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Hello all Montana nurses. My name is Wendy and I am from West Virginia. My husband has always fantasized about moving to Montana. Can you provide me with some information like: What is the pay like for an RN with 2 years psych experience, 1 year ...

I think I need some encouragment. I was recently diagnosed with Bipolar II and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. I was started on Tegretol, Ativan and Desyrel. Do you think that maybe I should get into a different field of nursing? I love psych nursin...

OK, let me vent a little. I live in Parkersburg, and around here, they don't want to pay RN's squat. It is unfair. I took a paycut to go work private practice, but to me that was worth not working holidays or weekends. But even the hospitals don...

Thanks everyone for your replies.

We give Marinol as an appetite stimulant if all others fail (periactin, mgace). But there has to be a significant weight loss to use this drug. :)

I was taught the same thing....10cc flush......5cc Heparin.

Sorry, I can't help you. I have an RN degree and had to sit in the classroom setting. I procrastinate too much to do it online. Good luck to you!

Thanks for the replies.

I was recently diagnosed with Bipolar II and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Come to find out, there is another nurse that works with me in the small practice that has the same thing. Keep your head up and keed advocating for yourself. After all, you...

We get all holidays off and receive 8 hours paid time in addition to being off. Rumor has it that this year Doc get $500 bonus, Nurses $250 and all support staff $100. We will wait and see.

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I am a psych nurse and we give alot of Wellbutrin. It can't be taken late in the day because of insomnia and it does suppress appetite. Good luck to you!

My son had bacterial meningitis last year....we are still fighting the residual effects of the damage that it caused. There we 2 cases that I knew about in WV in March of 02. I am really sorry to hear about another outbreak. It is a shame there wer...

I went to a seminar this week and the speaker was a physician who was treating a wide variety of patients with Geodon. This guy was using a max dose of 400 mg. I about fell off of my chair. I work with a much older doc who is very reluctant on try...

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Hello fellow West Virginia Nurses! I am from Parkersburg. My name is Wendy. I have been an RN for about 2 years and before that, was an LPN for about 3 years. I work in an outpatient psychiatric clinic. I have worked inpatient psych, LTC, Med-S...

Hello all! I have been a nurse for 4 years. I am an Outpatient Psyciatric Nurse. I love the hours. Monday-Friday, Weekends and holidays off. I had to take a dollar pay cut on the hour, however, it isn't back breaking work and I have my own offic...

I work in an outpatient clinic with a one physician in particular who uses Geodon in conjuction with Clozaril to treat Schizophrenia. We have seen some improvement as far as increased brightness, alertness and the drive to do daily activities. Howe...