Malt123

Malt123

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  1. Which agencies are the best?

    Does anyone know which agencies are ok to work for? Since all my problrms I am very leary to work for any of them, so if some one could stear me in the right direction I would be ever so grateful
  2. years ago they would have to have them physically examined to rule out a physical problem, has this changed? can we now just admit people directly to a psych unit for court commitment without a physical and keep them there for over 48 hrs. against th...
  3. Is there nursing after 50?

    Does being 50+ mean I have to quit nursing and go into poverty for the rest of my life or am I supossed to kill myself?
  4. seen it happen and I called all over trying to find out if this was actually legal. a doctor never saw the Pt., no prior work up, nothing, just slapped them into a psych ward and made them sign a paper stating that they could talk to their family or ...
  5. when I first came to this state I couldn't believe what they were suspending licenses for. some were for real serious stuff but a lot was for things that were simply caused by poor management. when a DON or supervisor uses their power foolishly and ...
  6. I don't think it I know it. here if some one calls the cops and tells them your "thinking " about suicide the cops come haul you off and they take you right to a psych ward, no physical,no dr. untill the next day and that is a psych dr. that sees you...
  7. What is the correct way to wean off a pt. on Paxil?

    I have seen people weaned off of paxil using the every couple of days routine without any side affects
  8. now this made me smileI got written up by a social worker because I put a cough drop in my mouth in the dinning room, can't call off when your ill,can't cough, can't put a cough drop in your mouth. is this not totally off the wall. I once had vomit...
  9. Is there nursing after 50?

    the disability is in the fact that my legs do not bend period. has it gotten worse from the wear and tear of 24 years in nursing? yes. Do I want to give up nursing? no. Do I have a lot to offer? yes! Do I have the means to find a company that would a...
  10. Is there nursing after 50?

    stevie every agency that I have called wants 1-2 years recent hospital experience and I don't have it. I have never had my license in jepordy before. I am in a different state. I have been on multiple interviews, in fact I have one on Monday. I was h...
  11. Is there nursing after 50?

    sorry I disagree with the notion that RN is not the right fit for me. Unless you are telling me because I have a disability that I can't do this or are you telling me that the profession is that shallow and RN's are really nothing more than a bunch o...
  12. Is there nursing after 50?

    I didn't want to put this on here but my situation can't get any worse and I am sure that some people would still find fault with me any way. when I spoke of that accident I had many years ago it was a contributing fact in my present situation. DVR (...
  13. Is there nursing after 50?

    "the victim keeps getting victimized" this is what happens when you try to talk to some one about what is going on. this is why they (being the perpatrators) can get away with it people in general would rather blame the victim than to believe ...
  14. Is there nursing after 50?

    time left means " time to get out of this situation before I end up in it for good"
  15. Is there nursing after 50?

    I am sorry if I made any one upset that wasn't my intention. and you have convinced me that it really is a hopeless situation.
  16. Is there nursing after 50?

    I thought I apologized for the misunderstanding. and I think they are using the license for a business. and yes years ago there was more money reported on my social security and yes I told them about it. I have a compact state license. there are abo...
  17. Is there nursing after 50?

    sorry it wasn't meant like that, I am just tired of people telling me it's my fault, and that I should look at myself, I have done that before anyone ever said anything. there is always more to a story and I cannot talk about it on an open thread. I ...
  18. Is there nursing after 50?

    this really has nothing to do with the fact that my last job was horrible and they raked me over the coals and I now may not be able to support myself and why. just because something happened when I was a child does not mean that every time I get ups...
  19. Is there nursing after 50?

    have you seen Harry Potter, I was Harry Potter but I was treated a lot worse. I'm not talking about the wizard stuff. but I have dealt with all that. a girl Harry Potter of course. I appreciate what you have said.
  20. Do RNs have to take PA's order?

    when I was checking out the PA program's about 10 years ago they weren't allowed to write narcs. thanks for the update, don't see too many in LTC but they have always been a great asset, I usually preferred PA's and NP's over some of the doc's. they ...
  21. tension between EMT and LTC nurses?

    I beg your pardon. I hated sending my patients to the hospital from LTC because they often came back with decubes, confused, disoriented. it is very traumatic for them to be taken out of their environment, esoecially when they are ill to be around st...
  22. Do RNs have to take PA's order?

    PA's can write orders but they can't write narc orders at least in the LTC setting. and they have to work under an MD, NP's can have their own practice and can write any kind of order
  23. excuse me, no she just missed the target. and I was in ICU and didn't want to get her into trouble, plus I was in hypovolemic shock at the time, coming out of it
  24. Is there nursing after 50?

    she is trying
  25. where I was working the noc nurse was doing the same thing to me except a lot of the so called med errors weren't, I couldn't figure out why the med pass kept getting worse and I couldn't get done. day shift kept putting meds and txs on the evening s...