ehooper80

ehooper80 has 3 years experience and specializes in Med-Surg, Intermed, Neuro, LTC, Psych.

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1. Welcome to your new job! Lesson #1 Lock up your valuables!

   ehooper80 replied to SimonJester's topic in General Nursing

   yeah, you really have to watch your belongings in the hospital. there are so many people in and out all day long, it's a very easy environment for people to steal in. there is so much hustle and bustle, no one really pays attention to what anyone els...

2. Do LTC nurse-resident ratios reflect how society feels about the elderly?

   ehooper80 posted a topic in General Nursing

   As a nurse who previously worked in long term care, I chose to leave the field because I felt that the nurse-resident ratio was too high to provide quality care. I'm sure not all facilities are like the ones I am familiar with, but I was given 24-28 ...

3. What do you do when you can't do it all?

   ehooper80 replied to JenniferSews's topic in Geriatric

   This sounds familiar too... I heard the same "not that bad" stuff from some nurses. IMO, these were probably the people that documented things that had never been done, etc. It always seemed funny to me too that when the state surveyors were there, i...

4. I KANDO

   ehooper80 replied to OutofTime's topic in Recovery

   I'm sorry to hear that you lost your position. When you're employer said "possible felony charges", did they mention any specifics, like they were pressing charges, etc? I would guess the more information you had, the better. I would suggest seeing ...

5. student feeling discouraged...

   ehooper80 replied to Shanlee79's topic in Psychiatric

   You are right. Psychiatric nursing is very different from medical nursing. Instead of dealing primarily with a patient's medical/physical issues, you are assessing and treating problems with their emotions, behaviors, cognition, personality, coping s...

6. What do you do when you can't do it all?

   ehooper80 replied to JenniferSews's topic in Geriatric

   What you describe is exactly why I RAN AWAY from long term care. Although I'm sure there are some good LTC facilities out there, unfortunately some of them aren't. I worked for a 110-bed nursing home/sub-acute rehab facility owned by a major national...

7. Depressed nurse here, lexapro is not helping.

   ehooper80 replied to CrystalClear75's topic in Stress 101

   Wow, it sounds like you really have a lot of complex emotions going on. It sounds like you have a history of depression and maybe your new job is bringing all that out again. Nursing is a stressful job... no bones about that. I would suggest seeing y...

8. How many patients do you have as a Psych. RN?

   ehooper80 replied to lion09's topic in Psychiatric

   A 20:1 ratio for a psychiatric hospital sounds about right. I currently work at a psych hospital 7P-7A. The 7A-7P nurse usually has an LPN to pass the medications, but night shift does not. I actually prefer to pass my own medications because it give...

9. salary floor nurse?

   ehooper80 replied to fallinnstyle's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with everyone else... salary for a floor nurse sounds very suspicious. I've worked in several different settings as a nurse and in all of them, there is a big likelihood you will not get off on time.

10. "Why don't you just be a doctor?"

    ehooper80 replied to laceface24's topic in General Nursing

    I think several previous commentators got it perfectly: outsiders don't understand what all nurses really do. And in my experience, hospital patients are the worst. It was long before my time (does anyone else remember exactly when?) that nurses got ...

11. License inactive due to relapse while in IPN

    ehooper80 replied to Michelle Turner RN's topic in Recovery

    Hi Michelle!... and welcome. I'm sorry to hear about all the problems you are having struggling with your alcohol addiction, but now is time and present. Have you returned to your groups and meetings? Have you gone to see a therapist/counselor? If so...

12. I KANDO

    ehooper80 replied to OutofTime's topic in Recovery

    Your state could be totally different, but I hope that gives you a general idea of how it works. Some other words of advice that I can give is: :redbeathe Keep a positive attitude about the whole experience. Yes, you will have to do things you don'...

13. I KANDO

    ehooper80 replied to OutofTime's topic in Recovery

    Well, I was going to write out my whole experience, but I live in Indiana (ISNAP) and mine is basically the same as RN4HUGS was :). I self-reported in December, had an intake assessment by an addiction therapist in January and signed my RMA (contr...

14. night shift

    ehooper80 replied to alive_again's topic in Recovery

    I live in Indiana and Jack is correct that they also enforce the same restrictions: shifts 12 hrs max/week 40 hrs max, no night shift, no home health/agency, narcotic restriction for a minimum of at least 6 months. BUT... ISNAP does personalize rules...

15. Any RN Positions in Mich?

    ehooper80 replied to Tanlie226's topic in Recovery

    Although I no longer live in Michigan and never practiced nursing there, I can tell you that most employers have some nurse employees in recovery. Most employers have no problem with a nurse being in recovery/monitoring program, HOWEVER many WILL NOT...