njmonsterboi80

njmonsterboi80 BSN

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  1. Tested Positive for THC at a Pre Employment Drug Screening

    njmonsterboi80 replied to David Lipkint's topic in Nurses Recovery

    New York and select other states don't mind what people do in their spare time as long as it doesn't effect job performance. Marijuana intoxication at work isn't tolerated just as alcohol usage isn't...

  2. Tested Positive for THC at a Pre Employment Drug Screening

    njmonsterboi80 replied to David Lipkint's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yes. Quite serious. It doesn't make sense to penalize someone for what they can legally do outside of work hours. Given that cannabinoids are fat soluble, tests can stay positive for weeks....

  3. Drug Testing for NON-nursing jobs?

    njmonsterboi80 replied to justwantoutofnursing's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Even before cannabis became legal in NY and before it became illegal to do pre-employment cannabis testing, my facility did not conduct drug testing. I believe the policy has always been to test only...

  4. Quitting while on orientation

    njmonsterboi80 replied to MDelainy's topic in General Nursing

    Right now there are probably frequent call outs and an obscene amount of resignations and switching to part time everywhere. I work at a high end well paid academic medical center and we have the same...

  5. Tested Positive for THC at a Pre Employment Drug Screening

    njmonsterboi80 replied to David Lipkint's topic in Nurses Recovery

    My understanding is that PPIs can cause a false positive. Perhaps you can meet with an attorney and go that route. Alternatively, CBD is legal, so that might be an avenue as well. This isn't a...

  6. The Wage Gap Myth

    njmonsterboi80 replied to car48's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm a man and make significantly more than new hires due to longevity. My facility only compensates for 10 years of outside experience and every year I get a percentage increase which has compounded...

  7. Contraband

    njmonsterboi80 replied to Nancynurse1983's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm a little late to the conversation here.. I run the contraband committee at my unit at a major academic medical center. We have similar issues, to a lesser extent. Due to the increase of RNs...

  8. I am a Psych nurse

    njmonsterboi80 replied to Guest1201992's topic in General Nursing

    I believe you were trying to do the right thing, but you won't be able to continue helping patients if you are no longer employed. Given that your facility allows open abuse I don't see them...

  9. No Jeep, No Love: I'm Out Of Here!

    njmonsterboi80 replied to Therese Pingatore's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Therese, It sounds like you've been unhappy with work for some time and you've been really proactive in regard to making changes and searching out a situation to get out of the endless nightmare...

  10. UMDNJ Accelerated BSN students

    njmonsterboi80 posted a topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I was just accepted to the program starting this fall (August 30th?) and would like to start a forum among the 50 students that were accepted. I have already run into one other student online. I have...

  11. Psych Certification

    njmonsterboi80 replied to Billikin's topic in Psychiatric

    I recently started studying for it, do you have any advice? How much do they focus on nursing theories, erikson, piaget, etc? I'm just about done with the online review course and am thinking about...

  12. so burned out

    njmonsterboi80 replied to edisonnurse's topic in Psychiatric

    I worked in a similar situation right out of school for 1.5 years. I liked the excitement but it was way too exhausting and dangerous. I switched to a strictly voluntary setting at a university...

  13. Has anyone had the experience of knowing a patient on their unit?

    njmonsterboi80 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I recently was walking on another unit and was stopped by a patient who knows me.. This is someone I met about 10 years ago back in HS and run into every couple years. Last year I had receieved an...

  14. Hospital Workers Suspended for Peeking at George Clooney's Medical Info

    njmonsterboi80 replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    What I found amusing about this is while I was a student and on rotation there were were forbidden from bringing cell phones. This was due to a similar incident at palisades medical center happening...

  15. New Grad RN: Two offers and I need HELP with what shift and psych unit to take?

    njmonsterboi80 replied to RN1263's topic in Psychiatric

    I started days as a new grad a year ago. On days you run groups when there's time, work with MDs, social workers, art therapists, OT, etc and really get a full picture of whats going on with the...

  16. Hospitals that Reimburse Tuition

    njmonsterboi80 replied to Jennyfur1234's topic in New York Nursing

    Hmm, I'll take that info. I've already been working for 1 yr elsewhere but I'm starting to feel the bite of student loans. I'd suffer at bellevue for 2 yrs if they eat my loans. Thanks,

  17. Psych Travel Nurses

    njmonsterboi80 replied to AUMPsychRN's topic in Psychiatric

    All this is really fascinating. What are salaries actually like? Do they just send you somewhere where the salary is higher? I'm in Northern NJ and entry level is $29/hr. How much more would I...

  18. Relocating to NY....need help!

    njmonsterboi80 replied to tsheriff's topic in New York Nursing

    Does anyone have any good leads/advice for a psych nurse soon to have 1 yr of experience looking to relocate to a Manhattan

  19. any experience with WTS in St. Croix/St. Thomas?

    njmonsterboi80 replied to thegreenmile's topic in Psychiatric

    I haven't, but I'm also curious. What are they offering

  20. Salary of a Psychiatric/Behavioral Health Nurse

    njmonsterboi80 replied to rn4ever?'s topic in Psychiatric

    I'm in Central New Jersey and I make the same as any other floor, $29/hr. I know Princeton House wanted to offer me $25/hr starting and that South Jersey/Philadelphia salaries are closer to that....

  21. How long did you orient?

    njmonsterboi80 replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in Psychiatric

    I had about the same time as a new grad and I've been slowly catching on since. I've been at this for about 6 months. I'm still shaky on running groups and get pretty flustered when I have 10...

  22. security guards?

    njmonsterboi80 replied to fidelio's topic in Psychiatric

    I think we should have policemen with tasers. At my facility security will come when called, but they usually take a few minutes which still opens us up to a good deal of harm. You should at least...

  23. I REALLY want to be a psych nurse, and i'm close to graduating with some questions!

    njmonsterboi80 replied to CrystalClear75's topic in Psychiatric

    I went directly into psych nursing as a GN 3 months ago and didn't have much difficulty getting a position. It might depend on your geographic location and caliber of hospital you're dealing with....

  24. Inpatient Visitation Times

    njmonsterboi80 replied to p0969's topic in Psychiatric

    We have one hour per day on weekdays and two sets of one hour sessions on weekends. I think its good for morale to have visitors, but the visitors can cause problems on the unit. Some of the spouses...

  25. Need Psych Mentor

    njmonsterboi80 replied to MSN Student's topic in Psychiatric

    Here's one question I've been meaning to ask an experienced psych nurse. I work at a Short Term Commitment Facility. We take admissions from our ER as well as from hospitals that can't handle...