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  1. What kind of holiday bonus do you get?

    mentalhealthRN replied to cbcle's topic in General Nursing

    LOL thats really funny! Bonus? seriously? are there places that do that? All I ever got was a free meal in the cafeteria if I actually work on the

  2. Can an R.N. just be PLOPPED into ICU to work???!??

    mentalhealthRN replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in General Nursing

    I would call the board of nursing and find out if this is legal first off..........if it is and you are forced....my thought is this. Spend a few days with the Respiratory Therapists as far as...

  3. I'm lost, help...

    mentalhealthRN replied to purple10's topic in General Nursing

    A hostile work environment--------ahhh I like that! Lord knows I have worked in too many places where this was the case and people say oh stay and give your notice and its nice to think about but when...

  4. How do I transfer old medical files to a new doctor?

    mentalhealthRN replied to italy's topic in General Nursing

    Its your choice as far as internist vs. family doc--personal preference. Do you know the difference? Something to think about-- if you are female and are think you might want to have a baby at some...

  5. Happy Thanksgiving to all! Reason to be thankful: I am not a nurse anymore!

    mentalhealthRN replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    So as a paramedic you don't have to deal with any of this? I agree a lot of it sucks! but you still will have psych patients and have a lot less help--though you do have the cops. But you will still...

  6. Help in choosing the best nursing field for me? plz

    mentalhealthRN replied to remiya143's topic in General Nursing

    Well as a general thought I would say what you end up liking most or feeling most competent in may change so try to keep an open mind. Every one is nervous with emergencies until they have been in a...

  7. What I really think of nursing

    mentalhealthRN replied to jmeng's topic in General Nursing

    I love the patients but hate everything else.I hate the BS junior high gossip crap. I hate the paperwork. I hate the hours. I hate that to be a nurse you have to give up your own health--its not...

  8. Write ups

    mentalhealthRN replied to ttpurtee's topic in General Nursing

    yes lets be clear that a "write-up" is not neccessarily the same as an incident report. I had situations where both were done. Most places I've worked had a three strikes your out thing. For example...

  9. MD Quote of the Week

    mentalhealthRN replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient who the docs were looking to discharge. The resident says to me and another nurse standing there,"Just check and make sure she can urinate before you take out the foleys" --me and the...

  10. Doctors cannot do a nurses job

    mentalhealthRN replied to azcna's topic in General Nursing

    If docs were doing was is the nurses jobs they would never have enough time to do their own job. If the nurses were doing the CNA/techs job they would never have enough time to do their own jobs....

  11. Opinions from experienced nurses

    mentalhealthRN replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked where there was an IV team for tough sticks only--IV or phlebotomy, it was helpful. I have worked in a hospital where the lab sent phlebotomists for all draws (except central line draws...

  12. Advice

    mentalhealthRN replied to maejerri's topic in General Nursing

    I say bag the job you hate! Life is too short to be miserable. Plus working in home health as a mom has great hours. I say go for the home health job and give notice at the LCT facility. However I...

  13. Red bulls, No-doz, Coffee and Caffeine pills!!

    mentalhealthRN replied to Dee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Trying to figure out what this post has to do with working nights. ????????? And where I have worked it was always BOTH the ETOH swab AND then wipe the first drop with dry gauze. The point being not...

  14. PA vs. RN

    mentalhealthRN replied to malika's topic in General Nursing

    Here in Rochester NY I believe the PA programs are what they call a 5 year Bachelors degree. So it depends on what state you are in as far as if the PA is a Bachelors or Masters. The NP is always a...

  15. *Vent* RN's make toast?!?!?!

    mentalhealthRN replied to WickedRedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked on many units where the toaster was taken away! I was there for the staff's use but after burnign toast setting off the smoke detectors and the whole rest of the hospital being forced to...

  16. License help!

    mentalhealthRN replied to NinetyNine's topic in General Nursing

    I would find out if you would have to take the test in the state where you are getting the degree and also if the state where you are going would let you take the exam there with your degree in CA and...

  17. Danger to self? help!

    mentalhealthRN replied to Trubie's topic in General Nursing

    Here in NY the docs in LTC are watched closely as far as ordering Benzo's. So the doc may have been trying to see if he could legally justify the Ativan. Like others in the post I agree that Benzo's...

  18. IV starts in nursing school

    mentalhealthRN replied to sunnycalifRN's topic in General Nursing

    NY state and no school around here teaches IV or phlebotomy--I think it's a state law thing here too. Had to learn in the hospital. Each hospital around here has different policies on who can do IVs...

  19. Accelerated Programs

    mentalhealthRN replied to Ennis08's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I did an accelerated program and graduated in 2003. I had a BS in Health Science. And like mentioned these programs are for individuals with a bachelors in a non-nursing field. There are, however...

  20. Can't wait for tomorrow......

    mentalhealthRN replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't heard of a doc using Darvon--at least around here in upstate NY--in a very long

  21. First time using restraints...

    mentalhealthRN replied to cleback's topic in Psychiatric

    A few thoughts come to mind here.........I would find out what both your state OMH regulations are as far as time frames for getting a verbal, getting it signed in person, having the pt seen by a...

  22. Followed MD Order--Now Do I Look Incompetent?

    mentalhealthRN replied to LaurenBoog's topic in General Nursing

    Well being a nurse that worked in a detox center and a psych nurse--granted not ICU or anything---I will tell you the things that come to mind..... first off if it were me I would pull that RN...

  23. Fellow Nurses, I need help! Tips PLEASE!

    mentalhealthRN replied to missjayhawk47's topic in General Nursing

    I know someone who worked as a dental assistant to a dental surgeon and she --granted after 12 years at the practice--was making $30/hr and worked straight days, no eves,no nights,no weekends, no...

  24. usajobs.gov and medhunters.com

    mentalhealthRN replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    I am not sure I understand why you would be concerned about nursing jobs as you are not a nurse or nursing student. The site is after all called

  25. Drugs Not Given Together...

    mentalhealthRN replied to simprocon's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I would contact your facilities pharmacy and speak to the pharmacist. They may even have a person who works specifically doing education stuff--ours did. And tell that person these things-- they have...