Tammy! I too went to work at a child/adolescent psych facility directly out of nursing school. I ended up going to work at the hospital where I did my psych clinical rotation. I just knew during my...
MentalRN74 replied to Toothbrushx2's topic in Psychiatric
Yes, antipsychotics such as Abilify, Risperdal, Geodon, Risperdal, etc are known to cause increased triglycerides. At our hospital, we run a lipid panel on all admits who are on any antipsychotic, or...
MentalRN74 replied to Billikin's topic in Psychiatric
What bothers me are the admissions we get from detention who know that if they say they are suicidal, they will get to come to the hospital and any days they spend there will count as "time served" on...