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Hello all, I have a question regarding telepsych - with telepsych, can I, as the practitioner, be the one at the remote location? For example, my SO travels a little over 50% of the year for work and once I graduate I would love to join him. However...

Viva, I am so sorry to hear about your husband. I am glad that hospice was able to help with his, and your, pain.

I have been doing psych and substance abuse for a few years now, but have only just now seen my first legit, bad case of DT's. This poor patient was on a medical floor first and they couldn't handle her so they sent her down to us. It has been severa...

My provider has been out of town last week and this upcoming week, so I learned just how much I am able to accomplish when I am not interrupted every 15 minutes trying to get vitals, answer questions, etc. However, it also puts more pressure on me as...

Haha, I lived in Nashville for a while where eating Sonic ice was an every day thing for people. I have never seen people go to a "restaurant" and just ask for ice chips. It is like a cult thing down there! I'm glad you figured it out too! Probably s...

I learned this week that when you have iron deficiency anemia, you can crave ice chips. I had a detox patient ask me to get her level tested and when I asked her why she thought it was off she stated that she has been craving ice chips lately. For he...

I read these every week (and love them!) and finally decided to join the conversations :) I learned that when Medicaid insurance changes in your state it wreaks havoc for patients and staff alike. I have argued more with insurance companies in the la...

I'm so sorry to hear.

I did essentially the same thing - went from working 3 12hr night shifts, EOW/H, etc to a Mon-Thur 10 hour a day job. No weekends, no holidays, no call. I took a $5/hour pay cut. Don't get me wrong, it was pretty rough on the wallet at first, but I j...

I'm not sure where you are located, but I can tell you that PMHNP's at my jobs make between 80,000-100,000. I am in the Midwest.

Have enough money to travel to every National Park and go backpacking/camping/hiking. So...come on lottery win!

Just yesterday my patient told me multiple times all the reasons I was going to hell. For one, he knows that I am fornicating and that is a sin (I live and work in a small town - he says he saw my boyfriend and I at a store holding hands, so obviousl...

(disclaimer - I work psych, so I get insulted every day pretty much). Just today a dad of a patient got upset that I wouldn't refill his kid's meds because she hadn't shown up for her last 6 appointments (she is underage so it is his responsibility) ...

I did the same thing as a previous poster - in 8th grade science, students all had to read paragraphs from the book and my paragraphs had the word "organism" in it. Dang if I didn't say "orgasm". I kid you not, my teacher went through the rest of the...

I work psych so I hear interesting things every time I work. I had one patient who came out of his room with his socks falling off his feet - me: "XX, your socks are falling off, do you need help?" pt (completely deadpan): "You make me stiff". My cow...

Graduated August 2012 with my BSN (previous BS in Criminology) Took boards in October 2012 I didn't start applying to jobs right away because I knew I wanted to move out of TN but I wasn't sure where I wanted to go - eventually decided on Iowa (regre...

I work as an RN (BSN) and I live in the Midwest - I make nowhere near $80K. Every hospital in my area starts between $20-$25/hour. In my area you can't even remotely expect to pull in that kind of cash. I wish I did, though! Thankfully if I pick up O...

I also graduated recently and got my first job in a psych unit at a hospital. I really only applied to psych jobs, since that is what I knew in my heart I wanted to do. However, I enjoy the more medical side of nursing as well, so I also got a PRN jo...

I worked a full time job while doing an accelerated BSN program. Several of my classmates did as well. None of us were close to failing - you just have to prioritize your time amazingly well. On another note, I graduated in August from a school in TN...

I am in a similar situation - I applied for my IL license (took and passed my NCLEX in TN) last week and it was not an easy process. No one ever answers the phone on any of the numbers you call. What I would suggest - apply for the temporary license ...

Hey everyone, I am hoping for some advice. I graduated nursing school August 9th and am taking my boards at the end of the month (eek!). I live in Tennessee currently and that is where I am taking my NCLEX. I plan on getting a job down here until I c...

mcuatlacuatl - thanks for the post! I'll definitely look into Mercy in Clinton. What type of floor do you work on? That is a good sign that you have been there for 9 years - they must treat their nurses well! Thanks again!

Yup, Illinois isn't, but hopefully will be soon (legislature has been written to get them to be involved as a compact state). I'll definitely look in to Janesville. I forgot about Clinton - thanks for reminding me! I have also peeked at a few hospit...

ColleenRN2B - can you give me some names in the border area of Wisconsin that have good hospitals? What type of pay difference are we talking about? I am also looking at Quad Cities, which includes some Illinois towns, and I imagine they might pay mo...

I just went through an 18 month BSN program while working full time. For the first semester I even worked full time and held a part time job, out of financial necessity. Like you, I wasn't able to quit or only work part time. Like the above posters s...