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  1. Associate's degree v. Bachelor's degree starting wages.

    ddunnrn replied to dzadzey's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    As a Diploma nurse, I was taught that nurses, like all other workers, are paid for the job they do. Having extra letters in your title doesn't change that. Should I have been getting paid more because...

  2. Done With Nursing

    ddunnrn replied to bk1413's topic in Men in Nursing

    I, myself, could not work for the big pharma companies, given the ever-increasing evidence of their unethical practices, plus the fact that I'd make a lousy salesperson. Have you considered nursing...

  3. Pre-Nursing Health History & Phys Exam Forms

    ddunnrn replied to Lilpoka's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It is illegal under federal law, and most state laws, to discriminate against persons with mental illnesses that are stable while receiving treatment, or otherwise in remission. Just relax and be...

  4. How long does it take to get Oriented on your New Psyche Nurse Job

    ddunnrn replied to everyday6/12's topic in Psychiatric

    I'd like to say everything is rosy, but I have known probationary nurses to be given the axe because management doesn't think they're a "good fit". Just like everything else in life, in the off chance...

  5. How long does it take to get Oriented on your New Psyche Nurse Job

    ddunnrn replied to everyday6/12's topic in Psychiatric

    I forgot to mention in my long-winded response how much I love psych nursing. I don't think I would have ever enjoyed any other specialty as much. With nursing in general, you can use all of your...

  6. How long does it take to get Oriented on your New Psyche Nurse Job

    ddunnrn replied to everyday6/12's topic in Psychiatric

    Well, you sure gave us a doozy of a question: there are so many variables to consider. Do you have any psych experience? Is it a for-profit or non-profit facility? Is is connected with one of the...

  7. Question/advice from a pre-nursing guy

    ddunnrn replied to harryg27's topic in Men in Nursing

    When I was in nursing school in the early '80's, the ratio of males/females in my Diploma program was 1/10. The faculty gender ratio was somewhat smaller. Men in nursing tend to gravitate towards...

  8. curious about dialysis...

    ddunnrn replied to PlourdieRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I can't speak as a dialysis nurse, but I am an RN who is currently a dialysis patient. I have observed the staff at my dialysis center and have a pretty good relationship with them in terms of them...

  9. Psych tips, please

    ddunnrn replied to mammac5's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    re: the questions posed about who supervises you. It's probably just a pet peeve of mine, but chances are very minimal that any nurse is "supervised" by a physician of any sort, unless they work in an...

  10. Nurses and other healthcare staff smoking alongside patients!?!

    ddunnrn replied to SweetPEI's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I faced a similar problem when I worked at an urban hospital's psych floor about ten years ago. They started with q 1 hour smoking for the patients, indoors, usually, but not always, supervised by...

  11. How important is Chemistry in the long run?

    ddunnrn replied to Aejeck's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As to your educational path--if you get as BSN first, then go for an MSN, the MSN expenses will (at least for now) be tax-deductible. Continuing education in your current job (and the gov't sees all...

  12. How important is Chemistry in the long run?

    ddunnrn replied to Aejeck's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I will admit upfront that I am biased, because I have a BS in Chemistry, but I think that Chemistry is very important for nursing--not so much for individual factoids, but for the overall "themes" in...

  13. Psych tips, please

    ddunnrn replied to mammac5's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    As a psych nurse for 25 years, I can say the most important thing is SAFETY, SAFETY, SAFETY!!!---yours, your co-workers', and the patients'. The first thing I learned in psych was "never let the...

  14. New Grad Feeling Stressed & Insecure bc of Mother

    ddunnrn replied to rollieem's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Oh, and I forgot---tell mommy that you got 100% in the pharmacy course about undetectable

  15. New Grad Feeling Stressed & Insecure bc of Mother

    ddunnrn replied to rollieem's topic in Health, Stress Management

    One of the things I have embraced most in my years of nursing, especially as a psych nurse, is using my own experiences to help me in dealing with my patients. Maybe in the future you will use your...

  16. Can an LPN.....?

    ddunnrn replied to KATRN78's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Thanks! I learn something new every day on

  17. Can an LPN.....?

    ddunnrn replied to KATRN78's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Pls forgive the ignorance of a psych nurse, but what is a

  18. Off topic Prof HATES me...what to do?

    ddunnrn replied to fitzy5's topic in General Students

    I would seek legal counsel, because the ADD comment is clearly discriminatory, and by the legal principal of Respondeat superior the school administration is responsible and liable. If that allegation...

  19. Funniest/strangest dementia patient stories

    ddunnrn replied to Angie O'Plasty's topic in Nursing Humor

    Well, at least that's better than the young African-American Muslim lady who used to call me "djinn" all the time (Arabic for "evil spirit", and the root of the English word "genie"). Actually, I got...

  20. Funniest/strangest dementia patient stories

    ddunnrn replied to Angie O'Plasty's topic in Nursing Humor

    I may have posted about this before, but years ago I had a little 80-something year old demented lady from Trinidad on my inpatient Psych. unit. She did a lot of peculiar things, but the two that got...

  21. Things we think that we do not say... humorous...

    ddunnrn replied to Baubo516's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    One of the other things that happened a lot when I was starting in nursing 30 years ago is that (mostly female) patients would ask me "Are you a male nurse??" Now, I am 6'6", built like a linebacker...

  22. Things we think that we do not say... humorous...

    ddunnrn replied to Baubo516's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    This happened to me many years ago when I was a nursing student. I had an older male patient who was rather scruffy, and also incontinent of bowel. To top that, he had some form of cancer that really...

  23. New Grad 1st Interview as a Psych Nurse!

    ddunnrn replied to Abbles's topic in Psychiatric

    Let them know that you are a team player, and as flexible as you can be about scheduling and assignments to different units, if that pertains to your facility. Good luck, and let us know how it works...

  24. Staff splitting going too far?

    ddunnrn replied to Maine's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I quite agree with the other commenters, and the only thing I would add is Document! Document! Document! --both what she does and how you responded, and who you reported it to. Unfortunately, over my...

  25. Deceptive Offender for Chest Pains

    ddunnrn replied to libran1984's topic in Correctional

    I am a little curious as to where you worked, and what kind of facility it was-county jail or state or federal prison? I have never been exposed to the use of the term "offender" in reference to a...